Carver Living Center
303 East Carver Street, Durham NC 27704 · (919) 471-3558 · 79.22% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Carver Living Center is located in the large metropolitan area of Durham, North Carolina. Sporting an overall score of C, we found this facility as one of the top five nursing homes in the city. An overall score in this range is typically a good indicator of an acceptable facility. Based on our assessment, there are certainly far worse facilities out there. One of the better aspects of this nursing home's report card is its impressive inspection grade, which we will address in the next section.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 232 Beds
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For profit - Limited Liability company
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
In addition to being a respectable facility overall, this place also excelled in the area of inspections, where it earned a grade of A-. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. These inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these issues by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This nursing home was assessed 6 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be major deficiencies. This tells you that CMS did not consider any of the deficiencies to be an imminent threat to patient safety or health. A couple minor deficiencies should not stop you from considering a nursing home.
Long-term Care Quality
One of this facility's more favorable category grades was in the area of long-term care. This ended up being its second best category. In that area, we gave this nursing home a grade of B-. For long-term care residents, the primary objective is to maintain residents' quality of life and keep them safe. On top of looking at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. As it turns out, this facility vaccinated just 84.024574 percent of its patients, which is quite a bit lower than we expected. Lastly, we looked at the nursing home's number of hospitalizations. While it had 2.03 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, its risk adjusted score was not as bad.
Nurse Quality
One of this facility's better category grades was in the area of nursing care. In that area, we gave this facility a grade of C. Our nursing rating focuses on the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We consider both the levels of licensure of the nurses and the amount of time spent with patients. This nursing home averages 3.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This place performed well in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home's least impressive area is short-term care, which is the last area we analyzed. For this category, we awarded this facility a D. In determining these short-term care scores, we analyze the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. The objective is to create a scale for comparing the rehabilitation services of various nursing homes. In this facility's case, it looks like it offered fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than a typical facility. The last item we looked at in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that just 47 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Carver Living Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term care patients who had a fall which resulted in serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be an indication of lower levels of patient supervision.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percent of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are linked to inadequate hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric indicates the percent of long-term patients who are given antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior in scenarios where such medications aren't medically required. However, some nursing homes need to rely on these medications due to having more residents suffering from dementia.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This metric measures the percent of long-term residents exhibiting symptoms of depression. Many in the industry argue that this is a reliable measure of quality of care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This tells you the percentage of residents that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This indicates the percent of residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's could be a sign of the decline of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that were able to retain mobility.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is critical to preserving the physical health of patients.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better