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The Brian Center

Nursing Home

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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100 Alleghany Regional Hospital Lane,
Low Moor VA 24457

(540) 862-3610

94.49% estimated occupancy ¹

The Brian Center is an average-sized non-profit nursing home located in Low Moor, Virginia. This facility appears to be one of the higher-rated facilities we assessed. A grade of this caliber requires first-rate scores across the board. In fact, we ranked this nursing home in the top third of all nursing homes in the nation. The best part of this facility's strong profile is its inspection grade. We discuss inspections in the next paragraph

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

Specialized Services

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

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Facility Inspections

To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. Our inspection scores are tied to items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that excel in this area typically have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. While this place had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Short-term Care Quality

Adding to its high-end assessment, this nursing home also was given a strong short-term care score, with a grade of A-. With our short-term care category, we endeavor to craft a sound gauge for rehabilitation services. In this process, we analyze a nursing home's scope of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. However, based on the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last measure we assessed in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that 5.4 percent of this nursing home's patients were able to return home.

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Long-term Care Quality

In addition, this nursing home also was given favorable long-term care scores this year. Indeed, we awarded it one of our higher scores in that category, with a grade of B+. When nursing homes receive this kind of grade in long-term care it is typically a good sign for patient care and indicates that the place is well-staffed with nurses aids. After assessing the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 98.67257 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is much higher than the average nursing home. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Nurse Quality

The last category we looked at was nursing, where this facility was awarded a B-. While this is its least impressive category score, this is nevertheless not a bad grade. Nursing grades are based largely on nurse staffing levels. This nursing home averages just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. Finally, we look at quality-based metrics, such as the percentage of patients who suffered pressure ulcers and major falls. These statistics are measures of the quality of nursing care.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

The Brian Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In The Brian Center, 12.41% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin caused by remaining in the same position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In The Brian Center, 5.31% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that have had a fall which resulted in severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in computing our nursing grades.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In The Brian Center, 3.18% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections may be linked to poor hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In The Brian Center, 8.04% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are given to residents for many medical conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias. Unfortunately, in some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In The Brian Center, 15.93% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are generally prescribed to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In The Brian Center, 2.82% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents who are exhibiting symptoms of depression. Increased rates of depression could indicate a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In The Brian Center, 98.54% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term care patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In The Brian Center, 12.27% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and eating. Some experts believe that this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In The Brian Center, 10.37% of Residents

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that were able to retain mobility. Many argue that mobility is critical to patients mental and physical well-being.

Hospitalizations

In The Brian Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In The Brian Center, 10.37% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical well-being of patients.