Nashville, Tennessee 2008 Nursing Home Report Card: Belcourt Terrace Nursing Home
Belcourt Terrace Nursing Home is a 49 bed nursing home facility located in Nashville, Tennessee. In the past three years, Belcourt Terrace Nursing Home's inspection track record has grown increasingly worse. Belcourt Terrace received six deficiencies in 2005, ten deficiencies in 2006, and twelve deficiencies in 2007. The average number of nursing home deficiencies in Tennessee is seven. Currently, Belcourt Terrace is rated as a two-star nursing home according to the new system instituted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid.
Quality of care deficiencies appear to be a problem at this facility. In fact, according to the government surveys, residents were not provided care and services necessary to keep the highest quality of life possible and were actually harmed by this behavior. In this area, facility personnel also failed to provide professional services that met a standard of quality.
Current and accurate Care Plans are vital for nursing home residents to receive the care that they need and deserve. Upon a resident's admission, a Care Plan is to be completed within seven days of admission and is to be prepared with a care team that consists of a primary nurse, doctor, and resident or resident family. Belcourt Terrace has been cited for problems with its Care Plans. The facility failed to perform a new assessment after a major physical or mental health change.
All residents of nursing homes deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. Belcourt Terrace received deficiencies in 2005, 2006, and 2008 in the area involving resident rights as the facility failed to provide care that keeps or builds each resident's dignity and self-respect.
Nutrition and diet are vital health care concerns for all nursing home residents. Belcourt Terrace was deficient in storing, cooking, and distributing food in a safe and clean way. The facility was also cited for failure to ensure that attending physicians order special diets.
Pharmacy services at all nursing home facilities need to be accurate. Inaccurate services in this area can lead to illness and even death. Belcourt Terrace failed to keep the rate of medication errors (i.e., the wrong drug, wrong dosage, or wrong time) to less than 5%.
Nursing homes are areas where infection can rapidly and easily spread. This facility failed to have a program in place to prevent infection from spreading. The facility also failed to keep the nursing home free from dangers that could cause an accident.
Medical needs of nursing home residents are top priority. Nursing home residents need to receive care, treatment, or testing in a timely manner. Belcourt Terrace was cited for failing to give or obtain lab tests to meet the needs of its residents.
