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Brian Center Health & Rehabilation Hickory East

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: C
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3031 Tate Boulevard Se,
Hickory NC 28602

69.8% estimated occupancy 1

Brian Center Health & Rehabilation Hickory East is one of four nursing homes in Hickory, North Carolina. We awarded it an overall grade of C, which is a middle of the pack rating. Based on all of the relevant data, there are certainly far worse places out there. One of the best aspects of this nursing home's profile is its remarkable inspection score, which is addressed 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 - 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
  • Hemodialysis
  • Podiatry
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Laboratory
  • X-Ray
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

The primary reason this turned out to be a decent nursing home is that it earned an elite inspection score. Its inspection score was far better than its overall grade. In our inspections category, we gave it an A. Inspection scores are tied to many datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that excel in this area tend to have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Although this place had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were serious based on CMS' scale. A couple minor deficiencies shouldn't stop you from considering a nursing home.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: D

This nursing home's second best category was short-term care, but it still received just a D in that category. This still happens to be a relatively poor score. Our short-term care ratings are important for individuals requiring rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally utilizes additional skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means a vast spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Considering its grade in this category, we weren't stunned to discover that this nursing home is well below average in terms of the number of registered nurse and physical therapy hours provided to its residents based on the metrics we assessed. Lastly, we assessed the number of patients who ultimately returned home from this nursing home. This nursing home didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 4.4 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was well off the national average.

Nurse Quality

Grade: D

Turning to another strength for this facility, it also received an elite nursing grade. In fact, we gave this nursing home an impressive grade of D. Nursing grades are tied to quality and quantity of nursing care. 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. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing scores. This place fared well when it comes to minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: D

The last category we rated was long-term care, which turned out to be a weak link for this facility. We awarded this nursing home a grade of D in long-term care. For long-term care residents, the primary goal is to maintain patients' quality of life and keep them safe. One of the statistics we considered on top of nursing hours was vaccines. Fortunately, this nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccination to 95.08197 percent of its patients. To our surprise, this facility also fared well at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had just 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Sadly, a few of its other scores in the category were not as favorable as these.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Brian Center Health & Rehabilation Hickory East Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: C

In Brian Center Health & Rehabilation Hickory East, 9.96% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term residents who suffer from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We factor in this statistic in computing both nursing and long-term care grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In Brian Center Health & Rehabilation Hickory East, 2.19% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injuries are considered to be a measure of nursing care . Falls are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: C

In Brian Center Health & Rehabilation Hickory East, 3.02% of Patients had UTIs

This is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who have suffered from urinary tract infections. UTI's could be an indication of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this statistic could be skewed for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Brian Center Health & Rehabilation Hickory East, 8.26% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric tells you the percentage of long-term patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may mean that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior in scenarios where such drugs aren't medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes need to rely on these medications due to having more residents with dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: D

In Brian Center Health & Rehabilation Hickory East, 32.39% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients receiving antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A-minus

In Brian Center Health & Rehabilation Hickory East, 1.13% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients who are showing depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In Brian Center Health & Rehabilation Hickory East, 95.83% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: C

In Brian Center Health & Rehabilation Hickory East, 19.53% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and using the bathroom.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

In Brian Center Health & Rehabilation Hickory East, 27.27% of Residents

This indicates the percentage of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Brian Center Health & Rehabilation Hickory East, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

In Brian Center Health & Rehabilation Hickory East, 27.27% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: F

In Brian Center Health & Rehabilation Hickory East, 23.8% of Patients

This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: C

In Brian Center Health & Rehabilation Hickory East, 69.7% of Resident

This is a measure of the percentage of short-term patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some would argue that this is a reliable measure of rehabilitation services.

Scores for Hickory, NC

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B
  • 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
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus

Looking for more options? Hickory, North Carolina has 3 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Catawba Valley Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.74 miles away810 Fairgrove Church Rd Hickory North Carolina 28602Voluntary non-profit - Other(828) 326-3809
  • Frye Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 3.75 miles away420 N Center St Hickory North Carolina 28601Proprietary(828) 322-6070
  • Atrium Health LincolnAcute Care Hospitals 16.38 miles away433 Mcalister Rd Lincolnton North Carolina 28092Government - Hospital District or Authority(980) 212-2000
  • Caldwell Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.57 miles away321 Mulberry St Sw Lenoir North Carolina 28645Voluntary non-profit - Other(828) 757-5100

Nearby Dialysis

  • Davita Catawba County Dialysis1.89 miles away1900 3rd Avenue Lane Se Hickory North Carolina 28602Dialysis Stations: 10 (828) 304-0102
  • Fmc Dialysis Services of Hickory1.89 miles away1899 Tate Blvd Ste 1103 Hickory North Carolina 28602CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 35 (828) 324-9580
  • Bio-Medical Applications of North Carolina, Inc.1.89 miles away1899 Tate Blvd Se Suite 2102 Hickory North Carolina 28602Dialysis Stations: 5 (828) 304-0018
  • Fresenius Medical Services of Catawba Valley2.98 miles away301 10th Street Nw Suite C 101 Conover North Carolina 28613CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (828) 464-3830
  • Bio-Medical Applications of North Carolina, Inc.5.01 miles away3802 Startown Rd Newton North Carolina 28658Dialysis Stations: 15 (828) 465-2006
  • Fresenius Medical Care of Alexander County13.27 miles away175 Commerce Drive Taylorsville North Carolina 28681Dialysis Stations: 13 (828) 632-3547
  • Fmc Lincolnton Dialysis18.98 miles away1090 S Grove Street Ext Lincolnton North Carolina 28092Dialysis Stations: 30 (704) 736-9300
  • West Iredell Dialysis Center19.38 miles away115 Westbrook Lane stateville North Carolina 28625CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (704) 881-0336

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  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=345232