The information listed below provides an in-depth look into the type and quality of care offered at Mercy Medical Center Transitional Care Unit. It is important to note that when evaluating if a nursing home is right for you or a loved one, ratings should not be taken as the sole deciding factor, but as one of many aspects to be considered.
Address
MERCY MEDICAL CENTER TRANSITIONAL CARE UNIT
900 EAST OAK HILL AVENUE
KNOXVILLE, TN 37917
(865) 545-7173
Nursing Home Ratings
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Percent of Beds Occupied
64%
Number of Residents and Certified Beds
- Residents: 16
- Certified Beds: 25
This Facility Accepts
Operational Details
- Operated By Non Profit - Corporation
- This Facility Does Not Offer Any Resident or Family Counseling
- Located Inside of a Hospital Facility
- This Facility is Not Part of a Chain or Franchise
Resident Services
The information below lists services this facility has provided for residents from October through December 2010. During this period, the most common type of service provided was "High Rehabilitation". To get a better idea of the types of services that are commonly performed, compare the "Percent of Service Days" column below. These services are based on submitted claims to Medicare and do not provide a complete overview of all the services provided by Mercy Medical Center Transitional Care Unit. For more information read our guide on how nursing facilities are reimbursed, types of services, and ADL index scores.
Very High Rehabilitation Plus Extensive Services
Rehabilitation 500 Minutes Per Week Minimum
- At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
- Tracheostomy care
- Ventilator or respirator
- Isolation for active infectious disease while a resident
- Activities of Daily Living (ADL) score of 2 or more
| ADL Index Range: 2-10 | 5.6% |
| Total Percent: | 5.6% |
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Ultra-High Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation 720 Minutes Per Week Minimum
- At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
- A second rehabilitation discipline three days/week
| ADL Index Range: 11-16 | 4.5% |
| Total Percent: | 4.5% |
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Very High Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation 500 Minutes Per Week Minimum
- At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
| ADL Index Range: 6-10 | 15.8% |
| ADL Index Range: 0-5 | 6.2% |
| Total Percent: | 22.0% |
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High Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation 325 Minutes Per Week Minimum
- At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
| ADL Index Range: 11-16 | 10.7% |
| ADL Index Range: 0-5 | 15.3% |
| Total Percent: | 26.0% |
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Medium Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation 150 Minutes Per Week Minimum
- Five days any combination of three rehabilitation disciplines
| ADL Index Range: 11-16 | 11.3% |
| ADL Index Range: 6-10 | 4.5% |
| ADL Index Range: 0-5 | 3.4% |
| Total Percent: | 19.2% |
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Special Care High
- Comatose
- Septicemia
- Diabetes with daily injections and a change of order two or more days
- Quadriplegia with ADL score greater or equal to 5
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and shortness of breath when lying flat
- Fever with pneumonia, or vomiting, or weight loss, or feeding tube
- Parenteral/IV feedings
- Respiratory therapy for 7 days
- Activities of Daily Living (ADL) score of 2 or more
| ADL Index Range: 11-14 - No Signs of depression | 6.8% |
| ADL Index Range: 6-10 - No Signs of depression | 5.1% |
| Total Percent: | 11.9% |
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Clinically Complex
- Pneumonia, hemiplegia with ADL score >=5
- Surgical wounds or open lesions with treatment
- Burns
- Chemotherapy while a resident
- Oxygen therapy while a resident
- IV medications or transfusions while a resident
- Extensive Services, Special Care High or Special Care Low qualifier and ADL score of 0 or 1
| ADL Index Range: 2-5 - No Signs of depression | 7.3% |
| ADL Index Range: 0-1 - No Signs of depression | 3.4% |
| Total Percent: | 10.7% |
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Rating Details For Mercy Medical Center Transitional Care Unit
Nursing Staff - 
The nursing staff is the most important part of what determines the quality of care and comfort of a resident in a nursing home. Government regulations set expectations on time spent with each resident based on the services being provided. The breakdown below lists the nursing types (RN, LPN, LVN, CNA) and a comparison of the reported and expected hours per resident per day.
| Registered Nurse (RN) Hours | 2 Hours and 15 Minutes | 2 Hours and 13 Minutes |
| Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN) Hours | 1 Hour and 27 Minutes | 59 Minutes |
| Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Hours | 1 Hour | 2 Hours and 26 Minutes |
| Total Licensed Nurse Hours | 3 Hours and 42 Minutes | 3 Hours and 13 Minutes |
| Total Nurse Hours | 4 Hours and 43 Minutes | 5 Hours and 39 Minutes |
Quality of Care - 
Medicare determines quality of care ratings for nursing facilities by surveying several "quality measures", which are broken down into long-term and short-term stay residents, as well as if the action is preventive or if there is a deficiency in the quality of care. State averages for Tennessee are also provided for comparison purposes. Note: Figures below are averaged over the past nine months.
Short-Term Stay Preventive Actions
| Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination | 90-100% | 81% |
| Percent of Short-Stay Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season | 90-100% | 84% |
Short-Term Stay Deficiencies
| Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain | 3% | 14% |
| Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores | 17% | 12% |
| Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Have Delirium | - | 2% |
Health Inspection Details -
All Medicare and/or Medicaid certified nursing home must undergo health inspections on average once a year, but may be more frequent if the facility is peforming poorly. These inspections cover most aspects of life in a nursing home, and are broken down into deficiencies types, which including: Pharmacy Service, Administration, Resident Rights, Nutrition and Dietary, Resident Assessment, Environmental, and Mistreatment. Below are the list of deficiencies found by inspectors in the past few years along with the degree of harm and how many residents may have been affected. Note: The most recent health survey was on 01/05/2011.
Administration
Give or Get Lab Tests to Meet the Needs of Residents. - Inspection Date: 12/30/2008
- Correction Date: 01/19/2009
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Environmental
Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading. - Inspection Date: 01/05/2011
- Correction Date: 02/19/2011
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Quality Care
Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality. - Inspection Date: 12/30/2008
- Correction Date: 01/15/2009
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Source: Medicare Nursing Home Compare; Tennessee Department of Health - Retrieved 2011
- Potential for Minimal Harm
- Minimal Harm or Potential for Harm
- Resident Harmed
- Immediate Jeopardy to Resident Health
- Isolated
- Some Residents
- Many Residents