Three Rivers Health and Rehab is a small nursing home located in Windsor, North Carolina. Featuring an overall rating of B, this facility is a fine option. Based on the data we reviewed, you could do much worse than this nursing home. Fortunately, this place didn't have any weak links in any of the major categories. Additional information about these categories is available below.
Get our free e-book to learn all about your senior care options.
Three Rivers Health and Rehab
- Nursing Home
- Assisted Living
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
Get our free e-book to learn all about your senior care options.
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
In addition to receiving a strong overall score, this facility also earned top notch health inspections in recent years. We gave it one of our better grades in that area, with an A. Our inspection grades account for a host of factors found on a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher grades in this category tend to have very few severe deficiencies. While this facility had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none were serious based on CMS' scale. A few minor deficiencies are not necessarily the end of the world.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility received an impressive short-term care score as well. We gave it one of our higher scores in that area with a score of B. Our short-term care ratings are based on a facility's quantity of highly-skilled highly skilled professionals. This means a vast range of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we looked at the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 5.4 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Does this page answer your questions about Three Rivers Health and Rehab?
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. Our nursing rating assesses the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We look at both the levels of licensure of the nurses and the amount of time spent with residents. This nursing home averages 0.3 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 facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Long-term Care Quality
The next category we rated is long-term care. We awarded it a C in this category. This is not a bad grade in this area. In the area of long-term care, we assess the quantity of care provided by a facility, rather than more sophisticated services. On top of assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents, which is better than the majority of nursing homes. Finally, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Three Rivers Health and Rehab Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Three Rivers Health and Rehab, 10% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents that developed new or worsened pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are a reliable indicator of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Three Rivers Health and Rehab, 3.84% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are often the result of poor nursing care. Better nursing care can reduce the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Three Rivers Health and Rehab, 3.14% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many experts to be an indicator of nursing care . UTI's are routinely linked to lower quality nursing care. However, this statistic could be misleading for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Three Rivers Health and Rehab, 12.15% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Three Rivers Health and Rehab, 21.12% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are given to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Three Rivers Health and Rehab, 3.84% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents showing signs of depression. High rates of depression could indicate worse patient care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Three Rivers Health and Rehab, 88.29% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Three Rivers Health and Rehab, 19.92% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Three Rivers Health and Rehab, 21.81% Percentage of Residents
This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents who retained mobility levels. Many argue that mobility is vital to patients physical and mental health.
Hospitalizations
In Three Rivers Health and Rehab, 1.47 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Three Rivers Health and Rehab, 21.81 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Three Rivers Health and Rehab, 12.78 Percentage of Patients
This tells you 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 Three Rivers Health and Rehab, 73.13% Percentage of Resident
This tells you the percentage of short-term patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.