The Carrington is one of eight nursing homes located in Lynchburg, Virginia. This is a good nursing home with a B overall. This was right in line with the city grade in Lynchburg. In our view, this place is a solid choice for most people. This facility was stronger in some categories than others, but it didn't have any poor grades in any of the major categories discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.
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The Carrington
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
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Facility Inspections
On top of being a strong nursing home overall, this place excelled in our inspections category, where it earned an A. Not many facilities fared better in this area. 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. Although this facility had some deficiencies on its report, none of them were severe based on CMS' scale. A few minor deficiencies are not necessarily something to panic about.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home also received a strong nursing score. In fact, we awarded it an above average grade of B in this area. Nursing grades are primarily based on a nursing home's nurse staffing. 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 well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
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Long-term Care Quality
This facility was given a favorable long-term care grade as well. We gave it one of our better scores in that area with a score of B. Facilities that do well in this category tend to provide residents with closer supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. In addition to considering the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia can be a deadly health condition for nursing home patients so we like it when a nursing home does not take any chances. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Short-term Care Quality
The next category we scored was short-term care. We gave it a B- in this area. This is not a bad grade in this area. Short-term care scores are crucial for people in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally utilizes higher levels of skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means a wide spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the number of patients who ultimately returned home from this facility. We found that 5 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was quite a bit below average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
The Carrington Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In The Carrington, 1.53% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This statistic indicates the percentage of long-term patients who suffer from pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a solid indicator of nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In The Carrington, 4.42% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls leading to injury are routinely the result of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In The Carrington, 0% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that suffered from urinary tract infections. While a higher rate infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it is difficult to compare between nursing homes due to nursing homes having reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In The Carrington, 9.04% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay residents that were given antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such medications are not medically indicated. Nevertheless, some facilities need to rely more on these drugs due to having more patients with Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In The Carrington, 11.31% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric tells you the percent of long-term patients who were prescribed antianxiety medication. These medications are given to patients suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In The Carrington, 11.88% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients exhibiting depressive symptoms. Increased levels of depression could be an indicator worse patient care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In The Carrington, 98.98% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In The Carrington, 25% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's could be a sign of decline of a resident's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In The Carrington, 35.05% of Residents
This tells you the percentage of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In The Carrington, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In The Carrington, 35.05% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In The Carrington, 8.85% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to assess the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In The Carrington, 73.93% of Resident
This tells you the percentage of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Scores for Lynchburg, VA
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- 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-minus
Looking for more options? Lynchburg, Virginia has 7 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Centra Health, IncAcute Care Hospitals 0.67 miles away1901 Tate Springs Road Lynchburg Virginia 24501Voluntary non-profit - Private(434) 200-4789
- Bedford Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.08 miles away1613 Oakwood Street Bedford Virginia 24523Voluntary non-profit - Private(434) 200-6366
Nearby Dialysis
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- Fresenius Kidney Care Lynchburg1.89 miles away3204 Old Forest Rd Lynchburg Virginia 24501Dialysis Stations: 13 (434) 385-5230
- Uva Amherst Dialysis12.58 miles away143 Ambriar Plaza Amherst Virginia 24521CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 26 (434) 946-0089
- Uva - Appomattox Dialysis18.33 miles away7787 Richmond Highway Appomattox Virginia 24522Dialysis Stations: 17 (434) 290-5013