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Nhc Healthcare, Springfield

For profit - Corporation  ·  608 8 Th Ave East, Springfield, TN 37172  ·  See home’s Medicare page

Inspections Delayed
The most recent standard inspection occurred more than two years ago. Inspections are supposed to occur every 18 months.
People or companies with an ownership interest in or managerial control of this home, according to CMS data.
4.03
Nurse hours/resident/day
Reported total nurse staffing hours per resident per day.
State Average: 3.7
66.1%
Nurse turnover
The percentage of nursing staff who stopped working at the home over a 12-month period.
State Average: 53.4%
107
Certified beds
Qualifying beds in the certified provider or supplier facility.
87
Average residents/day
Average number of residents based on daily census.
Direct owners are the layer of ownership closest to the nursing home while indirect owners have a stake in the nursing home but are further removed, like a company that owns the direct owner of a home. All owners listed below are people or companies who have at least a 5% stake in the nursing home. Entities with “managerial control” are those who conduct the day-to-day operations of the nursing home.
Direct owners
Nhc Op Lp
Indirect owners
National Health Corporation
National Healthcare Corporation
Managerial control
National Healthcare Corporation since Jul, 2000
Timothy Shelly since Jul, 2014
Managing employee(s)
Joe Garst since Oct, 2014

Inspection Reports

13

total deficiencies

Inspection reports document deficiencies, which are nursing homes’ failures to meet care requirements. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services releases the last three standard inspection reports, as well as the last 36 months of complaint and infection-control reports.
Jul 21, 2021
Complaint report
1 deficiency
D

Resident Rights Deficiency — F0578
Failure to: Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Aug 22, 2018
Standard report
1 deficiency
D

Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0695
Failure to: Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Aug 11, 2017
Standard report
11 deficiencies
D

to F
F

Nutrition and Dietary Deficiency — F0371
Failure to: Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Many people affected
Seriousness
F

Resident Rights Deficiency — F0241
Failure to: Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Some people affected
Seriousness
E

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0280
Failure to: Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Some people affected
Seriousness
E

Nursing and Physician Services Deficiency — F0497
Failure to: 1) Review the work of each nurse aide every year; and 2) give regular in-service training based upon these reviews.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Some people affected
Seriousness
E

Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0309
Failure to: Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident .
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0314
Failure to: Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Environmental Deficiency — F0323
Failure to: Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0411
Failure to: Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Pharmacy Service Deficiency — F0431
Failure to: Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Environmental Deficiency — F0441
Failure to: Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Administration Deficiency — F0520
Failure to: Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies quarterly, and develop corrective plans of action.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Penalties

This home has no record of fines or payment suspensions for the past three years.