Azalea Health & Rehab Center is in Wilmington, North Carolina. The city offers several available nursing homes. This nursing home received an overall grade of B-, which is a respectable rating. This grade is right in line with the city grade in Wilmington. The best part of this nursing home's profile was is its inspection rating. Inspection grades are discussed in the next paragraph.
Azalea Health & Rehab Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
This nursing home earned an inspection score which is better than its overall score. Inspection grades are associated with the nursing home's recent health inspections. We awarded this facility a very solid grade of B+ in this category. Inspection ratings weigh a host of factors found on a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with better grades in this category tend to have very few of these severe deficiencies. While this nursing home had some minor dings on its report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you that the inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A couple minor dings are not necessarily the end of the world.
Short-term Care Quality
Another one of this nursing home's more impressive category scores was in the area of short-term care. In that area, we gave this nursing home a grade of B+. Short-term care grades are crucial for individuals seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually mandates more highly-skilled nursing services. This means a broad scope of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final datapoint we assessed in this area is the percentage of residents that who were able to eventually return home from the nursing home. We found that 5.6 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
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Nurse Quality
One of this facility's better category grades was in the area of nursing care. In that area, we gave this facility a grade of B-. Nursing grades are heavily correlated with quantity of nursing care available. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this facility surprisingly excelled in some of the quality-based metrics we assessed. In fact, it scored well when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. Many consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care. In some cases, the quality of nursing care is as important as the number of hours of care offered.
Long-term Care Quality
The next area we graded is long-term care, ended up being this nursing home's worst area. We awarded this nursing home a D in that area. This really is one of the few dings in a strong profile. In a long-term care environment, the facility's primary goal is to maintain patients' quality of life and keep them safe. Once we assessed the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 96.759254 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is better than the majority of nursing homes. Surprisingly, this facility also fared well at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Sadly, a few of its other scores in the category weren't as favorable as these.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Azalea Health & Rehab Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Azalea Health & Rehab Center, 10.09% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric gauges the percentage of long-term care residents that are suffering from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Azalea Health & Rehab Center, 3.86% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls are often caused by poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Azalea Health & Rehab Center, 3.21% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term residents who experienced a UTI. UTI's may be an indication of worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this statistic may also be skewed for some nursing homes due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Azalea Health & Rehab Center, 11.74% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term care residents which were administered antipsychotic drugs. Excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents in scenarios where such drugs are not medically indicated. However, some facilities may need to rely more on these drugs due to having more patients with Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Azalea Health & Rehab Center, 22.05% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Azalea Health & Rehab Center, 3.01% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients demonstrating depressive symptoms. Higher rates of depression could imply a lower level of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Azalea Health & Rehab Center, 87.89% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Azalea Health & Rehab Center, 18.87% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Azalea Health & Rehab Center, 24.57% Percentage of Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who were able to retain mobility. Some experts argue that the ability to move around is critical to residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Azalea Health & Rehab Center, 1.39 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is key to maintaining the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Azalea Health & Rehab Center, 24.57 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Azalea Health & Rehab Center, 11.81 Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to gauge short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Azalea Health & Rehab Center, 72.58% Percentage of Resident
This tells you the percentage of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Scores for Wilmington, NC
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of C
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
Looking for more options? Wilmington, North Carolina has 10 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- New Hanover Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 2 miles away2131 S 17th St Box 9000 Wilmington North Carolina 28402Government - Local(910) 343-7000
- J Arthur Dosher Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 18.27 miles away924 Howe St Southport North Carolina 28461Voluntary non-profit - Other(910) 457-3800
Nearby Dialysis
- Total Renal Care of North Carolina, LLC0.71 miles away3147 S 17th Street Wilmington North Carolina 28412Dialysis Stations: 12 (910) 395-4856
- Se Dialysis Wilmington Davita Facility1.85 miles away2215 Yaupon Drive Wilmington North Carolina 28401CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 34 (910) 343-0664
- Total Renal Care of North Carolina, LLC8.67 miles away1220 Magnolia Village Way Leland North Carolina 28451Dialysis Stations: 10 (910) 371-0391
- Cape Fear Dialysis9.48 miles away3005 Enterprise Drive Wilmington North Carolina 28405CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 32 (910) 796-8684
- Southport Dialysis Center18.92 miles away1513 N Howe St Ste # 15 Southport North Carolina 28461Dialysis Stations: 13 (910) 454-0272