Blue Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center is a large nursing home located in Hendersonville, North Carolina. This turns out to be a middle of the pack facility, with an overall grade of C. This place has a few things working in its favor. The best part of this nursing home's report card is is its inspection grade. We discuss inspections in the next paragraph.
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Blue Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
- Home Health Agency
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
Please note our records indicate that Blue Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center has changed ownership recently and while our data on this page is up-to-date there is a chance that the quality of this facility may change under new management.
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- 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 Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
To pair with its relatively modest overall grade, we gave this facility an A- for its inspection grade. This grade is far better than its overall rating. Our inspection ratings account for a host of factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better scores in this area tend to have few severe deficiencies. This facility was assessed 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This tells you that the government inspectors didn't deem any of these deficiencies to create an immediate threat to patient health or safety. A couple minor deficiencies should not lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home performed well in the area of nursing. In fact, we awarded it an B- for that category, which is one of our best grades. The nursing rating is based on many datapoints, most of which are associated with nursing hours. This place provides only 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a somewhat concerning figure which is well below the national average. Lastly, while this nursing home got docked a bit for its nursing hours per resident, it excelled in some of our quality-based measures. With less than five percent of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, it fared remarkably well in this statistic.
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Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home's next best category is long-term care. We awarded it a grade of C in this category. This is essentially a slightly below average score in this area. Long-term care scores are important for prospective residents looking for non-healthcare services such as personal care. In addition to assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. We were a bit worried that this nursing home vaccinated a relatively low 82.25108 percent of its patients. Nevertheless, this nursing home keeps its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Short-term Care Quality
Switching gears to the next area, we gave this facility a D in our short-term care category. This was the nursing home's weakest category grade. Our short-term care ratings are vital for patients in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically requires higher levels of highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes a broad range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Not surprisingly, we found that this facility offers substantially less registered nurse and physical therapist hours per patient than the typical nursing home. Lastly, we considered the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. This definitely wasn't a strength for this nursing home. We found that just 4.5 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home. At most facilities, about half of their patients are able to return home so this is well below average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Blue Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Blue Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center, 4.8% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care residents that suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers . We factor in this statistic in computing both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Blue Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center, 5.63% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are considered to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls which result in injury are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Blue Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center, 1.33% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with inadequate hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Blue Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center, 31.77% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric measures the percent of long-term residents taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Blue Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center, 42.34% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are given to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Blue Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center, 6.14% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents showing signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Blue Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center, 86.51% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Blue Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center, 21.82% of Patients
This is the percent of residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with ADL's could indicate the decline of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Blue Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center, 14.59% of Residents
This is the percentage of patients who maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Blue Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center, 0.64 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Blue Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center, 14.59% of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Nearby Hospitals
- Margaret R Pardee Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.24 miles away800 N Justice St Hendersonville North Carolina 28791Government - Local(828) 696-1000
- Park Ridge HealthAcute Care Hospitals 5.84 miles away100 Hospital Drive Hendersonville North Carolina 28792Voluntary non-profit - Private(828) 684-8501
- Transylvania Regional Hospital, IncCritical Access Hospitals 13.64 miles away90 Hospital Drive PO Box 1116 Brevard North Carolina 28712Voluntary non-profit - Private(828) 883-5302
- St Lukes HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 15.73 miles away101 Hospital Drive Columbus North Carolina 28722Voluntary non-profit - Private(828) 894-3311
- Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery CeAcute Care Hospitals 19 miles away509 Biltmore Ave Asheville North Carolina 28801Voluntary non-profit - Private(828) 213-1111
Nearby Dialysis
- Hendersonville Dialysis Center2.3 miles away1250 7th Ave East Hendersonville North Carolina 28792CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (828) 697-1602
- Total Renal Care of North Carolina, LLC14.87 miles away102 College Station Drive Brevard North Carolina 28712Dialysis Stations: 9 (828) 884-4075
- Dialysis Clinic Inc Landrum19.33 miles away110 Asbury Drive Landrum South Carolina 29356Dialysis Stations: 13 (864) 457-2435
- Total Renal Care of North Carolina, LLC19.42 miles away10 Mcdowell Street Suite 110 Asheville North Carolina 28801Dialysis Stations: 10 (828) 255-2839