Shaire Nursing Center

Updated May 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating

1450 Shaire Center Drive,
Lenoir NC 28645

83% estimated occupancy ¹

Located in Lenoir, North Carolina, Shaire Nursing Center is one of just a few facilities in the area. Sporting an overall rating of A, this facility is ranked among the highest-rated nursing homes we found. We simply can not say enough great things about this nursing home. Headlining this place's exemplary report card is its inspection grade, which is addressed in the next section.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
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Has Resident Council
Has Family Council
For profit - Corporation

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Facility Inspections

One of the reasons this ended up being a quality nursing home is it earned an A+ inspection grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this category. Inspection scores take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can find more information about each of these issues by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Fortunately, although this nursing home had a few minor dings on its government inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those found in categories G through L. This means that the inspectors didn't deem 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.

Long-term Care Quality

Contributing to its high-end assessment, this facility also was awarded a superb long-term care score, with a score of A-. When facilities receive a grade in this range in long-term care it typically means it's well-staffed and is an overall good place to live on a permanent basis. On top of offering well above average levels of nursing care, this facility gave the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its patients. Vaccines are critical to keeping residents out of the hospital. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 1.16 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility had less hospitalizations than the average nursing home.

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Nurse Quality

This facility also excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A-. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. In calculating our nursing grades, we factor in both nursing hours and the training levels of the nurses. This place provided 4.5 hours of nursing care per patient per day. This is an extremely impressive figure which typically correlates with quality care. Lastly, this place also performed well in several of the quality-based metrics we assessed. For example, in terms of the number of its residents sustaining falls leading to major injury, this place performed as well as any facility in North Carolina. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can generally be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Short-term Care Quality

Switching gears to our final area, this facility received a strong short-term care rating. We gave it an A- in this area, giving this facility straight A's. In calculating our short-term care scores, we assess the nursing home's levels of skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other highly trained professionals. This score is frequently a useful assessment of a nursing home's rehabilitation. One reason for this facility's strong score in this category is that it provides more care with registered nurses to its residents than the average nursing home. Lastly, we looked at the number of patients who were able to return home from this facility. We found that it outperformed the overwhelming majority of nursing homes in the nation in this area with 60.7 percent of its residents returning home. This is a significantly higher rate than most facilities.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Shaire Nursing Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Shaire Nursing Center, 10.34% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Shaire Nursing Center, 3.97% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are routinely linked to poor nursing care. More supervision limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Shaire Nursing Center, 3.26% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections could be linked to insufficient hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Shaire Nursing Center, 11.5% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to confirm these medications are being used only where medically required. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Shaire Nursing Center, 22.5% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients receiving antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Shaire Nursing Center, 3.06% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Shaire Nursing Center, 88.86% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these vaccines important for resident well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Shaire Nursing Center, 19.28% Percentage of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that needed increased 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

In Shaire Nursing Center, 26.79% Percentage of Residents

This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients that maintained mobility. Some argue that the ability to move around is important for residents' physical and mental well-being.

Hospitalizations

In Shaire Nursing Center, 1.3 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is critical to maintaining the physical well-being of nursing home residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Shaire Nursing Center, 26.79 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

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

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Shaire Nursing Center, 11.98 Percentage of Patients

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

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Shaire Nursing Center, 72.58% Percentage of Resident

This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some experts argue that this is a reasonable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

Caldwell Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 3.78 miles away321 Mulberry St Sw Lenoir North Carolina 28645Voluntary non-profit - Other(828) 757-5100
Carolinas Healthcare System-Blue RidgeAcute Care Hospitals 11.57 miles away2201 S Sterling St Morganton North Carolina 28655Proprietary(828) 580-5000
Frye Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 13.62 miles away420 N Center St Hickory North Carolina 28601Proprietary(828) 322-6070
Catawba Valley Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 17.96 miles away810 Fairgrove Church Rd Hickory North Carolina 28602Voluntary non-profit - Other(828) 326-3809

Nearby Dialysis

Bma of Lenoir Inc3.76 miles away322 Mulberry Street Sw Lenoir North Carolina 28645CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 34 (828) 754-5322
Bma of Burke County Inc12.87 miles away814 West Union St Morganton North Carolina 28655CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 36 (828) 439-8489
Fmc Dialysis Services of Hickory15.37 miles away1899 Tate Blvd Ste 1103 Hickory North Carolina 28602CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 35 (828) 324-9580
Bio-Medical Applications of North Carolina, Inc.15.37 miles away1899 Tate Blvd Se Suite 2102 Hickory North Carolina 28602Dialysis Stations: 5 (828) 304-0018
Davita Catawba County Dialysis15.42 miles away1900 3rd Avenue Lane Se Hickory North Carolina 28602Dialysis Stations: 10 (828) 304-0102
Fresenius Medical Services of Catawba Valley19.78 miles away301 10th Street Nw Suite C 101 Conover North Carolina 28613CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (828) 464-3830