Brook Stone Living Center is in Pollocksville, North Carolina. We gave this nursing home an overall grade of B. A score of this caliber requires respectable scores in most areas. Based on our assessment, this facility looks like a good fit for most people. Fortunately, this place did not have any weak links in any of the four major categories. Additional information about these categories is available below.
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Brook Stone Living Center
- Nursing Home
- Assisted Living
Updated Apr 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 - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
To pair with its strong overall grade, we awarded this place an A- for the area of inspections. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in calculating these inspection ratings. One critical factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some deficiencies are quite minor. While this place had some minor dings on its inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G through L. This tells you that the government inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Remember that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in the industry.
Long-term Care Quality
Additionally, this facility also received favorable long-term care scores this year. In fact, we gave it one of our better grades in that area, with a score of B. Long-term care ratings of this caliber generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. In addition to assessing the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 99.3007 percent of its patients, which is much higher than the average nursing home. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Nurse Quality
Adding to its profile, this facility also earned a grade of B for its nursing rating. This is a well above average score in this category. The nursing score is based on quite a few factors, but the paramount consideration is the quantity of nurse hours spent with patients. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home the nation in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as having a policy of turning patients more often.
Short-term Care Quality
The final category we scored is short-term care. For that category, we gave this facility a grade of C. In computing our short-term care grades, we size up a facility's levels of skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other highly trained professionals. This category is generally a meaningful measure of the nursing home's ability to rehabilitate patients. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that this nursing home submitted information on registered nurse or physical therapist staffing. The last item we assessed in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that just 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is below average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Brook Stone Living Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Brook Stone Living Center, 10% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage caused by remaining in the same position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Brook Stone Living Center, 3.84% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents that have had a major fall. Falls leading to severe injury are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care . Major falls resulting in injury are often the result of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Brook Stone Living Center, 3.14% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with poorer hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Brook Stone Living Center, 12.15% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. These drugs are sometimes used to treat a variety of conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Brook Stone Living Center, 21.12% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term patients taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Brook Stone Living Center, 3.84% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients who are exhibiting signs of depression. Higher rates of depression may be an indicator a lower level of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Brook Stone Living Center, 88.29% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Brook Stone Living Center, 19.92% Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and bathing. Many in the industry believe this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Brook Stone Living Center, 21.81% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Brook Stone Living Center, 1.47 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is important to maintaining the physical well-being of nursing home residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Brook Stone Living Center, 21.81 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical abilities of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Brook Stone Living Center, 12.78 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the overall quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Brook Stone Living Center, 73.13% Percentage of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term stay patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Carolina East Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 11.98 miles away2000 Neuse Blvd New Bern North Carolina 28560Government - Hospital District or Authority(252) 633-8640
- Onslow Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19 miles away317 Western Boulevard Jacksonville North Carolina 28540Government - Hospital District or Authority(910) 577-2345
- Brynn Marr HospPsychiatric 19.72 miles away192 Village Drive Jacksonville North Carolina 28540Government - Federal(919) 577-1400
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc Dialysis Services of Jones County9.27 miles away110 Industrial Park Drive Trenton North Carolina 28585Dialysis Stations: 10 (252) 448-4575
- New Bern Dialysis11.92 miles away2113 Neuse Blvd New Bern North Carolina 28560CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 37 (252) 633-6303
- Fmc Dialysis of Craven County11.92 miles away2113-B Neuse Blvd New Bern North Carolina 28560Dialysis Stations: 28 (252) 633-3378
- Total Renal Care of North Carolina LLC18.84 miles away14 Office Park Drive Jacksonville North Carolina 28546CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 33 (910) 353-6888