Signature Healthcare of Greeneville is a large facility in Greeneville, Tennessee. This facility received an overall grade of B+, which is a strong grade. This place truly has plenty of good features. Fortunately, this nursing home didn't have any poor grades in any of the major categories discussed below. More information about its category grades can be found below.
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Signature Healthcare of Greeneville
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Partnership
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Facility Inspections
On top of receiving an elite overall rating, this facility earned an A+ inspection rating. This is based on its recent government inspections. An A+ in this category is one of the best complements we can pay to a facility. These inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these items by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this facility had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
An additional quality feature for this facility is that it received a very positive short-term care grade. Indeed, this wound up being its second best category score. In this area, we gave this facility a grade of B+. Our short-term care grades are thought to be most meaningful for patients in need of a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally utilizes additional skilled nursing. This includes not just nursing, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final metric we looked at in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that 5.8 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
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Long-term Care Quality
The next category we analyzed was long-term care. This facility was given an above average long-term care score, with a grade of B in this area. When nursing homes receive a grade in this range in this category it typically means it's well-staffed and is a quality place to reside on a permanent basis. In addition to considering the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 99.1573 percent of its residents, which is much higher than the majority of nursing homes. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Nurse Quality
The final category we graded is nursing. In this category, we gave this nursing home a solid grade of C. This actually was this facility's weakest category. In calculating our nursing scores, we look at both the number of hours nurses spend with residents and the levels of licensure of those nurses. This particular nursing home provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This figure is significantly below average. Finally, our nursing ratings also factor in quality-based metrics, such as preventing major falls. While this facility didn't have as many nursing hours per resident as many other facilities we looked at, it was still better than average in the area of preventing major falls.
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Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Signature Healthcare of Greeneville Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Signature Healthcare of Greeneville, 8.93% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin caused by staying in one position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Signature Healthcare of Greeneville, 3.09% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are considered to be an indicator of nursing care . Major falls are routinely the result of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Signature Healthcare of Greeneville, 0.85% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often associated with facilities with worst hygiene practices. Closer supervision can minimize the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. We want to point out that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Signature Healthcare of Greeneville, 13.12% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are given to residents for many conditions, including dementia. Unfortunately, in limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Signature Healthcare of Greeneville, 23.56% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric indicates the percentage of long-term patients taking antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Signature Healthcare of Greeneville, 29.74% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients exhibiting signs of depression. High levels of depression could imply a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Signature Healthcare of Greeneville, 98.79% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines vital to patient care.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Signature Healthcare of Greeneville, 10.39% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with ADL's could be a sign of the deterioration of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Signature Healthcare of Greeneville, 14.14% of Residents
This metric tracks the percentage of long-term patients that were able to retain mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Signature Healthcare of Greeneville, 0.65 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is critical to maintaining the physical health of patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Signature Healthcare of Greeneville, 14.14% of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Signature Healthcare of Greeneville, 17.54% of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the quality of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Signature Healthcare of Greeneville, 81.32% of Resident
This tells you the percentage of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Greeneville Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 3 miles away1420 Tusculum Boulevard Greeneville Tennessee 37745Voluntary non-profit - Private(423) 639-3151
- Hawkins County Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.26 miles away851 Locust Street Rogersville Tennessee 37857Voluntary non-profit - Private(423) 921-7000
Nearby Dialysis
- Sandlin Dialysis, LLC3.76 miles away110 Heritage Court Greeneville Tennessee 37743Dialysis Stations: 12 (423) 639-2110
- Fmc Eastern Tennessee4.57 miles away180 Serral Drive Greeneville Tennessee 37745Dialysis Stations: 19 (423) 638-1201