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Pruitthealth-Carolina Point

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: D
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5935 Mount Sinai Road,
Durham NC 27705

63.62% estimated occupancy 1

Pruitthealth-Carolina Point is in Durham, North Carolina, which is one of the most densely populated metropolitan areas in the country. Sporting an overall grade of D, this is a lower end facility. Fortunately, this nursing home is one of 11 nursing homes in this city so if you aren't impressed, you should have better options. Despite all this, one of the few highlights of this nursing home's report card is its impressive inspection rating. You can continue reading to learn more about inspections and other category grades

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Phone Placement:
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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management

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Facility Inspections

Grade: B-plus

Although this nursing home's overall grade was not a highlight, it actually received a very good grade in the category of inspections. In fact, we gave it a B+ for that category, which is one of our better scores. These inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these factors by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Although this place had a few deficiencies on its report, none of them were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. A few minor deficiencies are not necessarily the end of the world.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

The second most favorable area we gave this facility in any area came in the category of short-term care, where we gave it a B-. In computing these short-term care grades, we quantify the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The purpose is to create a measure for sizing up the rehabilitation services of different nursing homes. 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 final datapoint we assessed in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that just 4.7 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is actually below average.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

This nursing home actually received a decent grade in the area of nursing as well. We awarded it a grade of B- for that category, which is not a bad score. When calculating our nursing scores, we analyze both staffing levels and the levels of licensure of those nurses. This nursing home averages just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient each day, which is a very low figure. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place actually excelled in some of the quality measures we assessed. It performed well when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: F

Switching gears to the last area, this facility did not perform well in this category either. With a bottom of the barrel grade of F in long-term care, this is about as bad as it gets. When nursing homes receive this type of score in this category it is a bad sign for patient care and it may indicate that the place is not as well-staffed. One of the criteria we considered on top of nursing hours was vaccines. Candidly, we were a bit concerned this nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccination to only 82.37288 percent of its residents. To our surprise, this facility actually fared well at keeping its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had just 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. This was its best feature in this category.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Pruitthealth-Carolina Point Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: D

In Pruitthealth-Carolina Point, 12.67% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage caused by remaining in one position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A

In Pruitthealth-Carolina Point, 1.02% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of patients who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injuries are considered by many experts to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls are routinely the result of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: C

In Pruitthealth-Carolina Point, 3.4% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely caused by facilities with worst hygiene practices. Closer supervision minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Keep in mind that this metric is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

In Pruitthealth-Carolina Point, 19.08% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to residents for a variety of conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias. Tragically, in some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Pruitthealth-Carolina Point, 14.34% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are typically used to treat residents experiencing depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In Pruitthealth-Carolina Point, 4.01% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who are showing symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: C

In Pruitthealth-Carolina Point, 89.89% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term residents who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines vital to patient safety.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: D

In Pruitthealth-Carolina Point, 25.31% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and continence. Some experts would argue that this is a measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-plus

In Pruitthealth-Carolina Point, 37.02% of Residents

This indicates the percent of patients who maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Pruitthealth-Carolina Point, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: F

In Pruitthealth-Carolina Point, 37.02% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: C

In Pruitthealth-Carolina Point, 15.91% of Patients

This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: F

In Pruitthealth-Carolina Point, 56.96% of Resident

Measures the percent of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements.

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 B-plus

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

Nearby Hospitals

  • Duke Regional HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.4 miles away3643 N Roxboro Street Durham North Carolina 27704Government - Local(919) 470-4000
  • University of North Carolina HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.88 miles away101 Manning Drive Chapel Hill North Carolina 27514Government - State(919) 966-4141
  • Central Regional HospitalPsychiatric 16.46 miles away300 Veazy Rd Butner North Carolina 27509Voluntary non-profit - Church(919) 764-2000
  • Rex HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.95 miles away4420 Lake Boone Trail Raleigh North Carolina 27607Government - State(919) 784-3100

Nearby Dialysis

  • Davita Bull City Dialysis2.5 miles away1306 Morreene Road Durham North Carolina 27705Dialysis Stations: 15 (919) 381-4865
  • Durham West Dialysis3.35 miles away4307 Western Park Place Suite 8 Durham North Carolina 27705CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (919) 384-0712
  • West Pettigrew Dialysis Center3.47 miles away1507 W Pettigrew Street Durham North Carolina 27705Dialysis Stations: 24 (919) 286-4777
  • Durham Dialysis5.56 miles away201 Hood Street Durham North Carolina 27701CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (919) 680-0002
  • Southpoint Dialysis6.07 miles away415 W Nc Highway 54 Durham North Carolina 27713CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (919) 544-5536
  • Davita Durham Regional Dialysis6.41 miles away3901 N. Roxboro Street Ste. 108 Durham North Carolina 27704Dialysis Stations: 10 (919) 471-2523
  • Fmc Dialysis Services of Briggs Avenue6.65 miles away1209 South Briggs Avenue Durham North Carolina 27703CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 29 (919) 598-9992
  • Freedom Lake Dialysis Center6.83 miles away4016 Freedom Lake Drive Durham North Carolina 27704CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (919) 471-1718

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=345551