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The Oaks at Sweeten Creek

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: D
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3864 Sweeten Creek Road,
Arden NC 28704

(828) 681-0904

80.09% estimated occupancy 1

The Oaks at Sweeten Creek is located in Arden, North Carolina. This city has 18,821 people. Sporting an overall grade of D, this is a lower end facility. Based on our assessment, we would be very reluctant to recommend this place. Finally, inspections was the only shining light in our review of this nursing home. You can find additional information about this category below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Limited Liability company
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Oncology Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

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Facility Inspections

Grade: B-plus

Although we were not high on this nursing home overall, we awarded it a B+ for our inspections category. This grade is much more impressive than the facility's overall score. These inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Fortunately, although this facility had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G through L. This means CMS did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A few minor deficiencies are not necessarily the end of the world.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: D

As it turns out, this nursing home only earned a D for its short-term care grade, which was actually one of its more respectable category scores. Our short-term care ratings are critical for prospective residents in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually mandates additional highly-skilled nursing. This includes a wide range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Not surprisingly, we found that this nursing home offers substantially less registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than the average facility. Finally, we assessed the number of residents who eventually returned home from this facility. This facility didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 5 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was well off the national average.

Nurse Quality

Grade: D

We were surprised to find that this facility also excelled in the category of nursing. In fact, we awarded it an D for that category, which is one of our best grades. Nursing ratings are primarily based on the facility's nurse staffing. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low total compared to most nursing homes. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed well when it comes to minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these metrics to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: F

The next area we scored was long-term care. This nursing home was given a very poor grade of F in this area. In a long-term care environment, the primary objective is to maintain residents' quality of life and keep them safe. On top of looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. Thankfully, this nursing home gave the vaccine to 94.07895 percent of its patients, which is an above average statistic. Surprisingly, this nursing home also fared well at keeping its residents out of the hospital. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Sadly, 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.

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

The Oaks at Sweeten Creek Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In The Oaks at Sweeten Creek, 5% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This gauges the percent of long-term care patients that suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are a great barometer of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In The Oaks at Sweeten Creek, 2.63% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term stay residents who had a fall resulting in major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be a sign of lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-plus

In The Oaks at Sweeten Creek, 1.33% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often associated with worse hygiene protocols. However, this metric may be misleading for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In The Oaks at Sweeten Creek, 11.36% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients given antipsychotic medications. These medications are used for treating a variety of medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In The Oaks at Sweeten Creek, 26.09% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percent of patients given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In The Oaks at Sweeten Creek, 0% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents who are exhibiting signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In The Oaks at Sweeten Creek, 96.74% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home patients, making these vaccines critical to patient well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In The Oaks at Sweeten Creek, 14.53% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term stay patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and eating.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In The Oaks at Sweeten Creek, 21.57% of Residents

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

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In The Oaks at Sweeten Creek, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is critical to the physical well-being of nursing home patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In The Oaks at Sweeten Creek, 21.57% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: C

In The Oaks at Sweeten Creek, 15.31% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to gauge the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: F

In The Oaks at Sweeten Creek, 59.68% of Resident

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many believe this is a reliable measure of rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Park Ridge HealthAcute Care Hospitals 5.43 miles away100 Hospital Drive Hendersonville North Carolina 28792Voluntary non-profit - Private(828) 684-8501
  • Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery CeAcute Care Hospitals 7.82 miles away509 Biltmore Ave Asheville North Carolina 28801Voluntary non-profit - Private(828) 213-1111
  • Margaret R Pardee Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.45 miles away800 N Justice St Hendersonville North Carolina 28791Government - Local(828) 696-1000
  • Transylvania Regional Hospital, IncCritical Access Hospitals 18.69 miles away90 Hospital Drive PO Box 1116 Brevard North Carolina 28712Voluntary non-profit - Private(828) 883-5302

Nearby Dialysis

  • Total Renal Care of North Carolina, LLC8.25 miles away10 Mcdowell Street Suite 110 Asheville North Carolina 28801Dialysis Stations: 10 (828) 255-2839
  • Asheville Kidney Center Inc9.14 miles away1600 Centrepark Dr Asheville North Carolina 28805CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 52 (828) 251-1224
  • Hendersonville Dialysis Center10.33 miles away1250 7th Ave East Hendersonville North Carolina 28792CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (828) 697-1602
  • Weaverville Dialysis14.83 miles away329 Merrimon Avenue Weaverville North Carolina 28787Dialysis Stations: 20 (828) 658-1143