Hirest Raleigh at Crabtree Valley
3830 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh NC 27612 · (919) 781-4900 · 80.07% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Hirest Raleigh at Crabtree Valley is located in the densely populated metropolitan area of Raleigh, North Carolina. This is a quality facility, with an overall grade of B+. If you take a look at the other options in Raleigh, we are confident you will find this nursing home to be a better option than most nursing homes in the city. We were also pleased to find that this nursing home didn't have any bad scores in any of the major categories. Additional information about its category grades is available below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 134 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
On top of being a strong nursing home overall, this place really excelled in the area of inspections, where it earned an A. Not many nursing homes performed better in that area. Perhaps the most important factor we consider in calculating our inspection scores is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places with higher grades in this category most likely dodged the more severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. Fortunately, although this place had a few minor dings on its report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones found in categories G through L. This means that the government inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. We should point out that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in the industry.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility truly excelled in the area of short-term care, where we gave it a score of A. Few nursing homes performed more favorably in this area. With our short-term care assessment, we attempt to create a meaningful barometer for rehabilitation. In doing so, we analyze a facility's levels of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. We were extremely impressed to find that this facility offers its residents substantially more physical therapist hours than most other nursing homes. The final metric we looked at in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that it performed as well as just about any facility in North Carolina in this area with 69 percent of its patients returning home. For most nursing homes, fewer than half of their short-term residents are able to return home.
Long-term Care Quality
Turning to our third category, this facility also earned a grade of B for its long-term care rating. This is an above average score in this category. Nursing homes that excel in long-term care tend to be well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to residents. In addition to very favorable nursing hour statistics, this facility's vaccination record is first-rate as well. Indeed, this nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia. The last statistic we looked at was the nursing home's hospitalization rate. While it had 2.15 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, its risk adjusted score was close to the middle of the pack due to it having some more complicated patients.
Nurse Quality
The last area we analyzed is nursing. In this category, we awarded this facility an acceptable grade of B-. This actually is this nursing home's worst area. Nursing scores are primarily based on the facility's nurse staffing. With 4.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day, this nursing home surpassed the vast majority of facilities. Lastly, this place fared well in some of the quality measures we looked at. In terms of the number of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, this place beat the national average.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Hirest Raleigh at Crabtree Valley Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents that suffered from a fall which caused severe injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes linked to insufficient hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed to patients for many medical conditions, including cognitive disorders. Unfortunately, in limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are administered to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percentage of patients demonstrating symptoms of depression. High rates of depression may be a sign a less hospitable environment.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This indicates 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 could be a sign of erosion of a resident's medical condition.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Measures the percent of long-term patients that maintained mobility. Some experts believe that mobility is important for patients health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is key to preserving the physical well-being of nursing home residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percentage of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of performance with ADL's often correlates with higher quality rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better