Azalea Health & Rehab Center is one of six nursing homes in Wilmington, North Carolina. This nursing home was awarded an overall grade of B-, which is a good grade. This grade was right in line with the city grade in Wilmington. The best part of this place's report card is is its inspection score. We discuss inspections in the next paragraph.
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Azalea Health & Rehab Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Individual
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
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Facility Inspections
To go along with its relatively modest overall grade, we gave this facility an A- for our inspections rating. This grade is far more impressive than the facility's overall grade. Our inspection ratings weigh a host of factors included in a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher scores in this area usually have few of these severe deficiencies. Fortunately, although this nursing home had some minor dings on its inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you that the inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Remember that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in this industry.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home also received a positive grade in our short-term care category. We awarded this nursing home an above average grade of B+ in this area. Short-term care grades are commonly employed to score a nursing home's performance with rehabilitation. To provide quality rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally must feature higher levels of highly skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other types of therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. However, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we considered the number of patients who ultimately returned home from this facility. We found that 5.6 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
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Nurse Quality
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. There are a number of datapoints included in this area. Many of these subcategories relate to nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well in the area of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility's worst area is long-term care, which is the last area we looked at. In this category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of D. In a long-term care setting, the facility's primary goal is to maintain patients' quality of life and keep them safe. In addition to considering the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. Fortunately, this facility vaccinated 97.34513 percent of its residents, which is a very solid percentage. Surprisingly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home had fewer hospitalizations than most nursing homes. Unfortunately, a few 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.
Azalea Health & Rehab Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Azalea Health & Rehab Center, 2.66% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure measures the percent of long-term care residents who have new or worsened pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a solid barometer of nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Azalea Health & Rehab Center, 3.98% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term care patients who have suffered a fall which resulted in severe injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be a sign of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Azalea Health & Rehab Center, 5.36% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely linked to a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this statistic may also be misleading for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Azalea Health & Rehab Center, 9.68% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of residents given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed to residents for many medical conditions, including cognitive disorders. Unfortunately, in some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Azalea Health & Rehab Center, 22.6% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are prescribed to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Azalea Health & Rehab Center, 0.99% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients showing depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Azalea Health & Rehab Center, 98.67% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Azalea Health & Rehab Center, 15.2% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and eating. Many in the industry would argue this is a measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Azalea Health & Rehab Center, 17.28% of Residents
Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who retained mobility levels.
Hospitalizations
In Azalea Health & Rehab Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric tracks the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Azalea Health & Rehab Center, 17.28% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Azalea Health & Rehab Center, 14.36% of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Azalea Health & Rehab Center, 63.31% of Resident
This is the percentage of short-term stay patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Scores for Wilmington, NC
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
Looking for more options? Wilmington, North Carolina has 5 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