St Joseph of the Pines Health Center is one of four available facilities in Pinehurst, North Carolina. This facility was given an overall grade of B-, which is a respectable rating. We were somewhat surprised to learn that this is actually rated as the top nursing home in Pinehurst. One of the major highlights of this facility's report card is its exemplary inspection score, which we will address in the next paragraph.
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St Joseph of the Pines Health Center
- Nursing Home
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
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
- Non profit - Corporation
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Facility Inspections
This facility earned a solid overall grade as described above, but we really wanted to point out its nearly flawless health inspection reports in recent years. We gave them an A in this category. Our inspection grades are based on many datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that score well in this category tend to have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. While this nursing home had some minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you that the government inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A couple minor dings are not necessarily something to panic about.
Short-term Care Quality
Turning to the category of short-term care, we awarded this facility a grade of A- in that area. In calculating our short-term care scores, we scrutinize the nursing home's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other licensed professionals. This score is often a useful assessment of the nursing home's rehabilitation. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final datapoint we assessed in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We found that 6.5 percent of this nursing home's patients were able to return home.
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Nurse Quality
This nursing home's nursing grade appears to be one of its better features. The facility received a grade of C in this category. The nursing grade features many factors. The most important variable is the number of hours nurses spend with patients. This nursing home averages just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place surprisingly excelled in some of the quality-based metrics we assessed. It performed well in terms of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home's least impressive area is long-term care, which is the last category we scored. In this category, we gave this nursing home a grade of D. For patients looking for a permanent place to live as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care is a very important category. On top of considering the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 96.42857 percent of its residents. To our surprise, this place also keeps its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had just 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Unfortunately, a few of its other scores in the category were not as favorable as these.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
St Joseph of the Pines Health Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In St Joseph of the Pines Health Center, 15.15% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are often caused by residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols reduces the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In St Joseph of the Pines Health Center, 3.57% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure is an indication of the percentage of long-term care residents which suffered a fall leading to serious injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries could be an indication of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In St Joseph of the Pines Health Center, 4.38% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of residents who suffered from 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 routinely the result of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this statistic can be skewed for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In St Joseph of the Pines Health Center, 7.14% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure gauges the percentage of long-term residents who are prescribed antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior in situations where such drugs are not medically required. However, some facilities need to rely more on these drugs due to an increased number of residents with dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In St Joseph of the Pines Health Center, 9.24% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients that are prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are prescribed to patients suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In St Joseph of the Pines Health Center, 0% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who are showing symptoms of depression. Higher levels of depression may reveal a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In St Joseph of the Pines Health Center, 95.71% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In St Joseph of the Pines Health Center, 20% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and continence. Some experts argue this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In St Joseph of the Pines Health Center, 17.02% of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that retained mobility levels. Many in the industry believe that the ability to move around is important for residents' physical and mental health.
Hospitalizations
In St Joseph of the Pines Health Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is key to maintaining the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In St Joseph of the Pines Health Center, 17.02% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In St Joseph of the Pines Health Center, 11.24% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In St Joseph of the Pines Health Center, 80.64% of Resident
This metric measures the percentage of short-term residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many argue that this is a measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.
Scores for Pinehurst, NC
- Overall Rating has a grade of C
- Nurse Rating has a grade of C
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of D
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
Looking for more options? Pinehurst, North Carolina has 3 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Firsthealth Moore Regional HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.77 miles away155 Memorial Drive Pinehurst North Carolina 28374Voluntary non-profit - Private(910) 715-1000
- Cape Fear Valley Hoke HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.65 miles away210 Medical Pavilion Drive Raeford North Carolina 28376Voluntary non-profit - Private(910) 904-8000
Nearby Dialysis
- Dialysis Care of Moore County Inc4.44 miles away16 Regional Drive Pinehurst North Carolina 28374CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (910) 295-2124
- Southern Pines Dialysis Center4.62 miles away209 Windstar Place Southern Pines North Carolina 28387Dialysis Stations: 15 (910) 692-6218
- Carthage Dialysis7.49 miles away165 Savannah Garden Dr Carthage North Carolina 28327Dialysis Stations: 12 (910) 947-1052
- Bio-Medical Applications of North Carolina, Inc.10.15 miles away290 h.m. Cagle Drive Cameron North Carolina 28326Dialysis Stations: 12 (919) 499-1483
- Dialysis Care of Hoke County Inc18.96 miles away403 South Main Street Raeford North Carolina 28376CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (910) 875-6561