Curis at Wilkesboro Transitional Care & Rehab Cntr
1000 College Street, Wilkesboro NC 28697 · (336) 838-4141 · 73.75% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Curis at Wilkesboro Transitional Care & Rehab Cntr is an average-sized nursing home in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. This nursing home turns out to be a middle of the pack facility, with an overall grade of C. Based on our assessment, this nursing home likely wouldn't be a bad choice. One of the better aspects of this facility's profile is its impressive inspection grade, which we will address in the next paragraph.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 120 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Limited Liability company
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
The main reason this nursing home received a decent overall score is its impeccable health inspections in recent years. We awarded them one of our higher grades in that area, with an A-. This is a much better grade than the facility's overall grade, which was decent but not in the elite range. These inspection grades weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This particular nursing home received 4 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a solid inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.
Short-term Care Quality
Another one of this nursing home's more favorable category scores was in the category of short-term care. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of B. It actually outpaced most facilities in this category. In calculating our short-term care ratings, we analyze a facility's levels of skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other highly trained professionals. This grade is frequently a solid assessment of a facility's ability to rehabilitate patients. This nursing home elevated its grade in this category by offering more care from registered nurses to its residents than the average facility. Lastly, we looked at the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that it performed decently in this area, with 45.6 percent of its patients returning home.
Nurse Quality
We also gave this nursing home a decent score in the category of nursing care, with a grade of B-. Nursing ratings are based in large part on levels of nurse staffing. This place provides 3.3 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis. This is a lower figure than we were hoping for. Finally, our nursing grades also consider some quality-focused metrics. We like to look at the percent of patients who sustained pressure ulcers and major falls. Sometimes these statistics are measures of the quality of nursing care, since better care can reduce these issues.
Long-term Care Quality
The last area we assessed is long-term care. Sadly, it received an abysmal F in this category, which is a rock bottom score. This is obviously a significant disappointment. When facilities receive a score in this range in long-term care it typically means the nursing home did not perform well in our measures relating to patient care. Once we assessed the amount of nursing care, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 92.715225 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Surprisingly, this place actually fared well at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had just 1.56 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. This is its best feature in this category.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Curis at Wilkesboro Transitional Care & Rehab Cntr Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by patients not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are often linked to lower quality nursing care. More supervision can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with insufficient hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are administered to residents for a variety of conditions, including cognitive disorders. Tragically, in some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are commonly used to treat patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who are showing depressive symptoms. Many argue this is a measure of quality of life.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percentage of residents who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is the percent of residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of residents who maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percent of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better