The Greens at Lincolnton

While we were not high on this nursing home overall, we awarded it a B- for our inspections rating. This score is better than this place's overall grade. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining our inspection scores. One key factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some deficiencies end up being quite minor. While this nursing home had a few minor dings on its government inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are found in categories G through L. This means CMS didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Lastly, this facility was flagged by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. We prefer to avoid facilities with this designation. Please do your best to find an alternative nursing home.

We also awarded this nursing home a middle of the road score in the area of short-term care, where it received a grade of B-. In calculating our short-term care scores, we analyze a nursing home's levels of highly skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other types of therapists. This grade is generally a reliable measure of a facility's ability to rehabilitate patients. Unfortunately, we found that this place provided fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other facilities. The key is determining what effect this had on the quality of care. The last datapoint we considered in this category is the number of residents that returned home from the nursing home. We found that just 5.2 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

The next category we analyzed is long-term care. In that area, we gave this nursing home a decent grade of C. In calculating our long-term care scores, we quantify the nursing home's personal care services. On top of looking at the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 97.61905 percent of its residents, which is higher than the majority of nursing homes. This facility keeps its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

The final category we assessed is nursing. In this category, we gave this nursing home a grade of C. Our nursing rating is primarily based on a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient each day. This is a low total compared to most other nursing homes. Finally, we also considered some quality-based measures in this category. While this facility didn't rank well in terms of its nursing hours per resident, it fared better in some of the quality-based metrics we assessed. In terms of the percentage of its residents experiencing pressure ulcers, this facility performed better than the national average. This is often a reliable indicator that a nursing home has quality controls in place. Pressure ulcers can frequently be prevented with better nursing care.