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Abernethy Laurels

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Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A
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102 Leonard Avenue,
Newton NC 28658

(828) 464-8260

85.45% estimated occupancy 1

Abernethy Laurels is a large non-profit nursing home located in Newton, North Carolina. With an overall grade of A, this is clearly a superb facility. We were impressed enough to rank this facility as one of the top 50 facilities in North Carolina. Headlining this facility's stellar profile is its inspection rating, which we will address in the next section.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • No Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Secure Memory Care 
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy

Awards

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Top Nursing Home in North Carolina Awards 2019

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Top Nursing Home in North Carolina Awards 2020

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Top Nursing Home in North Carolina Awards 2021

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

On top of receiving a strong overall grade, this nursing home also received an A+ inspection rating. This is based on its recent government inspections. An A+ in this area is one of the highest complements we can pay to a facility. Inspection ratings account for several factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with better scores in this category tend to have few of these severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

We also wanted to note the fact that this facility was awarded a strong grade of A in our short-term care category. In the category of short-term care, we strive to assess measures of a facility's rehabilitation services. We assess a facility's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final statistic we assessed in this category is the percentage of patients that were able to return home from the facility. We found that 6 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

Moving on our third category, we awarded this facility a score of A- for its long-term care score. This is a dominant rating. Facilities that do well in long-term care tend to provide residents with more supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. One of the datapoints we considered in addition to nursing hours was vaccines. This facility provided the pneumonia vaccination to 100 percent of its residents. Vaccination is a reliable method to minimize unnecessary deaths and hospitalizations for the elderly population. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-plus

The last area we analyzed was nursing, where this facility was given a grade of B+. This wrapped up a first-rate profile. Few facilities earned a B+ or higher in every single category. The nursing rating weighs a host of subcategories. The most important factor is the number of hours nurses spend with residents. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well in the area of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18May 23

Abernethy Laurels Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A

In Abernethy Laurels, 10% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This metric measures the percentage of long-term care residents who suffered from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into our nursing grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: C

In Abernethy Laurels, 3.84% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of residents that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are routinely linked to lower levels of patient supervision. Better nursing care reduces the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-plus

In Abernethy Laurels, 3.14% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents who have suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's could be an indication of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this datapoint can also be misleading for certain nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

In Abernethy Laurels, 12.15% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to patients for many medical conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias. Tragically, in limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In Abernethy Laurels, 21.12% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic measures the percent of long-term care patients that were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are typically given to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In Abernethy Laurels, 3.84% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents who are exhibiting signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Abernethy Laurels, 88.29% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In Abernethy Laurels, 19.92% Percentage of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and continence.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B

In Abernethy Laurels, 21.81% Percentage of Residents

This is the percent of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Abernethy Laurels, 1.47 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B

In Abernethy Laurels, 21.81 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: C

In Abernethy Laurels, 12.78 Percentage of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B

In Abernethy Laurels, 73.13% Percentage of Resident

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term patients who saw functional improvements.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Catawba Valley Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6.34 miles away810 Fairgrove Church Rd Hickory North Carolina 28602Voluntary non-profit - Other(828) 326-3809
  • Frye Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.58 miles away420 N Center St Hickory North Carolina 28601Proprietary(828) 322-6070
  • Atrium Health LincolnAcute Care Hospitals 10.94 miles away433 Mcalister Rd Lincolnton North Carolina 28092Government - Hospital District or Authority(980) 212-2000
  • Lake Norman Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 19.63 miles away171 Fairview Road Mooresville North Carolina 28117Proprietary(704) 660-4000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Bio-Medical Applications of North Carolina, Inc.4.73 miles away3802 Startown Rd Newton North Carolina 28658Dialysis Stations: 15 (828) 465-2006
  • Fresenius Medical Services of Catawba Valley5.45 miles away301 10th Street Nw Suite C 101 Conover North Carolina 28613CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (828) 464-3830
  • Davita Catawba County Dialysis8.79 miles away1900 3rd Avenue Lane Se Hickory North Carolina 28602Dialysis Stations: 10 (828) 304-0102
  • Fmc Dialysis Services of Hickory8.85 miles away1899 Tate Blvd Ste 1103 Hickory North Carolina 28602CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 35 (828) 324-9580
  • Bio-Medical Applications of North Carolina, Inc.8.85 miles away1899 Tate Blvd Se Suite 2102 Hickory North Carolina 28602Dialysis Stations: 5 (828) 304-0018
  • Fmc Lincolnton Dialysis14.8 miles away1090 S Grove Street Ext Lincolnton North Carolina 28092Dialysis Stations: 30 (704) 736-9300
  • West Iredell Dialysis Center17.13 miles away115 Westbrook Lane stateville North Carolina 28625CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (704) 881-0336
  • Fresenius Medical Care of Alexander County17.15 miles away175 Commerce Drive Taylorsville North Carolina 28681Dialysis Stations: 13 (828) 632-3547