Forrest Oakes Healthcare Center is in Albemarle, North Carolina, a city with 26,760 people. Our scoring system was not very kind to this facility, as it received an overall grade of F. At the end of the day, you would be better off to avoid of this facility. 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
Forrest Oakes Healthcare Center
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
While we graded this nursing home incredibly poorly overall, it actually received a relatively impressive inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our better grades in that area with a B+. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in computing our inspection scores. One critical factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more important than the number of deficiencies, as some end up being relatively insignificant. While this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. A few minor deficiencies are not necessarily the end of the world.
Short-term Care Quality
Remarkably, we gave this facility a grade of C for its short-term care grade, which really isn't too bad of a score. Our short-term care ratings are crucial for residents in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically mandates additional skilled nursing. This means a broad range of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Unfortunately, we found that this facility provided fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other facilities. The more important thing is determining what effect this had on quality of care. The last item we considered in this category is the percentage of residents that returned home from the facility. We found that just 5.4 percent of this facility's patients returned home. Unfortunately, this was below the national average.
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Long-term Care Quality
Turning to the area of long-term care, this nursing home was given a grade of just D in this area. In a long-term care environment, the primary goal is to keep patients as healthy and safe as possible. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate patients. After looking at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination data. We were pleased to discover that this facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Surprisingly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.04 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home has less hospitalizations than most nursing homes. Sadly, a few of its other scores in this category weren't as favorable as these.
Nurse Quality
The last category we assessed was nursing. This facility received a bottom of the barrel grade of F in that category. There are quite a few criteria included in this area. Most of these subcategories reflect the quantity of nurse staffing. This place averaged just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient each day. This is a very low total compared to most nursing homes. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing scores. This nursing home fared well in terms of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Forrest Oakes Healthcare Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Forrest Oakes Healthcare Center, 10.09% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols can reduce the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Forrest Oakes Healthcare Center, 3.86% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term patients who experienced falls leading to serious injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be a sign of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Forrest Oakes Healthcare Center, 3.21% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of nursing care . UTI's are often associated with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this metric could be skewed for certain facilities due to different reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Forrest Oakes Healthcare Center, 11.74% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to residents for many medical conditions, including dementia. Unfortunately, in limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Forrest Oakes Healthcare Center, 22.05% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay residents who were prescribed antianxiety medication. These medications are typically used to treat patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Forrest Oakes Healthcare Center, 3.01% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who are demonstrating signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Forrest Oakes Healthcare Center, 87.89% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Forrest Oakes Healthcare Center, 18.87% Percentage of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term care patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and eating. Some believe that this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Forrest Oakes Healthcare Center, 24.57% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Forrest Oakes Healthcare Center, 1.39 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Forrest Oakes Healthcare Center, 24.57 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Forrest Oakes Healthcare Center, 11.81 Percentage of Patients
This metric measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to assess patient care during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Forrest Oakes Healthcare Center, 72.58% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint measures the percent of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements.
Scores for Albemarle, NC
- Overall Rating has a grade of C
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
Looking for more options? Albemarle, North Carolina has 3 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Atrium Health StanlyAcute Care Hospitals 1.98 miles away301 Yadkin St Albemarle North Carolina 28001Voluntary non-profit - Private(704) 984-4000
- Firsthealth Montgomery Memorial HospCritical Access Hospitals 15.12 miles away520 Allen Street Troy North Carolina 27371Voluntary non-profit - Private(910) 572-1301
Nearby Dialysis
- Bma Albemarle2.73 miles away203 Northeast Connector Albemarle North Carolina 28001Dialysis Stations: 26 (704) 982-6945