Tishomingo Comm Living Center

Nursing Home

Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

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Tishomingo Comm Living Center's website

1410 West Quitman Street,
Iuka MS 38852

(662) 423-3422

91.91% estimated occupancy ¹

Tishomingo Comm Living Center is located in Iuka, Mississippi. The city has a population of 9,449 people. With an overall grade of A-, this nursing home is one of the top 50 facilities in Mississippi. Based on the data we reviewed, you can't go wrong with this nursing home. We also gave this facility impressive ratings in each of the major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Individual
Offers Post-Acute Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab
Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
Amputee Recovery
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Diabetes Management
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Pharmacy
X-Ray
Pain Management
Orthopedic Rehabilitation

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Facility Inspections

On top of performing well overall, this nursing home earned a nearly flawless inspection report. As a result, it received one of our best grades in that area with an A+. Our inspection grades are based on several pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that excel in this area typically have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. Unfortunately, it does not look like we were able to find deficiency counts for this nursing home. Without all of the deficiency related data for this facility, it is a challenge to fully grade it in this category.

Nurse Quality

Adding to its strong resume, this facility also received an excellent nursing score, with a grade of A-. Nursing grades are primarily associated with the nursing home's nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality measures and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place Mississippi in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as having a policy of turning a patient at least once a day.

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Short-term Care Quality

This facility also received a first-rate short-term care grade. Indeed, this ended up being its third best category score. In that category, we gave this facility a grade of A-. Our short-term care scores are considered to be most critical for those in need of a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically mandates more highly-skilled nursing. This means not merely nursing, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other forms 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 last metric we assessed in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that 5.6 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

Switching gears to our fourth area, this facility also performed well in the long-term care category. We awarded it a grade of B+ in that area. This completed a very strong profile. Nursing homes that excel in long-term care typically are well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to patients. After assessing the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination data. This nursing home vaccinated 97.14285 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients out of the hospital. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Tishomingo Comm Living Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Tishomingo Comm Living Center, 10.98% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term patients who suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We consider this statistic when determining both nursing and long-term care grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Tishomingo Comm Living Center, 3.19% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of long-term residents that sustained falls which caused severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be a sign of lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Tishomingo Comm Living Center, 3.13% of Patients had UTIs

This statistic gauges the percentage of long-term care residents that have experienced a UTI. Although more infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's nursing care, it can be difficult to compare between facilities due to nursing homes having reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Tishomingo Comm Living Center, 20.09% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Tishomingo Comm Living Center, 22.77% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric tells you the percent of long-term patients that are given antianxiety drugs. These medications are prescribed to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Tishomingo Comm Living Center, 2.34% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents who are demonstrating signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Tishomingo Comm Living Center, 93.38% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Tishomingo Comm Living Center, 19.45% Percentage of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and using the bathroom. Many in the industry would argue that this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Tishomingo Comm Living Center, 23.26% Percentage of Residents

Measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who retained mobility levels. Many in the industry believe that the ability to move around is vital to patients mental and physical health.

Hospitalizations

In Tishomingo Comm Living Center, 1.76 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

Measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is key to preserving the physical well-being of nursing home patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Tishomingo Comm Living Center, 23.26 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Tishomingo Comm Living Center, 13.82 Percentage of Patients

This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the overall quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Tishomingo Comm Living Center, 68.23% Percentage of Resident

This is a measure of the percent of short-term care patients that experienced functional improvements.

Nearby Hospitals

Tishomingo Health Services IncAcute Care Hospitals 0.63 miles away1777 Curtis Drive Iuka Mississippi 38852Voluntary non-profit - Private(662) 423-6051