Carver Living Center is a very-large nursing home located in Durham, North Carolina. Our grading scheme was not kind to this facility, as we gave it an overall grade of F. Durham received a city grade of C, so there are other options in the city worth considering. Despite all this, one of the few highlights of this facility's report card is its strong inspection reports. You can scroll down to learn more about inspections and other category grades
Carver Living Center
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Colostomy Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Catheter Care
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
Although we gave this facility a horrible overall score, we gave it an A- for our inspections score. This score is far more impressive than the nursing home's overall score. Our inspection scores are based on datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Deficiencies are a key thing to look for on these reports. You should especially avoid nursing homes that have severe deficiencies associated with endangerment of patients. While this nursing home had a few minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you CMS didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A couple minor deficiencies are not the end of the world.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we graded this facility so highly is that it earned a very impressive nursing rating. In fact, nursing proved to be its second best category grade. In that category, we awarded this facility an F. There are many criteria within this category. Many of the datapoints reflect the quantity of nurse staffing. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis. This is well below average. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in computing our nursing grades. This place performed well in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls.
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Long-term Care Quality
The next area we looked at is long-term care, where this nursing home was given an F. Long-term care grades in this range generally are a bad sign for the quantity and quality of care provided by nurses and aids, as well as the levels of routine medical care available. On top of considering the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 49.843746 percent of its patients. This is several points lower than what we expected. Surprisingly, this nursing home was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility had fewer hospitalizations than the average nursing home. This is its best score in this category.
Short-term Care Quality
The next area we assessed was short-term care, in which this nursing home received a very poor score in this category also. We gave it an abysmal F in this area, which is definitely very concerning. In the area of short-term care, we endeavor to assess measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We analyze the facility's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. Given its grade in this category, we were not stunned to learn that this nursing home is well below average in terms of the number of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its patients based on the data we assessed. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that just 4.5 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Carver Living Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Carver Living Center, 10.09% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This statistic is an indication of the percent of long-term residents that are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are an indicator of quality of care.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Carver Living Center, 3.86% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term stay residents that sustained a fall resulting in serious injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be an indication of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Carver Living Center, 3.21% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often linked to nursing homes with worse hygiene protocols. Additional nurse staffing can reduce the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. We want to point out that this metric is affected by by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Carver Living Center, 11.74% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure measures the percent of long-term care residents receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Carver Living Center, 22.05% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic measures the percent of long-term residents that were prescribed antianxiety medication. These drugs are commonly given to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Carver Living Center, 3.01% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who are showing depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Carver Living Center, 87.89% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care residents who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home patients, making these vaccines critical to patient safety.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Carver Living Center, 18.87% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint 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 taking medications and continence. Some would argue this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Carver Living Center, 24.57% Percentage of Residents
This metric tracks the percent of long-term care patients who remained mobile levels. Many in the industry would argue that the ability to move around is vital to patients health.
Hospitalizations
In Carver Living Center, 1.39 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is key to the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Carver Living Center, 24.57 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Carver Living Center, 11.81 Percentage of Patients
This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Carver Living Center, 72.58% Percentage of Resident
This is a measure of the percent of short-term residents who saw functional improvements.
Scores for Durham, NC
- Overall Rating has a grade of C
- Nurse Rating has a grade of C
- 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 A-minus
Looking for more options? Durham, North Carolina has 10 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Duke Regional HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.4 miles away3643 N Roxboro Street Durham North Carolina 27704Government - Local(919) 470-4000
- Central Regional HospitalPsychiatric 9.8 miles away300 Veazy Rd Butner North Carolina 27509Voluntary non-profit - Church(919) 764-2000
- University of North Carolina HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.22 miles away101 Manning Drive Chapel Hill North Carolina 27514Government - State(919) 966-4141
- Rex HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.69 miles away4420 Lake Boone Trail Raleigh North Carolina 27607Government - State(919) 784-3100
Nearby Dialysis
- Freedom Lake Dialysis Center0.39 miles away4016 Freedom Lake Drive Durham North Carolina 27704CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (919) 471-1718
- Davita Durham Regional Dialysis0.43 miles away3901 N. Roxboro Street Ste. 108 Durham North Carolina 27704Dialysis Stations: 10 (919) 471-2523
- West Pettigrew Dialysis Center3.29 miles away1507 W Pettigrew Street Durham North Carolina 27705Dialysis Stations: 24 (919) 286-4777
- Davita Downtown Durham Dialysis3.45 miles away1100 N. Miami Blvd Ste. 500a Durham North Carolina 27703Dialysis Stations: 10 (919) 530-1571
- Durham Dialysis3.62 miles away201 Hood Street Durham North Carolina 27701CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (919) 680-0002
- Durham West Dialysis4.18 miles away4307 Western Park Place Suite 8 Durham North Carolina 27705CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (919) 384-0712
- Davita Bull City Dialysis4.29 miles away1306 Morreene Road Durham North Carolina 27705Dialysis Stations: 15 (919) 381-4865
- Fmc Dialysis Services of Briggs Avenue5.21 miles away1209 South Briggs Avenue Durham North Carolina 27703CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 29 (919) 598-9992