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Autumn Care of Waynesville

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
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360 Old Balsam Road,
Waynesville NC 28786

(828) 456-7381

84.33% estimated occupancy 1

Autumn Care of Waynesville is one of just three facilities in Waynesville, North Carolina. This facility was given an overall grade of B+, which is a strong rating. We were pleased to learn that this matched the average grade of facilities in Waynesville, which is one of the better cities in North Carolina to find a nursing home. The best aspect of this facility's strong report card is its inspection reports. We discuss inspections in the next section

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

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

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A+

We also wanted to point out that this facility has received near flawless government inspections recently. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this area. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating our inspection ratings. One critical factor is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some of these are relatively minor. 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.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

Contributing to this facility's list of strengths, it also received a superb long-term care score. We awarded them a dominant strong of A- in this category. When facilities receive a score in this range in this category it generally means it has plenty of staff and is an overall good place to reside on a permanent basis. After considering the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is much higher than most nursing homes. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

This facility's third best category turned out to be its short-term care score, where it received a B-. In the category of short-term care, we seek to evaluate measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We assess the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last statistic we looked at in this area is the percentage of patients who ultimately were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that just 4.5 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: D

The last area we analyzed is nursing, ended up being this nursing home's weakest area. We gave this facility a D in that area. This really is one of the couple of weak points of a very solid report card. Our nursing score focuses on the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We consider both the levels of skill of those nurses as well as the amount of time spent with residents. This place provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is an alarmingly low total. Unfortunately, this nursing home also didn't perform as well as we hoped in some of the quality-based metrics we assessed for this category.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Autumn Care of Waynesville Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Autumn Care of Waynesville, 9.39% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: D

In Autumn Care of Waynesville, 7.17% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of residents who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injury are often linked to poor nursing care. Additional nurse staffing limits the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Autumn Care of Waynesville, 4.03% of Patients had UTIs

This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay patients who sustained urinary tract infections. Although more of these infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it can be problematic to compare between nursing homes due to nursing homes having reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Autumn Care of Waynesville, 9.7% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric gauges the percentage of long-term patients taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: D

In Autumn Care of Waynesville, 34.45% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percent of residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are administered to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: C

In Autumn Care of Waynesville, 7.53% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression. Many in the industry would argue that this is a measure of quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Autumn Care of Waynesville, 100% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-minus

In Autumn Care of Waynesville, 10.34% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living could indicate the decline of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-minus

In Autumn Care of Waynesville, 13.25% of Residents

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who remained mobile levels. Many would argue that mobility is vital to residents' mental and physical well-being.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Autumn Care of Waynesville, 13.25% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-plus

In Autumn Care of Waynesville, 10.02% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B

In Autumn Care of Waynesville, 76.7% of Resident

This is the percentage of short-term stay patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with ADL's often correlates with superior rehabilitation.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Haywood Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 5.99 miles away262 Leroy George Drive Clyde North Carolina 28721Government - Hospital District or Authority(828) 456-7311
  • Harris Regional HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.11 miles away68 Hospital Rd Sylva North Carolina 28779Proprietary(828) 586-7000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Davita Waynesville Dialysis Center6.49 miles away11 Park Terrace Drive Clyde North Carolina 28721Dialysis Stations: 19 (828) 627-2907
  • Sylva Dialysis Center12.54 miles away655 Asheville Highway Sylva North Carolina 28779Dialysis Stations: 16 (828) 586-3340
  • Cherokee Dialysis Center19.56 miles away53 Echota Church Road Cherokee North Carolina 28719Dialysis Stations: 20 (828) 497-6866