Liberty Commons N&R Alamance is a large nursing home in Burlington, North Carolina. This nursing home received an uninspiring overall grade of D in our grading scheme. If you are not satisfied with this facility's rather poor overall grade, you will be pleased to know there are four other nursing homes in Burlington. In spite of all this, this nursing home did just fine in our inspections category, which you can find more information about below.
Liberty Commons N&R Alamance
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pain Management
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
While we were fairly low on this nursing home overall, we awarded it an A for our inspections rating. This score is significantly more impressive than the nursing home's overall grade. Inspection scores are based on items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Deficiencies are an important thing to look for on these reports. You should especially avoid facilities with severe deficiencies linked to endangerment of patients. This facility was assessed 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This indicates that the government inspectors did not consider any of these deficiencies to pose an imminent risk to resident health or safety. A couple minor deficiencies are not the end of the world.
Short-term Care Quality
We awarded this facility just a D for our short-term care rating and that actually wound up as its next most respectable category. In our short-term care assessment, we strive to forge a fair barometer for rehabilitation. In doing so, we assess the nursing home's levels of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. Considering its grade in this category, we weren't stunned to learn that this place was well below average in terms of its number of physical therapy and registered nurse hours offered to its residents based on the measures we assessed. The final datapoint we considered in this category is the number of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that just 5.1 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is well below average. The combination of these subpar statistics doomed this facility's short-term care grade.
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Long-term Care Quality
We awarded this facility just a D for our long-term care score. This is not an impressive grade. Nursing homes that do not fare well in this category typically are not as well-staffed and are lagging in a few of the areas of routine healthcare services we assessed. After looking at the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination statistics. We were concerned by the fact that this facility vaccinated a relatively low 88.03828 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Surprisingly, this facility was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home has fewer hospitalizations than many nursing homes. This was its best score in this category.
Nurse Quality
The final category we rated was nursing. It received a lowly F in this category, which is a poor score. Our nursing rating looks at the nursing home's nurse staffing levels. We factor in both the levels of skill of those nurses and the quantity of hours spent with residents. This nursing home averaged only 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This is a very low total compared to most nursing homes. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in calculating our nursing ratings. This place fared well in the area of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. Many consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Liberty Commons N&R Alamance Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Liberty Commons N&R Alamance, 10.09% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to remaining in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Liberty Commons N&R Alamance, 3.86% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents who have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injury are often caused by poor nursing care. Better nursing protocols reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Liberty Commons N&R Alamance, 3.21% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often associated with poor nursing care. Additional nurse staffing reduces the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Note that this statistic is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Liberty Commons N&R Alamance, 11.74% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. These drugs are sometimes used for several conditions, including cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Liberty Commons N&R Alamance, 22.05% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of patients given antianxiety medications. These medications are generally prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Liberty Commons N&R Alamance, 3.01% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Liberty Commons N&R Alamance, 87.89% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these vaccines important for resident well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Liberty Commons N&R Alamance, 18.87% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and bathing.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Liberty Commons N&R Alamance, 24.57% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percentage of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Liberty Commons N&R Alamance, 24.57 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Liberty Commons N&R Alamance, 11.81 Percentage of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Liberty Commons N&R Alamance, 72.58% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some would argue that this is a reasonable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
Scores for Burlington, NC
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
Looking for more options? Burlington, North Carolina has 4 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Alamance Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.63 miles away1240 Huffman Mill Rd Burlington North Carolina 27216Voluntary non-profit - Private(336) 538-7000
- The Moses H Cone Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 15.95 miles away1200 N Elm St Greensboro North Carolina 27401Voluntary non-profit - Private(336) 832-7000
Nearby Dialysis
- Bma of Burlington Inc0.11 miles away3325 Garden Road Burlington North Carolina 27215CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 45 (336) 524-8989
- Burlington Regional Dialysis2.05 miles away873 Heather Road Burlington North Carolina 27215CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (336) 570-3494
- Davita Glen Raven Dialysis3.3 miles away2210 W. Webb Ave Burlington North Carolina 27217Dialysis Stations: 27 (336) 538-9820
- North Burlington Dialysis5.74 miles away2019 North Church Street Burlington North Carolina 27217CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (336) 227-3450
- Alamance County Dialysis5.8 miles away829 S Main St Graham North Carolina 27253Dialysis Stations: 10 (336) 229-9169
- Fmc of East Greensboro12.06 miles away3839 Burlington Road Greensboro North Carolina 27405CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 39 (336) 358-1233
- Carolina Dialysis of Mebane12.82 miles away1410 South 3rd Street Mebane North Carolina 27302CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (919) 563-2924
- Davita Mebane Dialysis13.3 miles away616 N First Street Mebane North Carolina 27302Dialysis Stations: 10 (919) 463-4500