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Grace Heights Health & Rehab Center

  • Nursing Home
  • Memory Care

Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: C
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109 Foothills Drive,
Morganton NC 28655

(828) 580-7000

83.16% estimated occupancy 1

With an address in Morganton, North Carolina, Grace Heights Health & Rehab Center is the only facility we were able to find in this city. With an overall rating of C, this is likely a solid facility. Based on our assessment, this nursing home should be a solid choice for most people. One of the best aspects of this nursing home's profile is its exemplary inspection reports, which you can find in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Awards

Top Nursing Home in North Carolina badge

Top Nursing Home in North Carolina Awards 2019

Best Nursing Home in Morganton, North Carolina badge

Best Nursing Home in Morganton, North Carolina Awards 2019

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

The primary reason this turned out to be a decent nursing home is that it earned an elite inspection grade. Its inspection grade was far superior to its overall grade. In our inspections category, we gave this facility an A. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining our inspection scores. One key factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some can be relatively minor. While this place had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you CMS did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A couple of minor deficiencies shouldn't lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

This facility received its next best category score in the category of short-term care. We gave this facility a B- in this category, which is a respectable grade. With our short-term care assessment, we endeavor to create a sound gauge for rehabilitation. In doing so, we assess the facility's level of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. Unfortunately, we found that this place provided fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other facilities. Lastly, we looked at the number of patients that ultimately returned home from this nursing home. We found that 5.8 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was well below the national average.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: C

We also awarded this nursing home a middle of the pack score in the area of long-term care, with a grade of C. In a long-term care environment, the primary goal is to keep patients healthy and safe. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate residents. In addition to looking at the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 98.76161 percent of its residents. This place also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Nurse Quality

Grade: F

This facility's worst category is nursing, which is the final area we scored. Sadly, it received a lowly F in this category. Despite some respectable scores in other areas, this score is still disappointing so we wanted to make a note of it. Nursing ratings are mostly tied to a facility's nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in computing our nursing grades. This place performed well when it comes to avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these statistics to be reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18May 23

Grace Heights Health & Rehab Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-plus

In Grace Heights Health & Rehab Center, 10% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols can minimize the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: C

In Grace Heights Health & Rehab Center, 3.84% of Patients had Serious Falls

This figure is a measure of the percent of long-term patients which had a fall leading to major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be an indication of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: C

In Grace Heights Health & Rehab Center, 3.14% of Patients had UTIs

This metric tells you the percentage of long-term care residents which had UTI's. UTI's could be an indicator of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this datapoint can be skewed for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Grace Heights Health & Rehab Center, 12.15% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric gauges the percentage of long-term residents taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Grace Heights Health & Rehab Center, 21.12% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of patients given antianxiety drugs. These medications are typically prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: F

In Grace Heights Health & Rehab Center, 3.84% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents who are demonstrating symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-plus

In Grace Heights Health & Rehab Center, 88.29% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-minus

In Grace Heights Health & Rehab Center, 19.92% Percentage of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and using the bathroom.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Grace Heights Health & Rehab Center, 21.81% Percentage of Residents

This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who were able to retain mobility.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Grace Heights Health & Rehab Center, 1.47 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Grace Heights Health & Rehab Center, 21.81 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B

In Grace Heights Health & Rehab Center, 12.78 Percentage of Patients

This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: C

In Grace Heights Health & Rehab Center, 73.13% Percentage of Resident

This is the percentage of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Carolinas Healthcare System-Blue RidgeAcute Care Hospitals 0.41 miles away2201 S Sterling St Morganton North Carolina 28655Proprietary(828) 580-5000
  • Caldwell Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.39 miles away321 Mulberry St Sw Lenoir North Carolina 28645Voluntary non-profit - Other(828) 757-5100
  • Frye Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 17.63 miles away420 N Center St Hickory North Carolina 28601Proprietary(828) 322-6070

Nearby Dialysis

  • Bma of Burke County Inc3.13 miles away814 West Union St Morganton North Carolina 28655CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 36 (828) 439-8489
  • Bma of Lenoir Inc14.38 miles away322 Mulberry Street Sw Lenoir North Carolina 28645CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 34 (828) 754-5322
  • Davita Catawba County Dialysis19.34 miles away1900 3rd Avenue Lane Se Hickory North Carolina 28602Dialysis Stations: 10 (828) 304-0102
  • Fmc Dialysis Services of Hickory19.4 miles away1899 Tate Blvd Ste 1103 Hickory North Carolina 28602CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 35 (828) 324-9580
  • Bio-Medical Applications of North Carolina, Inc.19.4 miles away1899 Tate Blvd Se Suite 2102 Hickory North Carolina 28602Dialysis Stations: 5 (828) 304-0018

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=345187