Cycle 1
Health 2022-10-12 · Fire 2022-10-12
4 health deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (3 deficiencies)
2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Gas and Vacuum and Electrical Systems (1 deficiency)
Hixson, TN
Life Care Center Of Hixson
4-star overall rating with 4-star inspections with 4 recent health deficiencies with 2 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle
5798 Hixson Home Place, Hixson, TN
(423) 842-0049
Overall
4 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
4 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
4 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
4 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Facility snapshot
Beds
108
Certified beds
Average residents
88
Average occupied residents
Ownership
For-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
Life Care Centers Of America
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1996-10-01
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
Chain footprint
194 facilities
Chain averages 4 overall / 3 health / 3 staffing / 5 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
0.87
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.61 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
0.78
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 1.09 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
2.31
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.15 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
3.97
All reported nurse hours · state 3.85 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
1.66
RN + LPN hours · state 1.70 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
3.67
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.34 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.60
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.40 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.22
Reported PT staffing · state 0.08 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
0.81
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
3.71
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.47
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
42%
Annual RN turnover · state 45% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
49%
Annual nurse turnover · state 49% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Value-based purchasing
Program rank
7,314
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
30.11
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
0.9858
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
How the VBP score is built
Readmission
0
Baseline 16.36% · Performance 22.23% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
Healthcare-associated infections
2.74
Baseline 5.56% · Performance 7.02% · Measure score 2.74 · Achievement 2.74 · Improvement 0
Total nurse turnover
7.12
Baseline 26.09% · Performance 34.57% · Measure score 7.12 · Achievement 7.12 · Improvement 0
Adjusted total nurse staffing
2.18
Baseline 4.04 hours · Performance 3.70 hours · Measure score 2.18 · Achievement 2.18 · Improvement 0
SNF QRP
Medicare quality reporting measures
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 9.65% |
10.72%
1.1 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 298 · Observed rate 7.72% · Lower 95% interval 7.11% |
| Discharge to community | 66.87% |
50.57%
16.3 pts better
|
Better than the National Rate · Eligible stays 309 · Observed rate 64.4% · Lower 95% interval 61.85% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 1.29 |
1.02
0.3 pts worse
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 100% |
95.27%
4.7 pts better
|
Numerator 222 · Denominator 222 |
| Falls with major injury | 0% |
0.77%
0.8 pts better
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 222 |
| Discharge self-care score | 67.31% |
53.69%
13.6 pts better
|
Numerator 70 · Denominator 104 |
| Discharge mobility score | 50% |
50.94%
0.9 pts worse
|
Numerator 52 · Denominator 104 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 4.5% |
2.29%
2.2 pts worse
|
Numerator 10 · Denominator 222 · Adjusted rate 5.35% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | 7.02% |
7.12%
0.1 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 224 · Observed rate 5.8% · Lower 95% interval 4.77% |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 5.39% |
8.2%
2.8 pts worse
|
Numerator 9 · Denominator 167 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 31.11% |
42%
10.9 pts worse
|
Numerator 56 · Denominator 180 |
| Discharge function score | 66.35% |
56.45%
9.9 pts better
|
Numerator 69 · Denominator 104 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | 100% |
95.95%
4 pts better
|
Numerator 87 · Denominator 87 |
| Transfer of health information to patient | 99.14% |
96.28%
2.9 pts better
|
Numerator 115 · Denominator 116 |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | 12.39% |
25.2%
12.8 pts worse
|
Numerator 14 · Denominator 113 |
Quality measures
Resident outcomes and process scores
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 2.5 |
1.6
0.9 pts worse
|
1.9
0.6 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 2.5 · Observed 2.6 · Expected 2.0 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.5 |
1.6
0.1 pts better
|
1.8
0.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.5 · Observed 1.4 · Expected 1.6 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 100.0% |
89.9%
10.1 pts better
|
93.4%
6.6 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 100.0% · Q2 100.0% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 100.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 97.8% |
94.5%
3.3 pts better
|
95.5%
2.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 97.8% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 3.9% |
3.6%
0.3 pts worse
|
3.3%
0.6 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.9% · Q2 5.3% · Q3 2.7% · Q4 2.6% · 4Q avg 3.9% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 0.7% |
11.8%
11.1 pts better
|
11.4%
10.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 2.8% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 7.9% |
6.2%
1.7 pts worse
|
5.4%
2.5 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 16.2% · Q2 6.2% · Q3 6.1% · Q4 2.7% · 4Q avg 7.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 22.0% |
32.2%
10.2 pts better
|
19.6%
2.4 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 23.7% · Q2 21.9% · Q3 20.6% · Q4 21.6% · 4Q avg 22.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 29.8% |
18.1%
11.7 pts worse
|
16.7%
13.1 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 30.3% · Q2 30.8% · Q3 29.6% · Q4 28.6% · 4Q avg 29.8% · 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 | 37.5% |
19.9%
17.6 pts worse
|
16.3%
21.2 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · 4Q avg 37.5% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 16.8% |
15.3%
1.5 pts worse
|
14.9%
1.9 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 15.2% · Q2 20.0% · Q3 18.2% · Q4 14.3% · 4Q avg 16.8% · 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 | 22.3% |
20.2%
2.1 pts worse
|
19.8%
2.5 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 22.8% · Q2 21.6% · Q3 31.4% · Q4 14.0% · 4Q avg 22.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 12.0% |
5.4%
6.6 pts worse
|
5.1%
6.9 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 14.7% · Q2 7.3% · Q3 14.1% · Q4 11.8% · 4Q avg 12.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 99.5% |
79.6%
19.9 pts better
|
81.7%
17.8 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 99.4% · Q2 99.4% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 99.4% · 4Q avg 99.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 5.1% |
11.2%
6.1 pts better
|
12.0%
6.9 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 5.1% · Observed 4.6% · Expected 10.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 2.5% |
1.6%
0.9 pts worse
|
1.6%
0.9 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.7% · Q2 2.3% · Q3 2.9% · Q4 3.2% · 4Q avg 2.5% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 91.6% |
79.8%
11.8 pts better
|
79.7%
11.9 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 91.6% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 19.5% |
22.2%
2.7 pts better
|
23.9%
4.4 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 19.5% · Observed 16.4% · Expected 20.0% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Recent inspection cycles
Cycle 2
Health 2019-07-17 · Fire 2019-07-17
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 2018-07-18 · Fire 2018-07-18
8 health deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (3 deficiencies)
2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Gas and Vacuum and Electrical Systems (1 deficiency)
Fire safety
Fire-safety citations
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-10-12
K761 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies
Fire Safety
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2022-11-11
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-10-12
K921 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
Corrected 2022-11-11
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2018-07-18
K353 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2018-09-01
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2018-07-18
K918 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2018-09-01
Inspection history
Recent health citations
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-10-12
F636 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Corrected 2022-11-11
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-10-12
F641 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2022-11-11
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-10-12
F689 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2022-11-11
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-10-12
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 2022-11-11
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2018-07-18
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 2018-09-01
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2018-07-18
F558 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Health
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2018-09-01
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2018-07-18
F641 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2018-09-01
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2018-07-18
F656 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2018-09-01
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2018-07-18
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 2018-09-01
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2018-07-18
F695 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2018-09-01
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2018-07-18
F744 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Corrected 2018-09-01
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2018-07-18
F867 · Administration Deficiencies
Health
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Corrected 2018-09-01
Penalties and ownership
What sits behind the stars
Ownership
Life Care Centers Of America, Inc.
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization
Preston, Forrest
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual
Bryce, Marian
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Cerino Sagrero, Jonathan
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Cross, Cindy
Corporate Officer · Individual
Crum, Shirley
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Fletcher, Todd
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Henry, Terry
Corporate Officer · Individual
Lay, Lisa
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Life Care Centers Of America, Inc.
Operational/Managerial Control · Organization
Preston, Aubrey
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Preston, Forrest
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Solomon, Jennifer
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Swanker, Richard
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Thurmond, Joan
Corporate Officer · Individual
Ziegler, James
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
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