Pisgah Manor Health Care Center is a nursing home in Candler, North Carolina, which has a total of 24,582 people. This nursing home is a solid facility, with an overall grade of B-. This nursing home has a few things going for it. The best part of this place's report card is is its short-term care rating. short-term care grades are discussed in the next paragraph.
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Pisgah Manor Health Care Center
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Aquatic Therapy
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Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home really excelled in the area of short-term care, where it received a grade of A-. Few nursing homes fared better in this category. If it was not for this grade, this facility's overall grade would have been much worse. Short-term care ratings are important for patients requiring rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally requires higher levels of skilled nursing services. This means a broad scope of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of patients that were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 5.3 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.
Facility Inspections
Inspections is another area where this nursing home excelled. We gave this nursing home an B+ for our inspections category. This score is far more impressive than its overall score. These inspection grades weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these issues by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.
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Nurse Quality
In addition, we awarded this nursing home a grade of B in our nursing category. This is one of our better grades. We weighed the levels of nurses employed by the facility, as well as the quantity of hours the nurses worked with patients, in computing our rating in this area. This nursing home averages 0.2 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well in the area of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Long-term Care Quality
Turning to our fourth area, this facility did not perform very well. With a very poor grade of F in long-term care, this was this nursing home's poorest area. Facilities that don't score well in this category often don't provide as much nursing care and also may be struggling in some of the areas of routine personal care we looked at. After we finished looking at the quantity of nursing care, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination record. We were a bit concerned this nursing home vaccinated a relatively low 86.07595 percent of its residents against pneumonia. To our surprise, this place was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home has less hospitalizations than many nursing homes. This was its best feature in this category.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Pisgah Manor Health Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Pisgah Manor Health Care Center, 6.73% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often the result of patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care can reduce the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Pisgah Manor Health Care Center, 4.11% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are often the result of poor nursing care. Better nursing care can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Pisgah Manor Health Care Center, 13.73% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections could be associated with poorer hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Pisgah Manor Health Care Center, 9.72% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are given to patients for a variety of conditions, such as dementia. Tragically, in limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Pisgah Manor Health Care Center, 19.49% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care residents which were prescribed antianxiety medication. These drugs are commonly given to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Pisgah Manor Health Care Center, 6.51% of Patients
This is the percent of residents showing symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Pisgah Manor Health Care Center, 90.69% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines critical to patient health.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Pisgah Manor Health Care Center, 19.93% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and eating. Many argue this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Pisgah Manor Health Care Center, 15.89% of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that remained mobile levels. Many in the industry would argue that mobility is vital to residents' mental and physical well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Pisgah Manor Health Care Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is important to maintaining the physical health of nursing home residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Pisgah Manor Health Care Center, 15.89% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Pisgah Manor Health Care Center, 11% of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Pisgah Manor Health Care Center, 71.02% of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery CeAcute Care Hospitals 6.96 miles away509 Biltmore Ave Asheville North Carolina 28801Voluntary non-profit - Private(828) 213-1111
- Haywood Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 15.7 miles away262 Leroy George Drive Clyde North Carolina 28721Government - Hospital District or Authority(828) 456-7311
- Park Ridge HealthAcute Care Hospitals 16.01 miles away100 Hospital Drive Hendersonville North Carolina 28792Voluntary non-profit - Private(828) 684-8501
Nearby Dialysis
- Total Renal Care of North Carolina, LLC6.68 miles away10 Mcdowell Street Suite 110 Asheville North Carolina 28801Dialysis Stations: 10 (828) 255-2839
- Asheville Kidney Center Inc8.3 miles away1600 Centrepark Dr Asheville North Carolina 28805CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 52 (828) 251-1224
- Weaverville Dialysis9.17 miles away329 Merrimon Avenue Weaverville North Carolina 28787Dialysis Stations: 20 (828) 658-1143
- Davita Waynesville Dialysis Center15 miles away11 Park Terrace Drive Clyde North Carolina 28721Dialysis Stations: 19 (828) 627-2907