Cycle 1
Health 2025-03-26 · Fire 2025-03-26
6 health deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (3 deficiencies)
10 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (5 deficiencies)
Copperhill, TN
Diversicare Of Copper Basin
3-star overall rating with 3-star inspections with 6 recent health deficiencies with 10 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle
166 Industrial Drive, Copperhill, TN
(423) 496-3245
Overall
3 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
3 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
3 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
4 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Facility snapshot
Beds
135
Certified beds
Average residents
31
Average occupied residents
Ownership
Non-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
Diversicare Healthcare
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1993-04-01
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
Chain footprint
44 facilities
Chain averages 3 overall / 3 health / 3 staffing / 3 quality stars
Changed ownership
No
Within the last 12 months
Family council
Yes
Resident and family council reported
Sprinklers
Yes
Automatic sprinklers in all required areas
Staffing
Hours and turnover
RN hours / resident day
0.86
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.61 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
0.90
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 1.09 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
1.89
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.15 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
3.65
All reported nurse hours · state 3.85 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
1.76
RN + LPN hours · state 1.70 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
3.07
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.34 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.49
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.40 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.08
Reported PT staffing · state 0.08 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
0.98
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
4.16
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.20
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
0%
Annual RN turnover
Total nurse turnover
0%
Annual nurse turnover
SNF VBP
Value-based purchasing
Program rank
2,197
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
51.06
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
1.0053
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
How the VBP score is built
Readmission
5.67
Baseline 18.39% · Performance 18.81% · Measure score 5.67 · Achievement 5.67 · Improvement 0
Healthcare-associated infections
0.65
Baseline 7.60% · Performance 7.64% · Measure score 0.65 · Achievement 0.65 · Improvement 0
Total nurse turnover
10
Baseline 20.51% · Performance 17.65% · Measure score 10 · Achievement 10 · Improvement 9
Adjusted total nurse staffing
4.11
Baseline 3.60 hours · Performance 4.25 hours · Measure score 4.11 · Achievement 4.11 · Improvement 2.45
SNF QRP
Medicare quality reporting measures
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 11.36% |
10.72%
0.6 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 76 · Observed rate 13.16% · Lower 95% interval 6.99% |
| Discharge to community | 40.81% |
50.57%
9.8 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 87 · Observed rate 34.48% · Lower 95% interval 33.06% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 1.01 |
1.02
About the same
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 96.15% |
95.27%
0.9 pts better
|
Numerator 25 · Denominator 26 |
| Falls with major injury | 0% |
0.77%
0.8 pts better
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 26 |
| Discharge self-care score | Not Available |
53.69%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 15 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Discharge mobility score | Not Available |
50.94%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 15 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 3.85% |
2.29%
1.6 pts worse
|
Numerator 1 · Denominator 26 · Adjusted rate 5.64% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | 7.64% |
7.12%
0.5 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 47 · Observed rate 8.51% · Lower 95% interval 4.23% |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 1.56% |
8.2%
6.6 pts worse
|
Numerator 1 · Denominator 64 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 22.22% |
42%
19.8 pts worse
|
Numerator 16 · Denominator 72 |
| Discharge function score | Not Available |
56.45%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 15 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Transfer of health information to provider | Not Available |
95.95%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 11 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Transfer of health information to patient | Not Available |
96.28%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 15 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | Not Available |
25.2%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 14 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
Quality measures
Resident outcomes and process scores
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.1 |
1.6
0.5 pts better
|
1.9
0.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.1 · Observed 0.9 · Expected 1.5 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 0.8 |
1.6
0.8 pts better
|
1.8
1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 0.8 · Observed 0.7 · Expected 1.4 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 99.1% |
89.9%
9.2 pts better
|
93.4%
5.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 100.0% · Q2 100.0% · Q3 96.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 99.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 100.0% |
94.5%
5.5 pts better
|
95.5%
4.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 100.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 3.7% |
3.6%
0.1 pts worse
|
3.3%
0.4 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.4% · Q2 3.6% · Q3 4.0% · Q4 4.0% · 4Q avg 3.7% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 0.0% |
11.8%
11.8 pts better
|
11.4%
11.4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 3.3% |
6.2%
2.9 pts better
|
5.4%
2.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.5% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 4.3% · Q4 4.5% · 4Q avg 3.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 20.2% |
32.2%
12 pts better
|
19.6%
0.6 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 20.8% · Q2 16.0% · Q3 17.4% · Q4 27.3% · 4Q avg 20.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 8.0% |
18.1%
10.1 pts better
|
16.7%
8.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.3% · Q2 9.1% · Q3 9.5% · Q4 9.1% · 4Q avg 8.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | 0.0% |
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | 28.0% |
19.9%
8.1 pts worse
|
16.3%
11.7 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · 4Q avg 28.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 8.0% |
15.3%
7.3 pts better
|
14.9%
6.9 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 18.2% · Q2 8.7% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 4.8% · 4Q avg 8.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 0.0% |
0.9%
0.9 pts better
|
1.0%
1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 0.0% |
1.9%
1.9 pts better
|
1.7%
1.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 16.6% |
20.2%
3.6 pts better
|
19.8%
3.2 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 32.9% · Q2 19.9% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 11.3% · 4Q avg 16.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 3.9% |
5.4%
1.5 pts better
|
5.1%
1.2 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.5% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 6.4% · Q4 5.3% · 4Q avg 3.9% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 98.6% |
79.6%
19 pts better
|
81.7%
16.9 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 100.0% · Q2 100.0% · Q3 97.3% · Q4 97.8% · 4Q avg 98.6% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 11.9% |
11.2%
0.7 pts worse
|
12.0%
0.1 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 11.9% · Observed 10.3% · Expected 9.7% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 3.6% |
1.6%
2 pts worse
|
1.6%
2 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q2 4.5% · Q3 4.5% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 3.6% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 91.4% |
79.8%
11.6 pts better
|
79.7%
11.7 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 91.4% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 18.0% |
22.2%
4.2 pts better
|
23.9%
5.9 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 18.0% · Observed 13.8% · Expected 18.3% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Recent inspection cycles
Cycle 2
Health 2022-03-04 · Fire 2022-03-04
0 health deficiencies
No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Cycle 3
Health 2019-05-30 · Fire 2019-05-30
7 health deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)
1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (1 deficiency)
Fire safety
Fire-safety citations
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-03-26
K345 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2025-05-02
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-03-26
K346 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Follow proper procedures when the fire alarm was out of service for more than 4 hours.
Corrected 2025-05-02
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-03-26
K353 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2025-05-02
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-03-26
K712 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2025-05-02
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-03-26
K918 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2025-05-02
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-03-26
K222 · Egress Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
Corrected 2025-05-02
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-03-26
K321 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2025-05-02
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-03-26
K363 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2025-05-02
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-03-26
E6 · Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.
Corrected 2025-05-02
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-03-26
K711 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.
Corrected 2025-05-02
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2019-05-30
K351 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2019-07-08
Inspection history
Recent health citations
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-03-26
F812 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Health
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2025-05-02
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-03-26
F583 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Health
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Corrected 2025-05-02
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-03-26
F641 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2025-05-02
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-03-26
F657 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2025-05-02
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-03-26
F695 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2025-05-02
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-03-26
F842 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2025-05-02
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2019-05-30
F580 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Health
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2019-07-01
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2019-05-30
F655 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Corrected 2019-07-01
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2019-05-30
F657 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2019-07-01
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2019-05-30
F678 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
Corrected 2019-07-01
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2019-05-30
F690 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2019-07-01
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2019-05-30
F695 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2019-07-01
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2019-05-30
F803 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Health
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Corrected 2019-07-01
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What sits behind the stars
Ownership
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