Brian Center Health & Rehab/Ch is a nursing home located in Charlotte, North Carolina which has 790,689 people. With an overall rating of B-, this looks like a decent nursing home. Even in a city with 20 other nursing homes, this nursing home ought to be a sound option. We were also pleased to discover that this facility was consistent in all four of the other areas we looked at. More information about these categories is available below.
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Brian Center Health & Rehab/Ch
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
To pair with its decent overall grade, we awarded this facility a grade of A+ for its inspection grade. This is far more impressive than its overall score. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in computing our inspection ratings. One of those factors is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some deficiencies are quite insignificant. This particular nursing home received 4 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a good inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.
Short-term Care Quality
In addition, we also wanted to note that this facility received positive short-term care marks in this assessment. We gave them one of our more favorable scores in that category, with a grade of B. This turned out to be the facility's second strongest grade. In calculating our short-term care grades, we look at the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. The goal is to formulate a tool for comparing the rehabilitation services of various facilities. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. However, based on the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we assessed the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 5.4 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
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Nurse Quality
This nursing home's next best category was nursing. We awarded it a grade of C in this category. This is basically a middle of the road grade in this category. The nursing grade analyzes many factors, most of which are associated with levels of nurse staffing. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident daily. This is a relatively low total compared to most other nursing homes. Lastly, our nursing grades also consider quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. Despite not having the most impressive total nursing hours, this nursing home actually performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is typically a good indicator that a facility has quality controls in place. Many falls could be avoided if a facility supplies enough nurses to assist its residents.
Long-term Care Quality
Turning to the final area, this nursing home received a C for long-term care, which is generally a respectable score. In calculating our long-term care ratings, we look at the personal care received by the nursing home's residents. After considering the volume of care provided by nurses, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination record. We were a bit concerned this facility vaccinated just 62.4183 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Fortunately, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.04 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Brian Center Health & Rehab/Ch Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Brian Center Health & Rehab/Ch, 18.78% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin resulting from staying in the same position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Brian Center Health & Rehab/Ch, 1.63% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients that have had a fall which resulted in major injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Brian Center Health & Rehab/Ch, 4.41% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are often caused by lower quality nursing care. However, this statistic could be misleading for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Brian Center Health & Rehab/Ch, 3.4% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many patients, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Brian Center Health & Rehab/Ch, 19.86% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients who were given antianxiety medications. These drugs are generally prescribed to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Brian Center Health & Rehab/Ch, 0% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression. Some believe this is a reliable measure of quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Brian Center Health & Rehab/Ch, 73.08% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Brian Center Health & Rehab/Ch, 8.89% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with ADL's may indicate deterioration of a patient's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Brian Center Health & Rehab/Ch, 18.07% of Residents
This tells you the percentage of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Brian Center Health & Rehab/Ch, 0.04 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Brian Center Health & Rehab/Ch, 18.07% of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Brian Center Health & Rehab/Ch, 3.62% of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Brian Center Health & Rehab/Ch, 65% of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with ADL's often correlates with higher quality rehabilitation.
Scores for Charlotte, 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 B-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
Looking for more options? Charlotte, North Carolina has 19 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Novant Health Presbyterian Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 4.27 miles away200 Hawthorne Lane Box 33549 Charlotte North Carolina 28233Voluntary non-profit - Private(704) 384-4000
- Carolinas Medical Center/Behav HealthAcute Care Hospitals 5.01 miles away1000 Blythe Blvd Charlotte North Carolina 28203Government - Hospital District or Authority(704) 355-2000
- Atrium Health University CityAcute Care Hospitals 7.38 miles away8800 North Tyron Street Charlotte North Carolina 28262Government - Hospital District or Authority(704) 548-6000
- Atrium Health PinevilleAcute Care Hospitals 10.26 miles away10628 Park Rd Charlotte North Carolina 28210Government - Hospital District or Authority(704) 379-5000
- Novant Health Huntersville Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 15.45 miles away10030 Gilead Road Huntersville North Carolina 28078Voluntary non-profit - Private(704) 316-4000
- Carolinas Healthcare System NortheastAcute Care Hospitals 18.32 miles away920 Church St N Concord North Carolina 28025Government - Hospital District or Authority(704) 783-3000
Nearby Dialysis
- Charlotte East Dialysis0.23 miles away5627 Albemarle Rd Charlotte North Carolina 28212CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 26 (704) 535-3962
- Bio-Medical Applications of North Carolina, Inc.1.14 miles away6646 Regal Oaks Drive Charlotte North Carolina 28212Dialysis Stations: 12 (704) 535-7231
- Independent Nephrology Services Charlotte1.14 miles away6646 Regal Oaks Drive Charlotte North Carolina 28212Dialysis Stations: 10 (704) 717-2825
- Fresenius Medical Care Aldersgate2.39 miles away3211 Bishops Way Ln Suite 2000 Charlotte North Carolina 28215Dialysis Stations: 10 (704) 567-2045
- Dsi Charlotte Latrobe Dialysis2.74 miles away3515 Latrobe Drive Charlotte North Carolina 28211Dialysis Stations: 24 (704) 366-5299
- Bma East Charlotte3.86 miles away1334 Central Avenue Charlotte North Carolina 28205CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 26 (704) 334-2226
- Presbyterian Hospital4.18 miles away200 Hawthorne Lane Charlotte North Carolina 28204Dialysis Stations: 13 (704) 384-4034
- Fmc of North Charlotte4.22 miles away5220 N Tryon Street Charlotte North Carolina 28213CMS Rating: 1 stars Dialysis Stations: 40 (704) 596-0680