NHC HEALTHCARE, DICKSON (DICKSON, TN) Detailed Nursing Home Profile

Complaint Deficiency

Corridor and hallway doors that block smoke
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Walls or barriers that prevent smoke from passing through and would resist fire for at least one hour
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Construction that can resist fire for one hour or an approved fire extinguishing system
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
An approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Many
Properly maintained smoke detectors
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Automatic sprinkler systems that have been maintained in working order
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Weekly inspections and monthly testing of generators
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Provide necessary care and services to maintain the highest well being of each resident
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Make sure that residents are safe from serious medication errors
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Approved construction type or materials
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Many
An approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Many
Allow the resident the right to participate in the planning or revision of the resident's care plan
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Properly care for residents needing special services, including: injections, colostomy, ureostomy, ileostomy, tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, respiratory care, foot care, and prostheses
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Properly protected cooking facilities
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Many
Weekly inspections and monthly testing of generators
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Many
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Conduct initial and periodic assessments of each resident's functional capacity
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Make sure each resident receives an accurate assessment by a qualified health professional
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Develop a complete care plan that meets all of a resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Allow the resident the right to participate in the planning or revision of the resident's care plan
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Properly care for residents needing special services, including: injections, colostomy, ureostomy, ileostomy, tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, respiratory care, foot care, and prostheses
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Develop policies and procedures for influenza and pneumococcal immunizations
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Some
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Give or get quality lab services/tests in a timely manner to meet the needs of residents
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few
Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards
- Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
- Scope: Few

Quality Measures

Percent of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased

Here:	8.4%
Tennessee:	14.8%

Percent of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain

This Nursing Home:	8.4%
Tennessee:	9.9%

Percent of long-stay high-risk residents with pressure ulcers

Here:	8.5%
State:	5.9%

Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight

This Nursing Home:	15.9%
State:	8.2%

Percent of long-stay low-risk residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder

This Nursing Home:	46.9%
Tennessee:	41.7%

Percent of long-stay residents who have had a catheter inserted and left in their bladder

This Nursing Home:	3.8%
Tennessee:	4.1%

Percent of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection

Here:	7.7%
Tennessee:	8.6%

Percent of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury

This Nursing Home:	4.6%
State:	3.5%

Percent of long-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the seasonal influenza vaccine

This Nursing Home:	93.1%
Tennessee:	95.8%

Percent of long-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the pneumococcal vaccine

This Nursing Home:	52.3%
State:	92.9%

Percent of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain

Here:	15.0%
Tennessee:	21.3%

Percent of short-stay residents with Pressure ulcers that are new or worsened

This Nursing Home:	0.4%
State:	1.5%

Percent of short-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the seasonal influenza vaccine

Here:	80.1%
Tennessee:	86.6%

Percent of short-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the pneumococcal vaccine

This Nursing Home:	67.9%
State:	83.0%

Percent of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication

Here:	4.5%
State:	3.6%

Percent of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication

Here:	25.4%
State:	29.9%

Staff Information

Number of Registered Nurses Hours Per Resident Per Day

This Nursing Home:	0.680
Tennessee:	0.580

Number of Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses Hours Per Resident Per Day

Here:	0.880
Tennessee:	0.997

Total Number of Licensed Staff Hours Per Resident Per Day

This Nursing Home:	1.550
State:	1.565

Number of ,Certified Nurse Assistant Hours Per Resident Per Day

Here:	0.090
Tennessee:	0.081

Number Therapy Hours Per Resident Per Day

This Nursing Home:	0.090
Tennessee:	0.085

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