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Autumn Care of Drexel

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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

(828) 433-6180

79.4% estimated occupancy 1

With an address in Morganton, North Carolina, Autumn Care of Drexel is one of only three available nursing homes in this area. We awarded this facility an overall grade of C. A grade in this range requires some decent scores. This grade is right in line with the city grade in Morganton, which admittedly is admittedly a bit below average nationally. More information on this nursing home's category grades may be found below. Its best category was short-term care, which is addressed 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: B-plus

This facility earned a short-term care score which is stronger than its overall grade. We awarded this facility a B+ in this category. This helped its overall profile quite a bit. Our short-term care ratings are meaningful for people looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually requires higher levels of highly-skilled nursing services. This includes a vast scope of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. It doesn't appear that this nursing home provided data regarding its registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents who eventually returned home from this facility. We found that 5.7 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

This facility's second best category was its nursing grade, where it received a grade of B-. Nursing scores are largely associated with the facility's nurse staffing. This nursing home provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This figure is far below the national average. Lastly, while this nursing home got dinged a bit for nursing hours, it actually excelled in a few of our quality-based measures. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed very well in this area.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: D

As it turns out, this facility only earned a D for its long-term care grade, which is not one of our better scores. If you are seeking services other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each nursing home's long-term care scores. On top of assessing the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 99.62121 percent of its residents, which is more than the average nursing home. Surprisingly, this place also fared well at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Unfortunately, a few of its other scores in this category weren't as favorable as these.

Facility Inspections

Grade: F

The final category we looked at is inspections. Unfortunately, this nursing home didn't receive glowing inspections in recent years. As a result, we had to give it an F in this category. Since this data is compiled by independent government inspectors, we tend to heavily weight negative feedback in this category. This really dragged down this facility's overall score. We would advise paying close attention to any deficiencies on a facility's inspection reports when it receives this bad of an inspection score. We recommend you scrutinize the level of severity of the deficiencies. This particular facility was hit with 3 deficiencies by government inspectors. The only favorable thing we found is that none of its deficiencies were in the categories that suggest that they created a risk to resident health or safety. Finally, we need to draw your attention to the fact that this facility received large government fines recently amounting to more than $100,000. This typically means that a nursing home's bad track record spanned more than one year.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Autumn Care of Drexel Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In Autumn Care of Drexel, 7.87% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In Autumn Care of Drexel, 4.17% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are often caused by lower quality nursing care. Better nursing protocols can minimize the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: C

In Autumn Care of Drexel, 3.42% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percent of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections may be associated with poorer hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Autumn Care of Drexel, 12.21% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric gauges the percent of long-term stay patients who are given antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may mean a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents in scenarios where such medications are not medically required. However, some facilities may need to rely on these medications due to having more residents suffering from dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: F

In Autumn Care of Drexel, 35.22% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of residents given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are administered to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A-minus

In Autumn Care of Drexel, 0.4% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who are demonstrating symptoms of depression. Many in the industry believe this is a reliable measure of patient quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Autumn Care of Drexel, 99.81% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines critical to patient well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A

In Autumn Care of Drexel, 9.09% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could indicate decline of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: F

In Autumn Care of Drexel, 5.33% of Residents

This tells you the percentage of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Autumn Care of Drexel, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. There is a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of long-term care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Autumn Care of Drexel, 5.33% of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: F

In Autumn Care of Drexel, 36.62% of Patients

This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to gauge short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A-minus

In Autumn Care of Drexel, 84.55% of Resident

This is a measure of the percentage of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements.

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