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The Waters of Roan Highlands

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  • Memory Care

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B
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146 Buck Creek Road,
Roan Mountain TN 37687

(423) 772-0161

97.87% estimated occupancy 1

The Waters of Roan Highlands is the only nursing home we identified in Roan Mountain, Tennessee. We gave this facility an overall grade of B. A score of this caliber requires respectable marks in most areas. Based on our ratings, you could do much worse than this facility. The best part of this nursing home's strong profile is its inspection score. Inspection grades are discussed in the next paragraph

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • Has Family Council
  • For profit - Limited Liability company
  • Secure Memory Care 
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Podiatry
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Laboratory
  • X-Ray
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Optometry
  • Audiology
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

One of the reasons this place is a strong nursing home is that it received an impressive inspection score. In fact, inspections is its best category. In that category, we awarded it an A+. Inspection grades take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This facility was hit with 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This means that the government inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies to pose an immediate threat to resident safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

Another quality feature for this facility is that it was awarded a favorable long-term care grade. Indeed, this proved to be its second best category grade. In this area, we gave this nursing home a grade of B+. Facilities that receive this kind of grade in this category typically provide consistent around the clock care to make sure residents are well cared for. Once we looked at the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is far higher than most nursing homes. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Nurse Quality

Grade: C

This facility's next best category was its nursing grade, where it received a grade of C. While this didn't quite match its scores in some of the categories discussed above, this is still a decent score. The nursing score is based on a handful of datapoints, but the most important one is the number of nurse hours per patient per week. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Lastly, while this nursing home got dinged a bit for its nursing hours per resident, it actually excelled in some of our quality-based measures. With fewer than five percent of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, it fared very well in this statistic.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: C

Our last category is short-term care, in which we awarded this nursing home a C in this area. In our short-term care assessment, we attempt to create a valuable gauge for rehabilitation services. In doing so, we look at a nursing home's scope of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Unfortunately, we weren't able to find registered nurse or physical therapy staffing data for this nursing home. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents that returned home from this facility. We found that 4.9 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was quite a bit below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

The Waters of Roan Highlands Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-plus

In The Waters of Roan Highlands, 0.82% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin resulting from remaining in one position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B

In The Waters of Roan Highlands, 2.88% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to serious injury are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Falls resulting in injury are routinely caused by lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A

In The Waters of Roan Highlands, 0.36% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections may be linked to inadequate hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: D

In The Waters of Roan Highlands, 23.46% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: F

In The Waters of Roan Highlands, 50.4% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are generally used to treat patients experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: F

In The Waters of Roan Highlands, 47.94% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents exhibiting signs of depression. Some believe that this is a measure of resident quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In The Waters of Roan Highlands, 100% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-plus

In The Waters of Roan Highlands, 3.19% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: F

In The Waters of Roan Highlands, 0.8% of Residents

This metric tracks the percentage of long-term patients who were able to retain mobility.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In The Waters of Roan Highlands, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care. There is typically a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the overall quality of long-term care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In The Waters of Roan Highlands, 0.8% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-minus

In The Waters of Roan Highlands, 12.63% of Patients

This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: F

In The Waters of Roan Highlands, 59.8% of Resident

This tells you the percentage of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of independence with ADL's generally correlates with successful rehabilitation.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Charles a Cannon Jr Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 11.45 miles away434 Hospital Drive Linville North Carolina 28646Voluntary non-profit - Private(828) 737-7000
  • Sycamore Shoals HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 16.16 miles away1501 West Elk Avenue Elizabethton Tennessee 37643Voluntary non-profit - Private(423) 542-1300
  • Blue Ridge Regional HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 19.25 miles away125 Hospital Dr Spruce Pine North Carolina 28777Voluntary non-profit - Private(828) 765-4201

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fmc Elizabethton16.22 miles away1210 Militia Court Elizabethton Tennessee 37643Dialysis Stations: 13 (423) 542-8208
  • Fresenius Medical Care Watauga County18.61 miles away2640 Nc Hwy. 105 Boone North Carolina 28607Dialysis Stations: 16 (828) 268-7502
  • Mayland Dialysis Center19.36 miles away575 Altapass Hwy Spruce Pine North Carolina 28777Dialysis Stations: 9 (828) 766-8122