Transitional Health Services of Kannapolis is one of a mere two available nursing homes located in Kannapolis, North Carolina. This nursing home was given a somewhat concerning overall grade of D, which is a relatively poor grade. At the end of the day, we'd struggle to recommend this place. The only positive thing we can say about this facility is that it didn't receive any F's in any of the categories we assessed. Additional information about its category grades is available below.
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Transitional Health Services of Kannapolis
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
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Facility Inspections
Although we were not high on this facility overall, we awarded it a B- for inspections. This score is better than this facility's overall score. We would argue that one of the most important factors in evaluating an inspection report is deficiencies. In this regard, we especially look at the severity of those deficiencies. Fortunately, although this facility had a few minor dings on its government inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you that CMS didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A couple minor deficiencies are not necessarily the end of the world.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home's next best category ended up being short-term care. In that category, we awarded this facility a C. In our short-term care rating, we try to forge a meaningful barometer for rehabilitation services. In doing so, we analyze the facility's levels of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. Unfortunately, we found that this facility provided fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other facilities. The last item we considered in this category is the percentage of residents that who were able to eventually return home from the facility. We found that just 5.2 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
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Long-term Care Quality
Turning to the category of long-term care, this facility was awarded a grade of just D in that category. Facilities that receive this type of score in this category likely don't provide the type of consistent 24/7 care that some other nursing homes offer. On top of looking at the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 86.06272 percent of its residents. This is multiple points lower than the national average. To our surprise, this place was actually decent at keeping its residents out of the hospital. It had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. This is its best score in this category.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home's weakest area is nursing, which is the last category we scored. In this area, we awarded this facility a grade of just D. Our nursing grade looks at the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We weigh both the levels of training of those nurses as well as the number of hours spent with residents. This place offered only 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident daily. This is a very low total compared to most nursing homes. To pair with its subpar totals in the area of nursing hours per resident, this nursing home also did not fare as well in the quality-based measures we looked at in computing our nursing scores. We looked at the percent of patients experiencing major falls and pressure ulcers. This place had more pressure ulcers and falls than the average nursing home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Transitional Health Services of Kannapolis Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Transitional Health Services of Kannapolis, 8.1% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term care patients who are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are an measure of quality of care.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Transitional Health Services of Kannapolis, 3.48% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients that have had a fall resulting in severe injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Transitional Health Services of Kannapolis, 2.17% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely linked to nursing homes with worse hygiene protocols. More frequent bathing can limit the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. We want to point out that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Transitional Health Services of Kannapolis, 14.34% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term residents that were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such medications are not medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes may need to rely on these drugs due to having more patients with dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Transitional Health Services of Kannapolis, 24.52% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are given to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Transitional Health Services of Kannapolis, 0% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients demonstrating depressive symptoms. Higher rates of depression may be an indicator lower quality care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Transitional Health Services of Kannapolis, 88.73% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for seniors, making these vaccines critical to patient health.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Transitional Health Services of Kannapolis, 8.4% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate the decline of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Transitional Health Services of Kannapolis, 7.87% of Residents
This is the percentage of residents who maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Transitional Health Services of Kannapolis, 7.87% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Transitional Health Services of Kannapolis, 8.68% of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Transitional Health Services of Kannapolis, 76.24% of Resident
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Carolinas Healthcare System NortheastAcute Care Hospitals 2.05 miles away920 Church St N Concord North Carolina 28025Government - Hospital District or Authority(704) 783-3000
- Atrium Health University CityAcute Care Hospitals 13.79 miles away8800 North Tyron Street Charlotte North Carolina 28262Government - Hospital District or Authority(704) 548-6000
- Lake Norman Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 15.23 miles away171 Fairview Road Mooresville North Carolina 28117Proprietary(704) 660-4000
- Novant Health Huntersville Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 15.25 miles away10030 Gilead Road Huntersville North Carolina 28078Voluntary non-profit - Private(704) 316-4000
- Novant Health Rowan Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 16.88 miles away612 Mocksville Ave Salisbury North Carolina 28144Voluntary non-profit - Private(704) 210-5000
Nearby Dialysis
- Copperfield Dialysis0.91 miles away1030 Vinehaven Dr Ne Concord North Carolina 28025CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (704) 795-7552
- Dialysis of Kannapolis3.86 miles away1607 North Main Street Kannapolis North Carolina 28081CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (704) 933-0809
- Harrisburg Dialysis Center7.66 miles away3310 Perry St Concord North Carolina 28027CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (704) 792-1144
- Davita Kidney Care13.11 miles away9562 Rocky River Road Charlotte North Carolina 28215Dialysis Stations: 10 (704) 921-9548
- Dsi Glenwater Dialysis13.52 miles away9030 Glenwater Drive Charlotte North Carolina 28262CMS Rating: 1 stars Dialysis Stations: 42 (704) 503-6900
- Independent Nephrology Services Huntersville15.34 miles away9920 Kincey Avenue Ste 140 Huntersville North Carolina 28078Dialysis Stations: 10 (704) 947-2341
- Huntersville Dialysis15.63 miles away9622 Kincey Ave Huntersville North Carolina 28078Dialysis Stations: 14 (704) 912-3890
- Lake Norman Dialysis Center of Wake Forest University15.66 miles away164 Professional Park Drive Mooresville North Carolina 28117CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (704) 799-1860