Weakley County Nursing Home is a large government-owned facility in Dresden, Tennessee. This facility was awarded an overall grade of B-, which is a respectable score. You could definitely do worse than this nursing home. The best part of this nursing home's report card is is its inspection rating. Inspection grades are discussed in the next section.
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Weakley County Nursing Home
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
Grade: B-minus
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Facility Inspections
Grade: A-minus
In addition to being a respectable nursing home overall, this facility also excelled in the area of inspections, where it received an A-. Few facilities performed better in this area. Inspection ratings account for several factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One key criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better grades in this category typically have very few severe deficiencies. This place was hit with 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be severe. This means that CMS didn't consider any of the deficiencies to pose an imminent risk to resident health or safety. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor made us feel better about this inspection report.
Short-term Care Quality
Grade: B-minus
The next best area we gave this facility in any category came in the area of short-term care, where we awarded it a B-. In the category of short-term care, we try to qualify indicators of a facility's rehabilitation services. We analyze the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we assessed the number of patients who ultimately were able to return home from this facility. We found that 4.8 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was actually quite a bit below average.
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Long-term Care Quality
Grade: B-minus
This nursing home's next highest area was long-term care. In that area, we awarded this facility a B-. Our long-term care grades are more meaningful for patients in need of more conventional services related to activities of daily living. After considering the volume of nursing care, we next considered the facility's vaccination data. We were optimistic to discover that this nursing home vaccinates 99.5671 percent of its patients for pneumonia. This facility also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Nurse Quality
Grade: B-minus
Switching gears to our next area, this facility was given a respectable nursing grade of B-. When calculating our nursing grades, we factor in both nursing hours and the levels of licensure of those nurses. This facility provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Lastly, we also baked some quality-based metrics into our nursing scores. This place was subpar in two of the major areas we look at, with below average scores for minimizing its patients' major falls and pressure ulcers. These areas are usually reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care provided.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Weakley County Nursing Home Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: D
In Weakley County Nursing Home, 12.42% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: C
In Weakley County Nursing Home, 4.33% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients who have had a major fall. Falls leading to severe injury are routinely linked to poor nursing care. More supervision limits the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: D
In Weakley County Nursing Home, 4.65% of Patients had UTIs
This figure tells you the percent of long-term residents which had a urinary tract infection. UTI's may be a sign of lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this metric can be misleading for certain facilities due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: B-plus
In Weakley County Nursing Home, 10.9% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many patients, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: F
In Weakley County Nursing Home, 45.19% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are administered to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: B
In Weakley County Nursing Home, 2.83% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients who are showing symptoms of depression. Increased levels of depression may imply a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: A-minus
In Weakley County Nursing Home, 99.38% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: C
In Weakley County Nursing Home, 20.11% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and bathing.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: A
In Weakley County Nursing Home, 27.41% of Residents
This tells you the percentage of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
Grade: B-plus
In Weakley County Nursing Home, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: D
In Weakley County Nursing Home, 27.41% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Grade: B-plus
In Weakley County Nursing Home, 10.34% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Grade: F
In Weakley County Nursing Home, 55.37% of Resident
This tells you the percentage of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with ADL's often correlates with superior rehabilitation.
