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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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Grade: A
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200 Tabernacle Road,
Black Mountain NC 28711

(828) 669-6473

81.66% estimated occupancy 1

Highland Farms is a small non-profit nursing home located in Black Mountain, North Carolina. This nursing home is an A rated facility, which is one of the top scores that we offer. Indeed, this turned out to be better than many of the nursing homes in Black Mountain, which boasts a decent selection of facilities. One of the best aspects of this nursing home's exemplary report card is its inspection grade. We discuss inspections in the next section.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy

Awards

Top Nursing Home in North Carolina badge

Top Nursing Home in North Carolina Awards 2019

Best Nursing Home in North Carolina badge

Best Nursing Home in North Carolina Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in Black Mountain, North Carolina badge

Best Nursing Home in Black Mountain, North Carolina Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in North Carolina badge

Best Nursing Home in North Carolina Awards 2021

Best Nursing Home in Black Mountain, North Carolina badge

Best Nursing Home in Black Mountain, North Carolina Awards 2021

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

In addition to being an elite nursing home overall, this facility performed well in the area of inspections, where it earned an A+. Very few facilities fared as well in this area. Perhaps the most important factor we consider in calculating our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher scores in this area most likely avoided the more severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. While this place had a few deficiencies on its report, none were serious based on CMS' deficiency scale. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in this industry.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

Among its many elite scores, this facility was awarded a strong short-term care grade. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A in that area. Our short-term care scores are based on a nursing home's quantity of skilled nursing services. This means a broad scope of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, in addition to other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last datapoint we considered in this area is the percentage of residents who ultimately returned home from the facility. We found that 5.5 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A

We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility received an impressive grade of A in our nursing category. Our nursing grade consists of quite a few datapoints, many of which are tied to quantities of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well in the area of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

The final area we analyzed was long-term care. We awarded this nursing home a decent grade in that area, with a grade of B-. While this is not as strong as a few of its other scores, it is nevertheless not the end of the world. In a long-term care environment, the facility's primary goal is to maintain patients' quality of life and keep them safe. On top of assessing the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 85.98726 percent of its residents. This is multiple points below average. Nevertheless, this place keeps its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Highland Farms Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A

In Highland Farms, 3.66% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to remaining in the same position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: F

In Highland Farms, 7.64% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of patients who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls are often the result of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In Highland Farms, 2.21% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often associated with facilities with worst hygiene practices. Closer supervision can minimize the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Note that this datapoint is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A

In Highland Farms, 6.37% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that are given antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such drugs aren't medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes may need to rely more on these drugs due to an increased number of patients suffering from dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Highland Farms, 14.6% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic indicates the percent of long-term patients taking antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-minus

In Highland Farms, 4.41% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who are showing symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: C

In Highland Farms, 92.38% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for seniors, making these types of vaccines important for resident well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: C

In Highland Farms, 20.3% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and eating.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-plus

In Highland Farms, 17.62% of Residents

This indicates the percentage of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Highland Farms, 0.49 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Highland Farms, 17.62% of Residents Rehospitalized

Measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical well-being of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A

In Highland Farms, 7.15% of Patients

This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the quality of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: D

In Highland Farms, 67.69% of Resident

This is a measure of the percent of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements.

Scores for Black Mountain, NC

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A

Looking for more options? Black Mountain, North Carolina has 3 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery CeAcute Care Hospitals 11.42 miles away509 Biltmore Ave Asheville North Carolina 28801Voluntary non-profit - Private(828) 213-1111
  • Park Ridge HealthAcute Care Hospitals 17.36 miles away100 Hospital Drive Hendersonville North Carolina 28792Voluntary non-profit - Private(828) 684-8501
  • Mission Hospital McdowellAcute Care Hospitals 18.84 miles away430 Rankin Drive P O Box 730 Marion North Carolina 28752Voluntary non-profit - Private(828) 659-5000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Asheville Kidney Center Inc10.07 miles away1600 Centrepark Dr Asheville North Carolina 28805CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 52 (828) 251-1224
  • Total Renal Care of North Carolina, LLC11.66 miles away10 Mcdowell Street Suite 110 Asheville North Carolina 28801Dialysis Stations: 10 (828) 255-2839
  • Weaverville Dialysis13.28 miles away329 Merrimon Avenue Weaverville North Carolina 28787Dialysis Stations: 20 (828) 658-1143
  • Mcdowell County Dialysis18.72 miles away100 Spaulding Road # 2 Marion North Carolina 28752Dialysis Stations: 13 (828) 659-9790