Nc State Veterans Home-Kinston is a senior living facility located in Kinston, North Carolina. This city has a population of 42,031 people. With an overall rating of A-, this is undoubtedly a high quality facility. Not surprisingly, this turned out to be the highest rated nursing home in Kinston. The best part of this facility's impressive profile was its inspection score. Inspection grades are discussed in the next section
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Nc State Veterans Home-Kinston
- Nursing Home
- For people with disabilities
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
Grade: A-minus
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Bariatric Care
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Facility Inspections
Grade: A-plus
We also wanted to point out the fact that this nursing home earned near flawless health inspections recently. We awarded them an A+ in this area. Inspection grades take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these items by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This nursing home was hit with 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This indicates that CMS didn't deem any of these deficiencies to create an immediate risk to patient safety or health. We should note that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in the industry.
Nurse Quality
Grade: A
This facility also excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Nursing scores are mostly tied to a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
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Short-term Care Quality
Grade: A-minus
Turning the page to our third area, this nursing home received first-rate short-term care grade. In fact, we gave it a grade of A- in this category. Our short-term care grades are crucial for residents seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically requires additional skilled nursing services. This includes a broad spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we assessed the number of residents that ultimately returned home from this facility. We found that 4.4 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Long-term Care Quality
Grade: B-minus
The final category we scored is this facility's worst category. However, even in its weakest link we still gave it a respectable grade of B- in our long-term care category. In determining these long-term care grades, we look at the facility's ability to maintain its permanent residents' health and quality of life. After we finished assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination data. We were pleased to learn that this facility vaccinates 99.29078 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Finally, this nursing home was also able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Nc State Veterans Home-Kinston Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: C
In Nc State Veterans Home-Kinston, 10.94% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term residents that have pressure ulcers . We consider this statistic when determining our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: F
In Nc State Veterans Home-Kinston, 7.45% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term patients that have suffered a fall which caused serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be an indication of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: C
In Nc State Veterans Home-Kinston, 3.05% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely the result of worse hygiene protocols. However, this metric could be skewed for certain facilities due to different reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: C
In Nc State Veterans Home-Kinston, 18.86% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic measures the percentage of long-term stay residents receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may mean that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: A-minus
In Nc State Veterans Home-Kinston, 13.21% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are typically given to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: A-minus
In Nc State Veterans Home-Kinston, 1.19% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents demonstrating symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: A-minus
In Nc State Veterans Home-Kinston, 99.32% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: B-minus
In Nc State Veterans Home-Kinston, 15.81% of Patients
This is the percent of patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: B
In Nc State Veterans Home-Kinston, 14.48% of Residents
This tells you the percentage of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
Grade: C
In Nc State Veterans Home-Kinston, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: B
In Nc State Veterans Home-Kinston, 14.48% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Grade: C
In Nc State Veterans Home-Kinston, 16.22% of Patients
This metric measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Grade: A-plus
In Nc State Veterans Home-Kinston, 96.86% of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term residents that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Unc Lenoir Health CareAcute Care Hospitals 2.38 miles away100 Airport Rd Kinston North Carolina 28501Voluntary non-profit - Private(252) 522-7000
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc Vernon Dialysis Unit1.35 miles away3101 West New Bern Road Kinston North Carolina 28504Dialysis Stations: 24 (252) 522-1000
- Fmc of Kinston Dialysis Unit2.18 miles away604 Airport Road Kinston North Carolina 28504CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 39 (252) 522-5725
- Greene County Dialysis Center11.03 miles away1025 Kingold Blvd Snow Hill North Carolina 28580Dialysis Stations: 21 (252) 747-9987
- Fresenius Medical Care of Ayden18.52 miles away3793 Lee Street Ayden North Carolina 28513Dialysis Stations: 16 (252) 746-9622
- Davita Coastal Plain Dialysis18.82 miles away209 Nc Hwy 111 S Goldsboro North Carolina 27534Dialysis Stations: 12 (919) 778-5766
