Deer Park Health & Rehabilitation is the lone option we identified in Nebo, North Carolina. With a rock bottom overall grade of F, this facility isn't high on our list. This facility didn't have any redeeming qualities. Finally, this facility had an ownership change in the last year, so hopefully its performance improves in the coming year.
Deer Park Health & Rehabilitation
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Please note our records indicate that Deer Park Health & Rehabilitation has changed ownership recently and while our data on this page is up-to-date there is a chance that the quality of this facility may change under new management.
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Other
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
Although we gave this facility a terrible overall grade, we awarded it a B- for our inspections rating. In fact, the facility received very impressive inspection report this year. Our inspection ratings are tied to several items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Deficiencies are an important thing to look for on these inspections. Severe deficiencies indicate a risk to resident safety. This facility was hit with 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be severe deficiencies. This indicates that the government inspectors did not deem any of these deficiencies to cause an immediate threat to patient health or safety. A few minor deficiencies are not the end of the world.
Long-term Care Quality
Sadly, this facility only received a grade of D for its long-term care grade, which ended up being one of its more favorable category scores. Nursing homes that receive this type of grade in this category may not provide the type of consistent 24/7 care that some other facilities offer. Once we assessed the quantity of nursing care, we turned to the facility's vaccination data. Frankly, we were a bit bothered by the fact that this facility vaccinated only 85.756676 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Surprisingly, this nursing home was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home has less hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes. This is its best feature in this category.
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Nurse Quality
In addition, we gave this facility an F in the area of nursing care. The nursing score considers several subcategories. The most heavily weighted variable is the amount of time nurses spent with residents. This facility averaged just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis. This is a very low total compared to most nursing homes. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in calculating our nursing scores. This place fared well in the area of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these metrics to be good measures of the quality of nursing care.
Short-term Care Quality
The final category we graded is short-term care, in which this nursing home received a very poor grade in this area also. Unfortunately, we gave it an abysmal F in this category, which is obviously a major disappointment. Our short-term care ratings are likely most critical for people requiring a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually utilizes more highly-skilled nursing services. This means not only nursing, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. Not surprisingly, we found that this facility provides far less registered nurse and physical therapist hours per patient than the average nursing home. The final item we looked at in this area is the percentage of patients that eventually returned home from the nursing home. This facility struggled quite a bit in this area as well, with just 4.7 percent of its patients returning home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Deer Park Health & Rehabilitation Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Deer Park Health & Rehabilitation, 10.09% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin caused by remaining in the same position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Deer Park Health & Rehabilitation, 3.86% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to severe injury are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls are routinely the result of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Deer Park Health & Rehabilitation, 3.21% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely linked to facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Better hygiene protocols can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. We want to point out that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have varying reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Deer Park Health & Rehabilitation, 11.74% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents which were administered antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior in scenarios where such medications aren't medically required. Nevertheless, some facilities may need to rely more on these drugs due to an increased number of patients suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Deer Park Health & Rehabilitation, 22.05% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients receiving antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Deer Park Health & Rehabilitation, 3.01% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay residents demonstrating signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Deer Park Health & Rehabilitation, 87.89% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for seniors, making these types of vaccines critical to patient well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Deer Park Health & Rehabilitation, 18.87% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and taking a bath. Some experts believe this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Deer Park Health & Rehabilitation, 24.57% Percentage of Residents
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care residents who maintained mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Deer Park Health & Rehabilitation, 1.39 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric tracks the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is important to preserving the physical well-being of nursing home residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Deer Park Health & Rehabilitation, 24.57 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Deer Park Health & Rehabilitation, 11.81 Percentage of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Deer Park Health & Rehabilitation, 72.58% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Mission Hospital McdowellAcute Care Hospitals 7.68 miles away430 Rankin Drive P O Box 730 Marion North Carolina 28752Voluntary non-profit - Private(828) 659-5000
- Carolinas Healthcare System-Blue RidgeAcute Care Hospitals 13.77 miles away2201 S Sterling St Morganton North Carolina 28655Proprietary(828) 580-5000
Nearby Dialysis
- Mcdowell County Dialysis7.82 miles away100 Spaulding Road # 2 Marion North Carolina 28752Dialysis Stations: 13 (828) 659-9790
- Bma of Burke County Inc11.65 miles away814 West Union St Morganton North Carolina 28655CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 36 (828) 439-8489