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North Carolina State Veterans Home - Salisbury

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A
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North Carolina State Veterans Home - Salisbury's website

1601 Brenner Ave, Buildng #10,
Salisbury NC 28145

(704) 638-4200

77.77% estimated occupancy 1

North Carolina State Veterans Home - Salisbury is one of seven available nursing homes located in Salisbury, North Carolina. This turns out to be an A rated facility. It was given one of the most impressive ratings that we offer. A grade of this caliber requires top-notch marks across the board. We were not surprised to discover that this turned out to be the number one rated facility in the city. As you can see below, this nursing home performed equally well in our category ratings. In fact, we gave it straight A's!

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Government - State
  • 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
  • Podiatry
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Laboratory
  • X-Ray
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Bariatric Care

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

To pair with a favorable overall grade, we gave this nursing home an A+ for our inspections rating. Perhaps the most significant factor we consider in determining our inspection scores is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Places with better grades in this category most likely dodged the more severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. While this place had a few minor dings on its government inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you that CMS did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

Contributing to its dominant profile, this facility also performed well in our short-term care area. In fact, it received a score of A- for that category. In the area of short-term care, we strive to evaluate indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We assess the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents who ultimately returned home from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A-minus

Adding to its strong resume, this facility also received an excellent nursing score, with a grade of A-. Our nursing score analyzes a handful of subcategories, most of which are tied to nursing hours. This nursing home provides 0.4 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 nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

In the last category we analyzed, this facility was given an impressive grade grade of A- in our long-term care category. With this score, the nursing home wrapped up a straight A profile. Facilities that do well in long-term care tend to be well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to residents. On top of looking at the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 96.53846 percent of its patients. Vaccines are critical to keeping patients out of the hospital. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

North Carolina State Veterans Home - Salisbury Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: F

In North Carolina State Veterans Home - Salisbury, 15.61% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that developed new or worsened pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a great barometer of quality of care.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In North Carolina State Veterans Home - Salisbury, 2.69% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term patients who have experienced a fall leading to major injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be an indicator of lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A-minus

In North Carolina State Veterans Home - Salisbury, 0.8% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients who have sustained UTI's. Although a higher rate of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's nursing care, it can be difficult to compare between facilities due to differing reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-minus

In North Carolina State Veterans Home - Salisbury, 16.6% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In North Carolina State Veterans Home - Salisbury, 26.38% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure tells you the percent of long-term stay residents taking antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In North Carolina State Veterans Home - Salisbury, 2.43% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents exhibiting symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In North Carolina State Veterans Home - Salisbury, 97.55% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: C

In North Carolina State Veterans Home - Salisbury, 18.55% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and continence.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

In North Carolina State Veterans Home - Salisbury, 24.4% of Residents

This is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who remained mobile levels.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B

In North Carolina State Veterans Home - Salisbury, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

In North Carolina State Veterans Home - Salisbury, 24.4% of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical abilities of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-plus

In North Carolina State Veterans Home - Salisbury, 5.15% of Patients

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to gauge the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: F

In North Carolina State Veterans Home - Salisbury, 53.69% of Resident

This is the percent of short-term care residents that experienced 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.

Scores for Salisbury, NC

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus

Looking for more options? Salisbury, North Carolina has 6 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Novant Health Rowan Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.83 miles away612 Mocksville Ave Salisbury North Carolina 28144Voluntary non-profit - Private(704) 210-5000
  • Lexington Memorial Hospital IncAcute Care Hospitals 14 miles away250 Hospital Drive PO Box 1817 Lexington North Carolina 27293Voluntary non-profit - Private(336) 248-5161
  • Davie Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 15.61 miles away223 Hospital Street Mocksville North Carolina 27028Voluntary non-profit - Private(336) 751-8100
  • Carolinas Healthcare System NortheastAcute Care Hospitals 18.61 miles away920 Church St N Concord North Carolina 28025Government - Hospital District or Authority(704) 783-3000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Dialysis Care of Rowan County Inc0.7 miles away111 Dorsett Drive Salisbury North Carolina 28144CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 33 (704) 637-2107
  • Davita Spencer Dialysis4.35 miles away1287 N. Salisbury Avenue Spencer North Carolina 28159Dialysis Stations: 10 (704) 636-3545
  • Dialysis of Kannapolis13.66 miles away1607 North Main Street Kannapolis North Carolina 28081CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (704) 933-0809
  • Lexington Dialysis Center of Wake Forest University14.19 miles away233 Anna Lewis Drive Lexington North Carolina 27292CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 37 (336) 248-6808
  • Copperfield Dialysis16.44 miles away1030 Vinehaven Dr Ne Concord North Carolina 28025CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (704) 795-7552
  • Davie Kidney Center of Wake Forest University17.46 miles away190 Interstate Drive Mocksville North Carolina 27028Dialysis Stations: 13 (336) 753-1210

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  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=345531