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Signature Healthcare of Chapel Hill

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: C
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1602 E Franklin Street,
Chapel Hill NC 27514

(919) 967-1418

78.14% estimated occupancy 1

Signature Healthcare of Chapel Hill is a senior living facility in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The city has 91,595 people. We awarded it an overall grade of C, which is a middle of the pack score. Based on our analysis, there are definitely much worse nursing homes out there. The best part of this facility's profile is its exemplary inspection reports. We discuss inspections in the next section.

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Podiatry
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Optometry
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Radiation Therapy

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

To go along with its relatively modest overall grade, we gave this facility an A for our inspections rating. This is far more impressive than its overall grade. Perhaps the most critical factor we look at in calculating our inspection ratings is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Facilities with higher scores in this area typically avoided the most severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. While this place had a few deficiencies on its report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' deficiency scale. A couple of minor deficiencies shouldn't stop you from considering a nursing home.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

Another one of this facility's higher category grades came in the category of short-term care. In that category, we awarded this facility a B+. Our short-term care ratings are likely most important for those in need of a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically mandates additional skilled nursing services. This includes not just nursing services, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that this nursing home submitted information on registered nurse or physical therapist staffing. The final datapoint we looked at in this category is the number of patients that eventually returned home from the facility. We found that 6.1 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

Nurse Quality

Grade: D

Another strength of this facility is its favorable grade in nursing. We gave them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of D. Our nursing grade analyzes several subcategories, but the primary one is the level of nurse hours per patient per week. With a meager 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis, this facility's nurse staffing levels were far below average. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in calculating our nursing grades. This facility fared well when it comes to avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these statistics to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: F

Moving on to the final category, this nursing home didn't perform well. With a bottom of the barrel grade of F in long-term care, this was this nursing home's weakest grade. Long-term care ratings in this range generally are a bad sign for the quantity and quality of care provided by nurses and aids. After looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination data. We were a bit concerned this nursing home vaccinated 43.369175 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which happens to be several points less than what we expected. Surprisingly, this place was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility has fewer hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes. This is its best score in this category.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Signature Healthcare of Chapel Hill Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: D

In Signature Healthcare of Chapel Hill, 12.34% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-minus

In Signature Healthcare of Chapel Hill, 1.79% of Patients had Serious Falls

This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term care patients who suffered falls which resulted in severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries could be a sign of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Signature Healthcare of Chapel Hill, 6.18% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often caused by a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this metric may be misleading for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B

In Signature Healthcare of Chapel Hill, 13% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to residents for a variety of conditions, including cognitive disorders. Tragically, in some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Signature Healthcare of Chapel Hill, 21.96% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are commonly prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: C

In Signature Healthcare of Chapel Hill, 9.45% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents who are exhibiting symptoms of depression. Higher levels of depression may reveal lower quality care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: F

In Signature Healthcare of Chapel Hill, 66.85% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-minus

In Signature Healthcare of Chapel Hill, 17.6% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and bathing. Some experts argue this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Signature Healthcare of Chapel Hill, 21.9% of Residents

This is the percentage of residents that maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B

In Signature Healthcare of Chapel Hill, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

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

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Signature Healthcare of Chapel Hill, 21.9% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-minus

In Signature Healthcare of Chapel Hill, 12.94% of Patients

This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: D

In Signature Healthcare of Chapel Hill, 64.56% of Resident

This indicates the percent of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.

Scores for Chapel Hill, NC

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

Looking for more options? Chapel Hill, North Carolina has 3 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • University of North Carolina HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 2.47 miles away101 Manning Drive Chapel Hill North Carolina 27514Government - State(919) 966-4141
  • Duke Regional HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.44 miles away3643 N Roxboro Street Durham North Carolina 27704Government - Local(919) 470-4000
  • WakemedAcute Care Hospitals 19.15 miles away1900 Kildare Farm Road Cary North Carolina 27518Voluntary non-profit - Private(919) 350-2550
  • Rex HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.73 miles away4420 Lake Boone Trail Raleigh North Carolina 27607Government - State(919) 784-3100

Nearby Dialysis

  • Carolina Dialysis Carrboro4.13 miles away105 Renee Lynne Court Carrboro North Carolina 27510CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 41 (919) 966-4359
  • Southpoint Dialysis5 miles away415 W Nc Highway 54 Durham North Carolina 27713CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (919) 544-5536
  • Davita Bull City Dialysis6.61 miles away1306 Morreene Road Durham North Carolina 27705Dialysis Stations: 15 (919) 381-4865
  • West Pettigrew Dialysis Center7.62 miles away1507 W Pettigrew Street Durham North Carolina 27705Dialysis Stations: 24 (919) 286-4777
  • Durham West Dialysis7.77 miles away4307 Western Park Place Suite 8 Durham North Carolina 27705CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (919) 384-0712
  • Fms South Durham Dialysis Center8.1 miles away3516 Tricenter Blvd Durham North Carolina 27713CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (919) 544-3451
  • Durham Dialysis8.58 miles away201 Hood Street Durham North Carolina 27701CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (919) 680-0002
  • Fmc Dialysis Services of Briggs Avenue8.87 miles away1209 South Briggs Avenue Durham North Carolina 27703CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 29 (919) 598-9992