Aston Park Health Care Center is a nursing home in Asheville, North Carolina, which has 120,389 people. We awarded this facility an elite overall score of A+. Consequently, it graded out better than most of the nursing homes in Asheville by a sizable margin. Even in a city of 10 other nursing homes, this nursing home jumped off the page as a first-rate option. If you look further down this page, you will see this nursing home's category grades, which appear to be just as impressive as its overall score.
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Aston Park Health Care Center
- Nursing Home
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
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Facility Inspections
On top of being a strong nursing home overall, it also earned A+ health inspections recently. Its inspections are nearly perfect. Our inspection ratings account for several factors found on a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher scores in this category tend to have very few of these severe deficiencies. Fortunately, although this facility had some minor dings on its government inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are labeled as categories G through L. This tells you CMS did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
We also would like to draw your attention to the fact that this facility was awarded a high-end grade of A in our short-term care area. Short-term care ratings are based on a facility's quantity of skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This includes a wide range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, not to mention other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. However, based on the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we considered the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 6.1 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
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Nurse Quality
Among its many impressive grades, this facility received an excellent nursing grade. In fact, we gave it a grade of A in that category. We scrutinized the skill-level of nurses working for the facility, as well as the quantity of time those nurses worked with residents, in calculating our score in this category. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Long-term Care Quality
The final category we analyzed is long-term care, where this facility was given a grade of A-. This rounded out a very impressive profile. Not many nursing homes earned an A- or higher in all four categories. Facilities that excel in this category typically provide residents with more supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. On top of assessing the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 99.711815 percent of its residents, which is very impressive. Pneumonia is too frequently a deadly condition for nursing home residents so we like it when a facility does not leave this to chance. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Aston Park Health Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Aston Park Health Care Center, 4.35% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely the result of residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care reduces the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Aston Park Health Care Center, 4.32% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients that have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls which result in injury are often the result of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Aston Park Health Care Center, 6.41% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with insufficient hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Aston Park Health Care Center, 18.5% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic measures the percentage of long-term care residents receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Aston Park Health Care Center, 36.57% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are administered to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Aston Park Health Care Center, 1.47% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients who are showing depressive symptoms. Increased rates of depression may reveal a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Aston Park Health Care Center, 99.57% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Aston Park Health Care Center, 16.88% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Aston Park Health Care Center, 15.56% of Residents
This is the percent of patients who maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Aston Park Health Care Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care. There is usually a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Aston Park Health Care Center, 15.56% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Aston Park Health Care Center, 6.08% of Patients
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. There is a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Aston Park Health Care Center, 84.73% of Resident
This is a measure of the percentage of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some experts argue this is a reasonable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
Scores for Asheville, NC
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
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Nearby Hospitals
- Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery CeAcute Care Hospitals 2.87 miles away509 Biltmore Ave Asheville North Carolina 28801Voluntary non-profit - Private(828) 213-1111
- Park Ridge HealthAcute Care Hospitals 13.15 miles away100 Hospital Drive Hendersonville North Carolina 28792Voluntary non-profit - Private(828) 684-8501
- Margaret R Pardee Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.06 miles away800 N Justice St Hendersonville North Carolina 28791Government - Local(828) 696-1000
- Haywood Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 19.84 miles away262 Leroy George Drive Clyde North Carolina 28721Government - Hospital District or Authority(828) 456-7311
Nearby Dialysis
- Total Renal Care of North Carolina, LLC2.75 miles away10 Mcdowell Street Suite 110 Asheville North Carolina 28801Dialysis Stations: 10 (828) 255-2839
- Asheville Kidney Center Inc4.57 miles away1600 Centrepark Dr Asheville North Carolina 28805CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 52 (828) 251-1224
- Weaverville Dialysis8.04 miles away329 Merrimon Avenue Weaverville North Carolina 28787Dialysis Stations: 20 (828) 658-1143
- Hendersonville Dialysis Center18.1 miles away1250 7th Ave East Hendersonville North Carolina 28792CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (828) 697-1602
- Davita Waynesville Dialysis Center19.13 miles away11 Park Terrace Drive Clyde North Carolina 28721Dialysis Stations: 19 (828) 627-2907