Haywood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is one of a mere three facilities located in Waynesville, North Carolina. Sporting an overall rating of B+, we rated this nursing home as the number one facility in Waynesville. An overall grade in this range is a strong indication of a respectable facility. You could definitely do much worse than this facility. This place's strong report card was highlighted by its inspection grade, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
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Haywood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Dialysis Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- Dentistry
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Hemodialysis
- Podiatry
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Radiation Therapy
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Facility Inspections
On top of being a quality facility overall, this place especially excelled in the area of inspections, where it earned an A. Not many nursing homes performed better in this area. Inspection grades weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This facility was hit with 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be major deficiencies. This indicates that the inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies to be an immediate 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 nursing home also earned a grade of B+ for its long-term care rating. This is a well above average score in this area. For prospective patients in need of a permanent place to live as opposed to skilled nursing, long-term care is an important category. On top of looking at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 93.83887 percent of its patients. This is slightly less than we anticipated but still a decent percentage. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Short-term Care Quality
This facility received a favorable short-term care score as well. We awarded it one of our better scores in that area with a grade of B. In calculating our short-term care grades, we analyze the facility's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other highly skilled individuals. This grade is more often than not a reliable assessment of a facility's rehabilitation. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last item we looked at in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We found that 5.1 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Nurse Quality
The last area we analyzed was nursing. In that category, we gave this nursing home a decent grade of B-. This actually turned out to be this nursing home's worst area. Nursing grades are based largely on nurse staffing levels. This facility provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Finally, our nursing ratings also consider some quality-focused measures. We look at the percent of residents who suffered pressure ulcers and major falls. Sometimes these statistics are decent indicators of the quality of nursing care, since superior care tends to reduce these problems.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Haywood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Haywood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 8.74% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that developed new or worsened pressure ulcers . We consider this statistic when determining our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Haywood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 3.79% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents that sustained a fall leading to severe injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Haywood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 1.55% of Patients had UTIs
This figure is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who have suffered from urinary tract infections. Although a higher rate of these infections could reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it can be problematic to compare between facilities due to differing reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Haywood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 9.9% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many patients, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Haywood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 20.29% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients given antianxiety medications. These medications are generally used to treat patients suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Haywood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 24.38% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Haywood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 94.69% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Haywood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 18.14% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Haywood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 17.27% of Residents
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents who maintained mobility. Many in the industry believe that mobility is critical to residents' mental and physical well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Haywood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is critical to maintaining the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Haywood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 17.27% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Haywood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 15.2% of Patients
This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the quality of rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Haywood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 61.53% of Resident
This is the percentage of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of performance with activities of daily living often correlates with superior rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
- Haywood Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 3.17 miles away262 Leroy George Drive Clyde North Carolina 28721Government - Hospital District or Authority(828) 456-7311
- Harris Regional HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.66 miles away68 Hospital Rd Sylva North Carolina 28779Proprietary(828) 586-7000
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita Waynesville Dialysis Center3.71 miles away11 Park Terrace Drive Clyde North Carolina 28721Dialysis Stations: 19 (828) 627-2907
- Sylva Dialysis Center15.1 miles away655 Asheville Highway Sylva North Carolina 28779Dialysis Stations: 16 (828) 586-3340