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Clay County Care Center

  • Nursing Home

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
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Clay County Care Center's website

86 Valley Hideaway Drive,
Hayesville NC 28904

(828) 389-9941

71.44% estimated occupancy 1

Clay County Care Center is an average-sized nursing home located in Hayesville, North Carolina. This nursing home is a highly rated facility, with an overall grade of B+. You could certainly do much worse than this facility. This place's strong report card was highlighted by its inspection rating, which you can find in the next paragraph.

Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Bariatric Care

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)
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Facility Inspections

Grade: A+

One of the many reasons this turned out to be a quality nursing home is that it received an A+ inspection grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this critical category. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing these inspection ratings. One critical factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of the deficiencies is arguably more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these end up being relatively minor. This nursing home was assessed 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered to be major deficiencies. This indicates that the inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies to pose an imminent risk to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

This facility was awarded a strong long-term care grade as well. We awarded it one of our higher scores in that category with a grade of B+. Facilities that receive this type of score in long-term care tend to provide consistent around the clock care to ensure residents are kept in good health. In addition to assessing the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is very impressive. Pneumonia is often a life or death ailment for nursing home patients so we strongly prefer when a nursing home does not take any chances. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

This nursing home's next highest category was short-term care. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of B-. Short-term care scores are based in part on the facility's quantity of skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This includes a wide scope of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, not to mention other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final statistic we considered in this category is the percentage of patients that ultimately returned home from the facility. We found that just 4.8 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home. This figure was below average.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

The final area we assessed was nursing. We awarded this nursing home an acceptable score in this area, with a grade of B-. Although this was not as favorable as several of this facility's other scores, it is nevertheless nothing to be ashamed of. In determining a facility's nursing score, we weigh the number of hours nurses commit to residents as well as the levels of training of those nurses. This nursing home averages just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. Finally, while this facility got dinged a bit for nursing hours per resident, it actually excelled in some of our quality-based measures. With less than five percent of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, it performed very well in this subcategory.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Sep 22

Clay County Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: C

In Clay County Care Center, 10.09% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of long-term stay patients that developed pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a reliable barometer of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In Clay County Care Center, 3.86% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of long-term care residents that have sustained a fall resulting in severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be an indicator of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A-minus

In Clay County Care Center, 3.21% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Although a higher rate of these infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it is problematic to compare between nursing homes due to nursing homes having differing reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Clay County Care Center, 11.74% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These drugs are used for a variety of medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Clay County Care Center, 22.05% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients taking antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Clay County Care Center, 3.01% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients demonstrating signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In Clay County Care Center, 87.89% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term residents who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient care.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-minus

In Clay County Care Center, 18.87% Percentage of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term care residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and using the bathroom. Many in the industry would argue this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-minus

In Clay County Care Center, 24.57% Percentage of Residents

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care residents who maintained mobility.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Clay County Care Center, 1.39 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

Measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Clay County Care Center, 24.57 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-plus

In Clay County Care Center, 11.81 Percentage of Patients

This is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In Clay County Care Center, 72.58% Percentage of Resident

This is the percentage of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with activities of daily living typically correlates with successful rehabilitation.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Chatuge Regional HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 7.24 miles away110 S Main Street Hiawassee Georgia 30546Government - Hospital District or Authority(706) 896-2222
  • Murphy Medical Center IncCritical Access Hospitals 9.09 miles away3990 East Us Highway 64 Alt Murphy North Carolina 28906Voluntary non-profit - Private(828) 837-8161
  • Union General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.08 miles away35 Hospital Road Blairsville Georgia 30512Government - Hospital District or Authority(706) 745-2111

Nearby Dialysis

  • Smokey Mountain Dialysis Denovo Facility12.22 miles away1611 Andrews Rd Murphy North Carolina 28906Dialysis Stations: 13 (828) 835-4910
  • Union County Dialysis14.39 miles away72 Appalachian Avenue Blairsville Georgia 30512Dialysis Stations: 17 (706) 835-1925