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Autumn Care of Drexel

  • Nursing Home

Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: C
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307 Oakland Avenue,
Morganton NC 28655

(828) 433-6180

69.29% estimated occupancy 1

With an address in Morganton, North Carolina, Autumn Care of Drexel is the only option we identified in this area. We awarded this nursing home an overall grade of C. A grade of this caliber requires some decent marks. Based on our analysis, there are definitely far worse facilities out there. One of the better aspects of this nursing home's profile is its strong short-term care rating, which we will address in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Limited Liability company
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management

Awards

Top Nursing Home in North Carolina badge

Top Nursing Home in North Carolina Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in Morganton, North Carolina badge

Best Nursing Home in Morganton, North Carolina Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in Morganton, North Carolina badge

Best Nursing Home in Morganton, North Carolina Awards 2021

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Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

This nursing home really excelled at short-term care, with an A in this category. In the area of short-term care, we try to qualify measures of a facility's rehabilitation. We assess the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we considered the number of residents who who were able to eventually return home from this nursing home. We found that 6 percent of this nursing home's patients were able to return home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B

This nursing home also received a strong grade in our nursing category. We awarded this nursing home an above average grade of B in this area. Our nursing grade is mostly associated with the facility's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Facility Inspections

Grade: F

Among this place's alarming category grades was an F for its inspection rating. More often than not, this means we found some red flags on the facility's inspection reports. We would advise paying special attention to any deficiencies on a nursing home's inspection reports when it receives this bad of an inspection rating. We recommend you scrutinize the severity of those deficiencies. This nursing home had 3 deficiencies on its inspection report. The only positive thing we found is that none of the deficiencies were in the categories that suggest that they posed a risk to resident safety or health. Lastly, we would like to point out that this nursing home received large government fines totaling more than $100,000. This generally indicates that a facility's bad performance spanned multiple years.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: F

This facility's least impressive category is long-term care, which is the final category we looked at. Sadly, it received an F for this area. Despite some solid scores in other areas, this score is nevertheless concerning so we would like to to make sure you are aware. For prospective residents seeking a permanent place to live rather than skilled nursing, long-term care grades are a key measure. Once we looked at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination records. We were pleased to learn that this facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Surprisingly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home has fewer hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes. Sadly, some of its other scores in this category weren't as favorable as these.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Autumn Care of Drexel Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: D

In Autumn Care of Drexel, 10% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely caused by residents not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: C

In Autumn Care of Drexel, 3.84% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of patients that have had a fall resulting in major injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In Autumn Care of Drexel, 3.14% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of long-term patients that sustained urinary tract infections. Although more of these infections could reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it is difficult to compare between nursing homes due to nursing homes having differing reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Autumn Care of Drexel, 12.15% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are administered to patients for a variety of medical conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias. Sadly, in limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: F

In Autumn Care of Drexel, 21.12% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percent of patients who were given antianxiety medications. These drugs are given to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A-minus

In Autumn Care of Drexel, 3.84% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients exhibiting depressive symptoms. Many believe this is a reliable measure of quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Autumn Care of Drexel, 88.29% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-minus

In Autumn Care of Drexel, 19.92% Percentage of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: D

In Autumn Care of Drexel, 21.81% Percentage of Residents

This indicates the percent of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B

In Autumn Care of Drexel, 1.47 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care. There is typically a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the overall quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A

In Autumn Care of Drexel, 21.81 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: D

In Autumn Care of Drexel, 12.78 Percentage of Patients

This is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to gauge patient well-being during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In Autumn Care of Drexel, 73.13% Percentage of Resident

This is a measure of the percentage of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many in the industry would argue this is a measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Carolinas Healthcare System-Blue RidgeAcute Care Hospitals 4.13 miles away2201 S Sterling St Morganton North Carolina 28655Proprietary(828) 580-5000
  • Caldwell Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.12 miles away321 Mulberry St Sw Lenoir North Carolina 28645Voluntary non-profit - Other(828) 757-5100
  • Frye Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 14.73 miles away420 N Center St Hickory North Carolina 28601Proprietary(828) 322-6070
  • Catawba Valley Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 18.99 miles away810 Fairgrove Church Rd Hickory North Carolina 28602Voluntary non-profit - Other(828) 326-3809

Nearby Dialysis

  • Bma of Burke County Inc6.26 miles away814 West Union St Morganton North Carolina 28655CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 36 (828) 439-8489
  • Bma of Lenoir Inc11.1 miles away322 Mulberry Street Sw Lenoir North Carolina 28645CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 34 (828) 754-5322
  • Davita Catawba County Dialysis16.52 miles away1900 3rd Avenue Lane Se Hickory North Carolina 28602Dialysis Stations: 10 (828) 304-0102
  • Fmc Dialysis Services of Hickory16.56 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.16.56 miles away1899 Tate Blvd Se Suite 2102 Hickory North Carolina 28602Dialysis Stations: 5 (828) 304-0018
  • Bio-Medical Applications of North Carolina, Inc.19.99 miles away3802 Startown Rd Newton North Carolina 28658Dialysis Stations: 15 (828) 465-2006