Rex Rehab & Nsg Care Center is an average-sized non-profit facility located in Raleigh, North Carolina. Featuring an overall score of A, this facility is ranked among the highest-graded nursing homes we found. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it in the top ten percent of all nursing homes in the United States. One of the major highlights of this nursing home's exemplary report card is its inspection rating. We discuss inspections in the next section.
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Rex Rehab & Nsg Care Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
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Facility Inspections
To go along with a favorable overall grade, we gave this place an A+ for inspections. These inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This facility was assessed 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered severe. This tells you that the inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies to be an imminent risk 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
This facility also was given an A+ short-term care grade, rendering it one of the few nursing homes to be awarded multiple A+ category grades. Our short-term care scores are considered to be most important for folks in need of a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically requires higher levels of highly-skilled nursing. This includes not merely nursing, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 6.5 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
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Long-term Care Quality
The next category we looked at is long-term care. Adding to its first-rate profile, this facility also performed well in this category. In fact, we gave it a grade of of A- for that area. When nursing homes receive a score in this range in this category it generally means it has plenty of staff and is a quality place to live on a permanent basis. In addition to looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients healthy. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Nurse Quality
The final category we assessed was nursing, where this nursing home received an A-. This rounded out a very impressive report card. Few facilities received an A- or better in in each area we assessed. In calculating a facility's nursing grade, we assess the amount of time nurses are seeing residents as well as the skill levels of those nurses. 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 better than average in this area. This is often a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Rex Rehab & Nsg Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Rex Rehab & Nsg Care Center, 12.43% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage caused by remaining in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Rex Rehab & Nsg Care Center, 3.04% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure indicates the percentage of long-term stay patients which had falls which caused serious injury. We use this statistic in determining nursing ratings.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Rex Rehab & Nsg Care Center, 3.08% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely the result of facilities with worst hygiene practices. Better nursing care can reduce the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. We want to point out that this metric is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Rex Rehab & Nsg Care Center, 13.9% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay patients receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Rex Rehab & Nsg Care Center, 10.95% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric tells you the percent of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Rex Rehab & Nsg Care Center, 0% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents showing symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Rex Rehab & Nsg Care Center, 98.32% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home residents, making these vaccines indispensable.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Rex Rehab & Nsg Care Center, 24.24% of Patients
This is the percent of residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Rex Rehab & Nsg Care Center, 52.8% of Residents
This indicates the percent of patients that maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Rex Rehab & Nsg Care Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Rex Rehab & Nsg Care Center, 52.8% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Rex Rehab & Nsg Care Center, 10.82% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to assess short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Rex Rehab & Nsg Care Center, 54.75% of Resident
This is the percent of short-term residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with activities of daily living typically correlates with successful rehabilitation.
Scores for Raleigh, 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
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
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