Huntersville Oaks
12019 Verhoeff Drive, Huntersville NC 28078 · (704) 863-1000 · 78.63% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Huntersville Oaks is one of only three facilities located in Huntersville, North Carolina. We awarded this nursing home an acceptable overall grade of B-. Interestingly, it is the number one rated facility in the city. Based on our ratings, this nursing home likely wouldn't be a bad choice. One of the major highlights of this nursing home's profile is its exemplary inspection reports, which is addressed in the next section.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 168 Beds
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Non profit - Other
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
We want to draw your attention to the fact that this nursing home really outperformed its overall grade in the category of inspections. In fact, it received an excellent government inspection report this year. As a result, we gave it one of our best scores in this area with an A. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in calculating our inspection ratings. One key factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some end up being quite minor. Although this place had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were serious based on CMS' scale. A few minor deficiencies are not necessarily the end of the world.
Short-term Care Quality
Another strength of this facility is its impressive score in short-term care. We awarded them one of our more favorable grades in that area, with a grade of A-. In crafting these short-term care ratings, we analyze the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. Our purpose is to create a scale for sizing up the rehabilitation services of various nursing homes. This nursing home elevated its grade in this category by offering more care from registered nurses to its residents than the average facility. The last statistic we looked at in this area is the number of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. It fared as well as just about any facility in North Carolina in this area with 61.2 percent of its residents returning home.
Nurse Quality
This facility's next best category grade came in the area of nursing. In that category, we gave this nursing home a grade of B-. Our nursing grade looks at the facility's nurse staffing levels. We factor in both the levels of skill of the nurses as well as the amount of time spent with residents. This nursing home averages 3.7 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, our nursing score also includes applicable quality-based metrics. While this nursing home excelled in terms of quantity of nursing hours, it fell short in some of the datapoints that focused on quality. This facility's nursing grade was pulled down by poor performance in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers. We found that 12.4 percent of this facility's patients were suffering from pressure ulcers. Since many pressure ulcers could be avoided with good nursing protocols, we reduce a facility's nursing rating when we see this kind of frequency of pressure ulcers.
Long-term Care Quality
Moving on to the last category, this nursing home really didn't perform very well. Due to a bottom of the barrel grade of F in long-term care, this was its poorest category. For patients in need of a permanent place to live rather than rehabilitation, long-term care grades are a key measure. In addition to looking at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 95.671 percent of its residents. To our surprise, this place also keeps its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 1.07 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Sadly, some of its other scores in the category weren't as favorable as these.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Huntersville Oaks Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This figure gauges the percent of long-term patients who suffered falls which caused severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in determining our nursing ratings.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that experienced a UTI. UTI's may be a sign of poor nursing care. However, this statistic may be skewed for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients given antipsychotic medications. These medications may be used for several medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are administered to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
Measures the percent of long-term care patients exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these vaccines critical to patient care.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This metric measures the percent of long-term residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and continence. Some experts argue this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who retained mobility levels.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of long-term care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percentage of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with ADL's often correlates with better rehabilitation.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better