Terrace Oaks Care & Rehabilitation Center is one of five available nursing homes located in Bessemer, Alabama. We gave this facility a C overall, which isn't a bad grade. This is comparable with the city grade in Bessemer, which is a B-. Based on our assessment, this nursing home likely wouldn't be a bad choice. The best part of this place's report card is its exemplary inspection grade. We discuss inspections in the next section.
Terrace Oaks Care & Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Dialysis Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Audiology
- Colostomy Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Catheter Care
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
While this nursing home's overall grade was decent, it really fared well in the area of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A+ for that category, which is one of our highest scores. Perhaps the most significant factor we look at in calculating our inspection grades is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places with better scores in this area typically avoided the most severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. This facility was hit with 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be major deficiencies. This tells you that the inspectors did not consider any of these deficiencies to pose an immediate risk to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is always a good sign.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility also received a favorable score in our long-term care category. We awarded this nursing home an above average grade of B in that category. When facilities receive this kind of grade in this category it is typically a good sign for patient care and indicates that the place is well-staffed with nurses and aids. On top of considering the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 99.45652 percent of its residents, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia sadly can be a life threatening ailment for nursing home patients so we strongly prefer when a facility doesn't roll the dice on this issue. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home's next best category ended up being its short-term care score, where it was given a C. In calculating our short-term care ratings, we look at the nursing home's levels of highly skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other types of therapists. This grade is frequently a useful measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. Unfortunately, we found that this place provided fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other nursing homes. The final statistic we assessed in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that just 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is actually below average.
Nurse Quality
This facility's worst category was nursing, which is the last area we looked at. In this category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of D. The nursing grade weighs several data points, however, the main one is the level of nurse hours per patient per week. This facility offered just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis. This is well below average. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing ratings. This place fared well in terms of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Terrace Oaks Care & Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Terrace Oaks Care & Rehabilitation Center, 9.23% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often caused by patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Terrace Oaks Care & Rehabilitation Center, 3.48% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint is an indication of the percent of long-term patients which suffered a fall resulting in major injury. We use this statistic in determining nursing scores.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Terrace Oaks Care & Rehabilitation Center, 3.13% of Patients had UTIs
This figure gauges the percent of long-term patients which have had a urinary tract infection. While a higher rate infections could reflect poorly on a facility's nursing care, it can be difficult to compare different nursing homes due to facilities having varying reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Terrace Oaks Care & Rehabilitation Center, 19.45% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Terrace Oaks Care & Rehabilitation Center, 23.11% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric indicates the percent of long-term stay patients taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Terrace Oaks Care & Rehabilitation Center, 1.27% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who are showing symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Terrace Oaks Care & Rehabilitation Center, 92.58% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Terrace Oaks Care & Rehabilitation Center, 12.92% Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and taking a bath.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Terrace Oaks Care & Rehabilitation Center, 15.91% Percentage of Residents
This is the percent of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Terrace Oaks Care & Rehabilitation Center, 1.62 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care. There is usually a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Terrace Oaks Care & Rehabilitation Center, 15.91 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Terrace Oaks Care & Rehabilitation Center, 73.73% Percentage of Resident
Measures the percentage of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry would argue that this is a reasonable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
Scores for Bessemer, AL
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A
Looking for more options? Bessemer, Alabama has 4 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Medical West, an Affiliate of Uab Health SystemAcute Care Hospitals 4.95 miles away995 9th Avenue Southwest Bessemer Alabama 35021Government - Hospital District or Authority(205) 481-7000
- Princeton Baptist Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.33 miles away701 Princeton Avenue Southwest Birmingham Alabama 35211Voluntary non-profit - Church(205) 783-3800
- Children's Hospital of AlabamaChildrens 9.4 miles away1600 Seventh Avenue South Birmingham Alabama 35233Voluntary non-profit - Private(205) 939-9100
- Uab Callahan Eye Hospital AuthorityAcute Care Hospitals 9.54 miles away1720 University Blvd, Suite 500 Birmingham Alabama 35233Voluntary non-profit - Private(205) 325-8100
- University of Alabama HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.68 miles away619 South 19th Street Birmingham Alabama 35233Government - State(205) 934-4011
- Brookwood Baptist Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 9.81 miles away2010 Brookwood Medical Center Drive Birmingham Alabama 35209Proprietary(205) 877-1000
- St Vincent's BirminghamAcute Care Hospitals 10.4 miles away810 St Vincent's Drive Birmingham Alabama 35205Voluntary non-profit - Private(205) 939-7000
- Grandview Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 12.78 miles away3690 Grandview Parkway Birmingham Alabama 35243Proprietary(205) 971-1000
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc Midfield Dialysis0.68 miles away613 Bessemer Super Highway Birmingham Alabama 35228CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (205) 481-0019
- Bessemer Dialysis3.04 miles away901 Westlake Mall Ste 101 Bessemer Alabama 35020Dialysis Stations: 16 (205) 424-1848
- Fmc Fairfield (Steel City)3.32 miles away6508 E. J. Oliver Blvd Fairfield Alabama 35064Dialysis Stations: 12 (205) 780-5122
- Jewel Dialysis3.47 miles away514 W. Town Plaza Bessemer Alabama 35020CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 10 (205) 481-4386
- Bessemer Kidney Center4.9 miles away975 9th Ave Sw Suite 500 Bessemer Alabama 35022Dialysis Stations: 36 (205) 424-3757
- Ensley Dialysis5.78 miles away2630 Avenue E Birmingham Alabama 35218CMS Rating: 1 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (205) 786-1371
- Fresenius Medical Care Birmingham Home, LLC6.08 miles away35 West Lakeshore Drive Suite 105 Birmingham Alabama 35209Dialysis Stations: 13 (205) 290-1197
- Steel City Dialysis6.29 miles away1809 Avenue H Birmingham Alabama 35218Dialysis Stations: 10 (205) 785-2972