Brian Center Health & Retirement/Cabarrus is an average-sized nursing home located in Concord, North Carolina. This isn't a bad nursing home with a C overall grade. This grade is right in line with the city grade in Concord. Based on our ratings, this place has some redeeming qualities. The best part of this facility's report card is is its inspection rating. Inspection reports are discussed in the next paragraph.
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Brian Center Health & Retirement/Cabarrus
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 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 - Corporation
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
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Facility Inspections
In addition to being a respectable facility overall, this place also excelled in the area of inspections, where it received an A-. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Our inspection scores account for several factors found on a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher grades in this area typically have few severe deficiencies. While this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were serious based on CMS' scale. A few minor deficiencies should not stop you from considering a nursing home.
Short-term Care Quality
We also awarded this facility a strong grade in short-term care. This facility received a B in this category, which is one of our more impressive scores. In crafting our short-term care grades, we assess the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The purpose is to formulate a tool for comparing the rehabilitation services of various nursing homes. We weren't able to track down information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 5.7 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
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Long-term Care Quality
Unfortunately, this facility's third highest score was long-term care. As it turns out, with a D in this area, it still performed relatively badly. If you are seeking services other than short-term rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each nursing home's long-term care scores. Once we assessed the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination statistics. We were pleased to learn that this nursing home vaccinated 98.68421 percent of its patients against pneumonia. To our surprise, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home had less hospitalizations than many nursing homes. Unfortunately, some of its other scores in the category were not as favorable as these.
Nurse Quality
The next area we rated was nursing, which turned out to be this nursing home's weakest area. We gave it a lowly F for this category, which is clearly very concerning. Our nursing score assesses many subcategories, most of which are associated with levels of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis. This statistic is well below average. To go along with its low totals in the area of nursing hours per resident, this facility also didn't fare as well in the quality-based measures we looked at in determining our nursing grades. We looked at the percentage of patients experiencing pressure ulcers and major falls. This facility had more pressure ulcers and falls than the average facility.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Brian Center Health & Retirement/Cabarrus Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Brian Center Health & Retirement/Cabarrus, 9.36% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This measures the percent of long-term stay patients that suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a reliable measure of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Brian Center Health & Retirement/Cabarrus, 3.51% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents that sustained a fall which caused severe injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Brian Center Health & Retirement/Cabarrus, 4.04% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely the result of facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Additional nurse staffing can minimize the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Keep in mind that this metric is affected by by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Brian Center Health & Retirement/Cabarrus, 6.05% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. These medications may be used for a variety of medical conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Brian Center Health & Retirement/Cabarrus, 14.81% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are generally used to treat residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Brian Center Health & Retirement/Cabarrus, 0.47% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms. High levels of depression could be an indicator a lower level of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Brian Center Health & Retirement/Cabarrus, 98.56% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Brian Center Health & Retirement/Cabarrus, 11.82% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and bathing. Some experts believe that this is a measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Brian Center Health & Retirement/Cabarrus, 14% of Residents
This tells you the percentage of residents that maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Brian Center Health & Retirement/Cabarrus, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is important to maintaining the physical health of nursing home residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Brian Center Health & Retirement/Cabarrus, 14% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Brian Center Health & Retirement/Cabarrus, 8.03% of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Brian Center Health & Retirement/Cabarrus, 69.88% of Resident
This metric measures the percentage of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements.
Scores for Concord, NC
- Overall Rating has a grade of C
- 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 B-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B
Looking for more options? Concord, North Carolina has 4 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Carolinas Healthcare System NortheastAcute Care Hospitals 1.31 miles away920 Church St N Concord North Carolina 28025Government - Hospital District or Authority(704) 783-3000
- Atrium Health University CityAcute Care Hospitals 13.04 miles away8800 North Tyron Street Charlotte North Carolina 28262Government - Hospital District or Authority(704) 548-6000
- Novant Health Huntersville Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 14.8 miles away10030 Gilead Road Huntersville North Carolina 28078Voluntary non-profit - Private(704) 316-4000
- Lake Norman Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 15.27 miles away171 Fairview Road Mooresville North Carolina 28117Proprietary(704) 660-4000
- Novant Health Rowan Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 17.66 miles away612 Mocksville Ave Salisbury North Carolina 28144Voluntary non-profit - Private(704) 210-5000
Nearby Dialysis
- Copperfield Dialysis1.32 miles away1030 Vinehaven Dr Ne Concord North Carolina 28025CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (704) 795-7552
- Dialysis of Kannapolis4.54 miles away1607 North Main Street Kannapolis North Carolina 28081CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (704) 933-0809
- Harrisburg Dialysis Center6.89 miles away3310 Perry St Concord North Carolina 28027CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (704) 792-1144
- Davita Kidney Care12.33 miles away9562 Rocky River Road Charlotte North Carolina 28215Dialysis Stations: 10 (704) 921-9548
- Dsi Glenwater Dialysis12.78 miles away9030 Glenwater Drive Charlotte North Carolina 28262CMS Rating: 1 stars Dialysis Stations: 42 (704) 503-6900
- Independent Nephrology Services Huntersville14.88 miles away9920 Kincey Avenue Ste 140 Huntersville North Carolina 28078Dialysis Stations: 10 (704) 947-2341
- Huntersville Dialysis15.17 miles away9622 Kincey Ave Huntersville North Carolina 28078Dialysis Stations: 14 (704) 912-3890
- Lake Norman Dialysis Center of Wake Forest University15.73 miles away164 Professional Park Drive Mooresville North Carolina 28117CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (704) 799-1860