Magnolia Lane Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a nursing home in Morganton, North Carolina, which has 54,996 people. We gave it an overall grade of C, which is a middle of the road rating. This grade was right in line with the city grade in Morganton, which is admittedly a little below average nationally. This facility didn't fare well in all of our categories, but it didn't receive any rock-bottom grades either. Additional information about its category grades is available below.
Magnolia Lane Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Medication Management
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Pain Management
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
In addition to being a respectable facility overall, this facility really excelled in the area of inspections, where it earned an A. Few facilities performed better in this category. Our inspection ratings are based on many datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that score well in this area tend to have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Although this facility had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were serious based on CMS' deficiency scale. A couple minor deficiencies should not lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home's second best category ended up being its short-term care score, where it was given a B-. In computing our short-term care ratings, we assess the nursing home's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other licensed professionals. This grade is more often than not a solid measure of the facility's ability to rehabilitate patients. Unfortunately, this nursing home was below average in terms of its number of registered nurse and physical therapy hours provided to its patients based on the measures we assessed. The real question is whether this also affected quality of care. The last item we assessed in this area is the number of patients who were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that just 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home. This figure was below the national average.
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Nurse Quality
One of this facility's better category grades was in the area of nursing care. In that area, we gave this facility a grade of C. Our nursing grade consists of quite a few datapoints, many of which are associated with levels of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Lastly, although this place got dinged a bit for nursing hours, it actually excelled in a few of our quality-based metrics. With less than five percent of its patients experiencing pressure ulcers, it did well in this metric.
Long-term Care Quality
The next category we looked at is long-term care, which ended up being a weak link for this nursing home. We gave this facility a grade of just D in long-term care. For patients in need of a permanent place to live rather than rehabilitation, long-term care is a very important category. Once we looked at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination record. We were optimistic to find that this facility vaccinated 97.00599 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Surprisingly, this place also fared well at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0.03 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Unfortunately, some of its other scores in the category weren't as favorable as these.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Magnolia Lane Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Magnolia Lane Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 10.09% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure indicates the percent of long-term residents that have new or worsened pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a solid measure of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Magnolia Lane Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 3.86% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are often associated with poor nursing care. Better nursing protocols can limit the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Magnolia Lane Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 3.21% of Patients had UTIs
This figure is a measure of the percent of long-term residents which have suffered from urinary tract infections. UTI's could be a sign of poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this metric may be skewed for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Magnolia Lane Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 11.74% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may mean a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Magnolia Lane Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 22.05% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who were prescribed antianxiety medication. These drugs are typically given to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Magnolia Lane Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 3.01% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who are exhibiting signs of depression. Higher levels of depression may imply worse patient care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Magnolia Lane Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 87.89% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Magnolia Lane Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 18.87% Percentage of Patients
This is the percent of residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate the deterioration of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Magnolia Lane Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 24.57% Percentage of Residents
This is the percentage of patients who retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Magnolia Lane Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 1.39 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is important to preserving the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Magnolia Lane Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 24.57 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Magnolia Lane Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 11.81 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Magnolia Lane Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 72.58% Percentage of Resident
This is the percent of short-term patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of independence with activities of daily living typically correlates with superior rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Carolinas Healthcare System-Blue RidgeAcute Care Hospitals 1.96 miles away2201 S Sterling St Morganton North Carolina 28655Proprietary(828) 580-5000
- Caldwell Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 15.7 miles away321 Mulberry St Sw Lenoir North Carolina 28645Voluntary non-profit - Other(828) 757-5100
- Mission Hospital McdowellAcute Care Hospitals 18.95 miles away430 Rankin Drive P O Box 730 Marion North Carolina 28752Voluntary non-profit - Private(828) 659-5000
- Frye Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 19.93 miles away420 N Center St Hickory North Carolina 28601Proprietary(828) 322-6070
Nearby Dialysis
- Bma of Burke County Inc1.05 miles away814 West Union St Morganton North Carolina 28655CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 36 (828) 439-8489
- Bma of Lenoir Inc15.68 miles away322 Mulberry Street Sw Lenoir North Carolina 28645CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 34 (828) 754-5322
- Mcdowell County Dialysis19.06 miles away100 Spaulding Road # 2 Marion North Carolina 28752Dialysis Stations: 13 (828) 659-9790