Nursing home report
Registered name: DIVERSICARE OF OAK RIDGE
OAK RIDGE, TN · Medicare-certified · 120 beds
Briarcliff Health Care Center in Oak Ridge, TN has a 1 out of 5 star overall rating, with 1-star health inspection and staffing ratings and 3-star quality measures. It is a special focus facility candidate/flagged special focus facility, reported nurse staffing is below the federal benchmark (2.96 vs 4.1 hours per resident per day), and there were $0 in fines in the last 24 months.
Health inspections
Staffing
2.9588 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 2.9588.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited September 2023 — widespread issue, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: L
The nursing home failed to develop and carry out a complete care plan that met each resident’s needs with clear steps and timelines. Cited September 2023 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: J
The home failed to complete and keep the resident’s care plan properly prepared, reviewed, and updated by the right health professionals. Cited September 2023 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 657 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(2) — S/S: J
The home failed to plan the resident’s discharge to meet the resident’s goals and needs. Cited September 2023 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 660 — 42 CFR §483.21 — S/S: J
The home failed to run its operations effectively and efficiently using its available resources. Cited September 2023 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 835 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: J
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $205,329 in total fines · 1 payment denial.
Medicare/Medicaid payment denial
Sep 22, 2023
Federal fine
Sep 22, 2023
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.
