Tennova Newport Convalescent Center sits as part of the Tennova Healthcare Network and has served residents for more than forty years, running with 56 certified beds and working as a for-profit corporation. The place accepts people who need intermediate long-term care and can't care for themselves anymore, and it's got a secure, home-like setting where folks can bring their own furniture, family photographs, quilts, and plants to decorate their rooms, plus there's a comfortable dress code to make it feel more like home. The nurses are on staff around the clock, and experienced nurse staffing comes out to 3.54 nurse hours per resident each day, with a turnover rate among nurses at 32.4%. The center recognizes the staff's contributions with events and tries to keep nurse education current, and it offers CNA training and educational programs for professionals too.
The Convalescent Center uses an interdisciplinary approach to care, combining skilled nursing, social services, and therapy, so residents get attention that fits their needs, whether they need help with daily living or medical supervision. Most insurance, including Medicaid, covers the care, and referrals can come from doctors, social workers, hospitals, or family after a screening process. The business office helps with insurance paperwork, making admissions easier. Residents get three meals each day, planned by a registered dietitian, and prepared by Newport Medical Center's kitchen staff, and there's also a free cable service for those who bring a TV. An on-site beauty shop, weekly barber visits, religious services, holiday events, reminiscence therapy, and an active events calendar help keep everyone connected and engaged, whether it's through exercise, music, creative projects, or relaxation. There's also spiritual care, social work support, patient education programs, and a patient portal for family communication.
Staff check patients' medications carefully for any problems with allergies or drug interactions, which a pharmacist reviews, and the facility has an infection control program in place. Both continent and incontinent residents get proper care and help as needed. The Center's nurse staff and medical team, licensed and present 24/7, plan care and give assessments regularly. There are rehabilitative services offering physical, occupational, and speech therapy, with the goal of restoring function, improving strength, decreasing pain, and helping with cognitive or swallowing problems. Cancer care, diagnostic imaging, digestive, emergency, heart, maternity, neurology, orthopedics, respiratory, surgical, and women's health services, along with easy access to physicians and advanced care due to the connection to Newport Medical Center, give residents a wide range of medical support. The facility takes safety seriously with a security system and ADA accessibility policies, and members of the Tennessee Health Care Association and TNCAL. Social workers keep in touch from admission through discharge, and families get support too. Some recent inspections found care and infection-related deficiencies, and these are monitored by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Tennova Newport Convalescent Center focuses on compassionate, attentive care, and even though it's not the newest or the largest, it tries to make everyone feel safe, heard, and as independent as possible for as long as they stay.
