The nursing home failed to coordinate resident assessments with required screening and make needed service referrals. Cited August 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 644 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: D
Nursing home report
BLEDSOE COUNTY NURSING HOME
PIKEVILLE, TN · Medicare-certified · 50 beds
In good standing
Government-run
Not yet rated
Overall rating: not rated. This nursing home has no fines in the last 24 months, but its reported nurse staffing is 3.41 hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1, and recent inspection citations included assessment coordination, pharmacist medication review, and psychotropic medication practices.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.4074 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: August 8, 2023Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.4074.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.32
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.27
- Nurse aides
- 1.82
- Weekend nursing
- 3.11
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 35%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
14.3%15.4%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
3.1%5.6%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
2.7%4.6%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%0%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
7.7%10.7%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
3.1%5.9%Worsening
Residents needing more help with daily activities
17.4%12.5%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—32.1%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
50%42.9%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
2.6%3.3%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
26.7%19.8%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
7.7%3.1%Improving
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—94.3%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%97.2%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
—86.5%—
What the inspectors found
The home failed to ensure a licensed pharmacist reviewed residents' medications each month and reported any problems as required. Cited August 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 756 — 42 CFR §483.45(c) — S/S: D
The home failed to properly reduce or limit psychotropic medication use and try safer non-drug approaches when appropriate. Cited August 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 758 — 42 CFR §483.45(e) — S/S: D
The home failed to provide timely, quality lab services and tests needed by residents. Cited August 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 770 — 42 CFR §483.50 — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Occupancy
- 36.4 residents on an average day (73% of 50 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 2 years
The most recent standard health inspection was more than two years ago.
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.