Harmony Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a large facility in Kinston, North Carolina. This facility was given an overall grade of B, which is a quality grade. Based on our ratings, this place ought to meet the needs of most people. This place is better in some categories than others, but it did not have any weak links in any of our major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
Harmony Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this place also received first-rate health inspections in recent years. We gave it one of our better grades in that area, with an A+. Inspection grades account for a host of factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher scores in this category generally have very few severe deficiencies. This place was assessed 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered severe. This tells you that the inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies to be an imminent risk to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Adding to its profile, this facility also earned a score of B+ for its long-term care rating. This is an above average score in this category. Long-term care ratings in this range generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. Once we looked at the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination data. This nursing home vaccinated 88.948784 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is somewhat lower than we anticipated but still a reasonably acceptable figure. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
This facility was given its next best category score in the area of short-term care. We gave this facility a grade of B- in this area, which is a reasonably acceptable score. In computing our short-term care grades, we scrutinize the nursing home's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other highly trained professionals. This area is generally a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. It does not appear that this facility submitted information about its staffing of registered nurses or physical therapists. The last item we assessed in this area is the percentage of residents that who were able to eventually return home from the facility. We found that just 5.7 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home. Unfortunately, this was below average.
Nurse Quality
Moving on to the final category, this facility was given a decent nursing grade of C. Nursing ratings are primarily tied to a facility's nurse staffing. This nursing home averages just 0.2 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place excelled in some of the quality-based metrics we looked at. It scored well in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Harmony Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Harmony Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 10.09% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely the result of patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care can limit the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Harmony Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 3.86% of Patients had Serious Falls
This gauges the percent of long-term stay patients which suffered falls resulting in major injury. We use this statistic in determining nursing ratings.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Harmony Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 3.21% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often associated with worse hygiene protocols. Closer supervision can reduce the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Keep in mind that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Harmony Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 11.74% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of patients given antipsychotic medications. These drugs may be used for treating a variety of conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Harmony Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 22.05% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic measures the percentage of long-term patients who are administered antianxiety drugs. These medications are given to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Harmony Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 3.01% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients showing symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Harmony Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 87.89% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Harmony Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 18.87% Percentage of Patients
This is the percentage of residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living may be a sign of deterioration of a patient's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Harmony Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 24.57% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percent of patients who retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Harmony Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 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 critical to the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Harmony Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 24.57 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is key to restoring the health of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Harmony Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 11.81 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Harmony Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 72.58% Percentage of Resident
This tells you the percentage of short-term stay patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Unc Lenoir Health CareAcute Care Hospitals 1.31 miles away100 Airport Rd Kinston North Carolina 28501Voluntary non-profit - Private(252) 522-7000
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc of Kinston Dialysis Unit1.86 miles away604 Airport Road Kinston North Carolina 28504CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 39 (252) 522-5725
- Fmc Vernon Dialysis Unit2.48 miles away3101 West New Bern Road Kinston North Carolina 28504Dialysis Stations: 24 (252) 522-1000
- Greene County Dialysis Center12.4 miles away1025 Kingold Blvd Snow Hill North Carolina 28580Dialysis Stations: 21 (252) 747-9987
- Fresenius Medical Care of Ayden17.93 miles away3793 Lee Street Ayden North Carolina 28513Dialysis Stations: 16 (252) 746-9622
- Fmc Dialysis Services of Jones County18.41 miles away110 Industrial Park Drive Trenton North Carolina 28585Dialysis Stations: 10 (252) 448-4575