Pettigrew Rehabilitation Center

Nursing Home
Memory Care

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

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Pettigrew Rehabilitation Center's website

1515 W Pettigrew Street,
Durham NC 27705

(919) 286-0751

88.75% estimated occupancy ¹

Note: Pettigrew Rehabilitation Center has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.

Pettigrew Rehabilitation Center is an average-sized facility located in Durham, North Carolina. This nursing home was given an F, which is really a bottom of the barrel score in our grading scheme. Fortunately, this nursing home is one of 11 nursing homes in this city so if you aren't impressed, you should have better options. More information on this nursing home's category grades may be found below. Its best category was inspections, which is addressed in the next paragraph.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Corporation
Offers Hospice
Offers Post-Acute Care
Offers Respite Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab
Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Home Making
Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
Amputee Recovery
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Cardiac Therapy
Hemodialysis
Mental Health
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Pharmacy
Laboratory
X-Ray
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management
Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)

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Facility Inspections

Although we gave this facility a terrible overall grade, we awarded it a B- for our inspections rating. In fact, the facility received very impressive inspection report this year. These inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this nursing home had a few minor dings on its government inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are found in categories G through L. This means that the government inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Lastly, this nursing home was cited by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. This is generally a really bad sign. We would never recommend this facility.

Short-term Care Quality

This nursing home also didn't grade out poorly in the area of short-term care. In fact, we awarded it a C for that area, which is another one of its better grades. Our short-term care ratings are considered to be most meaningful for residents requiring rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation typically requires higher levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes not merely nursing services, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. In this facility's case, we were surprised to learn that it actually provides less registered nurse and physical therapist hours per patient than the average facility. Finally, we looked at the percentage of residents who returned home from this facility. We found that 4.9 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was well below the national average.

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Nurse Quality

We were also surprised to find that this facility received a decent nursing grade this year. We gave it a grade of C in that category. When calculating our nursing grades, we assess both nursing hours and the levels of licensure of those nurses. This nursing home averages 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident each day, which is well below average. Finally, despite not having the most impressive total nursing hours per resident, this facility performed admirably in the metric of preventing major falls. This is typically an indicator that a facility has sufficient quality controls in place.

Long-term Care Quality

The last area we assessed was long-term care, which was a weak link for this facility. We gave this facility a D for the area of long-term care. When facilities receive this kind of score in this category it is a bad sign for patient care and it may indicate that the nursing home is not as well-staffed. After considering the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination statistics. We were concerned by the fact that this nursing home vaccinated only 81.7757 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Surprisingly, this facility was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility had fewer hospitalizations than most nursing homes. This is its best score in this category.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Pettigrew Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Pettigrew Rehabilitation Center, 10.09% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a measure of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often caused by patients staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Pettigrew Rehabilitation Center, 3.86% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of patients who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are often linked to poor nursing care. More supervision reduces the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Pettigrew Rehabilitation Center, 3.21% of Patients had UTIs

This statistic measures the percentage of long-term patients who had a UTI. Although a higher rate infections may reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it can be difficult to compare different nursing homes due to facilities having reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Pettigrew Rehabilitation Center, 11.74% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many patients, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Pettigrew Rehabilitation Center, 22.05% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are administered to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Pettigrew Rehabilitation Center, 3.01% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients who are showing signs of depression. High levels of depression could indicate a less hospitable environment.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Pettigrew Rehabilitation Center, 87.89% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Pettigrew Rehabilitation Center, 18.87% Percentage of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and continence.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Pettigrew Rehabilitation Center, 24.57% Percentage of Residents

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that maintained mobility. Some believe that the ability to move around is critical to patients health.

Hospitalizations

In Pettigrew Rehabilitation Center, 1.39 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care. There is usually a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the overall quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Pettigrew Rehabilitation Center, 24.57 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Pettigrew Rehabilitation Center, 11.81 Percentage of Patients

This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Pettigrew Rehabilitation Center, 72.58% Percentage of Resident

Measures the percent of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some believe this is a measure of rehabilitation services.

Scores for Durham, NC

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

Looking for more options? Durham, North Carolina has 10 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

Duke Regional HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 2.6 miles away3643 N Roxboro Street Durham North Carolina 27704Government - Local(919) 470-4000
University of North Carolina HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.29 miles away101 Manning Drive Chapel Hill North Carolina 27514Government - State(919) 966-4141
Central Regional HospitalPsychiatric 12.75 miles away300 Veazy Rd Butner North Carolina 27509Voluntary non-profit - Church(919) 764-2000
Rex HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 17.66 miles away4420 Lake Boone Trail Raleigh North Carolina 27607Government - State(919) 784-3100
WakemedAcute Care Hospitals 19.86 miles away1900 Kildare Farm Road Cary North Carolina 27518Voluntary non-profit - Private(919) 350-2550

Nearby Dialysis

West Pettigrew Dialysis Center1.37 miles away1507 W Pettigrew Street Durham North Carolina 27705Dialysis Stations: 24 (919) 286-4777
Durham Dialysis1.82 miles away201 Hood Street Durham North Carolina 27701CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (919) 680-0002
Davita Bull City Dialysis1.87 miles away1306 Morreene Road Durham North Carolina 27705Dialysis Stations: 15 (919) 381-4865
Davita Durham Regional Dialysis2.79 miles away3901 N. Roxboro Street Ste. 108 Durham North Carolina 27704Dialysis Stations: 10 (919) 471-2523
Davita Downtown Durham Dialysis2.87 miles away1100 N. Miami Blvd Ste. 500a Durham North Carolina 27703Dialysis Stations: 10 (919) 530-1571
Durham West Dialysis3.12 miles away4307 Western Park Place Suite 8 Durham North Carolina 27705CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (919) 384-0712
Freedom Lake Dialysis Center3.22 miles away4016 Freedom Lake Drive Durham North Carolina 27704CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (919) 471-1718
Fmc Dialysis Services of Briggs Avenue3.53 miles away1209 South Briggs Avenue Durham North Carolina 27703CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 29 (919) 598-9992