Brian Center Health & Retirement/Monroe
204 Old Highway 74 East, Monroe NC 28112 · (704) 283-3066 · 66.16% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Brian Center Health & Retirement/Monroe is located in Monroe, North Carolina. The city has 76,676 people. With an overall score of D, this is a lower end facility. Based on our assessment, we'd struggle to recommend this place. The best thing we can say about this nursing home is that it didn't receive any F's in any of the categories we assessed. More information about its category grades can be found below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 60 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
While we were not high on this facility overall, we awarded it an A- for our inspections rating. This score is far more impressive than the facility's overall grade. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing these inspection grades. One key factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is usually more important than the number of deficiencies, as some of these end up being relatively minor. This nursing home was hit with 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be major deficiencies. This indicates that CMS didn't deem any of the deficiencies to be an immediate risk to patient health or safety. A few minor deficiencies aren't the end of the world.
Short-term Care Quality
This facilities second most favorable area is short-term care. We gave it a grade of C in this area. This is basically a middle of the pack grade in this area. Our short-term care ratings are meaningful for people looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally utilizes additional highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes a broad spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other types of therapy. This nursing home elevated its grade in this category by offering more care from registered nurses to its residents than the average facility. The final statistic we assessed in this area is the number of patients that who were able to eventually return home from the nursing home. We found that just 40.6 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home. This figure is below average.
Nurse Quality
Unfortunately, this facility only received a grade of D for its nursing grade, which was actually one of its better category grades. In computing a facility's nursing rating, we weigh the quantity of hours nurses spend with patients as well as the skill levels of the nurses. This facility provided 3.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is below the national average. On top of receiving below average scores for total nursing hours, this facility was a bit less impressive in some of the quality-based metrics we looked at in computing our nursing grades. We looked at the percentage of patients sustaining pressure ulcers and found this nursing home was at roughly 150 percent of the national average in this statistic. This is likely a bad sign when you consider that so many bed sores are believed to be preventable with better nursing care. This statistic dragged down this nursing home's nursing score substantially.
Long-term Care Quality
The next category we rated was long-term care, turned out to be this nursing home's weakest area. We awarded this nursing home a D in this area. In a long-term care setting, the primary goal is to maintain patients' quality of life and keep them safe. On top of considering the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 96 percent of its residents. We were far less impressed with the nursing home's hospitalization rate. We found that this nursing home had 5.29 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is more than double the national average. This is certainly a concerning statistic.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Brian Center Health & Retirement/Monroe Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be an indicator of nursing care . UTI's are routinely associated with a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this metric can be skewed for some facilities due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are administered to residents for many conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Sadly, in limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term care patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are prescribed to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
Measures the percent of long-term stay patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This tells you the percent of residents who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and eating.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that remained mobile levels.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This tells you the percentage of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better