Signature Healthcare of Greeneville

Located in Greeneville, Tennessee, Signature Healthcare of Greeneville is one of just three facilities in this area. Sporting an overall rating of B-, this is likely a middle of the pack nursing home. This place seems to have a few things working in its favor. This nursing home was better in some categories than others, but it did not have any bad scores in any of our major categories discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.

The primary reason this facility received a decent overall grade is its impeccable health inspections in recent years. We awarded them one of our higher scores in that area, with a grade of A+. This is a notably better score than the place's overall score, which was decent but certainly not elite. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining our inspection ratings. One of those factors is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some can be quite insignificant. While this facility had a few deficiencies on its report, none of them were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. A couple minor deficiencies are not necessarily the end of the world.

One of the other reasons we graded this nursing home so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing grade. This turned out to be its second best category grade. In that category, we gave this facility an B-. Our nursing rating features a variety of subcategories. The most important variable is the quantity of hours nurses spend with residents. This nursing home averages 3.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in some quality-focused statistics. Specifically, we look at the percent of residents who sustained pressure ulcers and major falls. We look at these metrics as reliable measures of the quality of nursing care, since better care tends to reduce these problems.

The third area we assessed was long-term care. In that category, we awarded this facility a grade of B-. For patients seeking a permanent residence as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care grades are a key measure. In addition to looking at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 99.76744 percent of its residents, which is higher than the average nursing home. This nursing home keeps its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0.62 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Turning to the last category, this nursing home received an acceptable short-term care grade of C. Our short-term care scores are vital for residents looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally utilizes more highly-skilled nursing services. This includes a broad spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other types of therapy. This nursing home employs both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities employ these skilled professionals. The final metric we assessed in this area is the number of residents who were able to return home from the facility. We found that just 41.3 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home. Unfortunately, this was below the national average.