Autumn Care of Drexel
307 Oakland Avenue, Morganton NC 28655 · (828) 433-6180 · 91.2% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Autumn Care of Drexel is an average-sized nursing home located in Morganton, North Carolina. This nursing home received world class overall grade of A+, making it the highest graded nursing home in Morganton. Based on our analysis, you can not go wrong with this facility. Finally, this worked out to be a very consistent nursing home with consistent ratings in each of the major categories we assessed. More information about its category grades can be found below.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 100 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
On top of receiving a strong overall rating, this nursing home also received an A+ inspection grade. This is based on its recent government inspections. An A+ in this category is one of the highest complements we can pay to a nursing home. Inspection grades account for several factors found on a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher grades in this area usually have very few severe deficiencies. While this place had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are labeled as categories G through L. This means CMS did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was given an A+ long-term care grade, making it one of the few nursing homes to receive more than one A+ category scores. When facilities receive a score in this range in this category it generally means it's well-staffed and is a quality place to live on a permanent basis. After we finished looking at the volume of nursing care, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 99.68848 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is very impressive. Pneumonia can be a life or death condition for nursing home residents so we strongly prefer when a facility doesn't take any chances. This nursing home was also able to keep its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 1.58 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was elite in the category of short-term care, where it received a grade of A. Only a select group of nursing homes fared better in this category. Short-term care grades are crucial for residents requiring rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally utilizes more highly-skilled nursing. This includes a broad range of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. This nursing home provides more services with physical therapists and registered nurses than most nursing homes we looked at. This is certainly a great sign. The last datapoint we assessed in this category is the percentage of patients that eventually returned home from the nursing home. We found that it performed as well as just about any nursing home in North Carolina in this area with 58.2 percent of its residents returning home. For most facilities, fewer than half of their short-term residents are able to return home.
Nurse Quality
In the final category, this facility also was awarded a very strong nursing rating, with a grade of A-. This wrapped up a rare straight A profile. There are several factors included in this grade. Many of the subcategories are tied to nurse staffing. With 3.9 hours of nursing care per resident per day, this nursing home surpassed the national average. Finally, this facility was also above average in each of the major quality-based metrics we assessed in this category. It performed well in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Autumn Care of Drexel Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients who are suffering from pressure ulcers . We consider this statistic when determining our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients who have had a fall leading to major injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are often linked to a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this metric may also be skewed for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many patients, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric gauges the percent of long-term care patients which are prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are generally used to treat residents experiencing depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percent of patients exhibiting signs of depression. Increased rates of depression may reveal a less hospitable environment.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percent of patients that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percent of patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate the deterioration of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percentage of patients who maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is key to the physical health of residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the overall quality of nursing home care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better