Transitional Health Services of Kannapolis is one of a mere two available nursing homes located in Kannapolis, North Carolina. This nursing home was given an overall grade of B, which is a very respectable grade. Based on our assessment, this nursing home is a good fit for quite a few people. We were also pleased to find that this place didn't have any poor grades in any of the four major categories. Additional information about its category grades is available below.
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Transitional Health Services of Kannapolis
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Updated Apr 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 - Corporation
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
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Facility Inspections
This facility received a quality overall grade as described above, but we especially want to emphasize its excellent inspections in recent years. We awarded them an impressive grade of A- in this category. Perhaps the most important factor we consider in determining our inspection scores is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes with better grades in this area most likely dodged the most severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. While this facility had a few minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are found in categories G through L. This means the inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. We should point out that deficiency-free inspections are rare in the industry.
Long-term Care Quality
Another quality feature for this facility is that it received an above average long-term care grade. Indeed, this turned out to be its second best category score. In this category, we awarded this facility a B+. For prospective patients looking for a permanent place to live rather than rehabilitation, long-term care grades are an important measure. On top of looking at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 92.198586 percent of its residents. This is slightly less than we expected but still a reasonably acceptable percentage. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Nurse Quality
Another one of this facility's impressive category grades came in the area of nursing care. We awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of B. There are many factors within this area. Many of the subcategories are tied to levels of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well in terms of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Short-term Care Quality
The next category we scored is short-term care. We gave this facility a grade of B- in this category. Our short-term care ratings are thought to be more important for those requiring a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally requires higher levels of highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means not only nursing services, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. It doesn't appear that this nursing home provided data regarding its registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The final metric we assessed in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that just 5.3 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is below average.
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, 10% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage caused by remaining in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Transitional Health Services of Kannapolis, 3.84% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients that have had a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are routinely associated with lower levels of patient supervision. Better nursing protocols can limit the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Transitional Health Services of Kannapolis, 3.14% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely linked to lower quality nursing care. Better nursing care can limit the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Note that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Transitional Health Services of Kannapolis, 12.15% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed to residents for a variety of conditions, including dementia. Tragically, in some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Transitional Health Services of Kannapolis, 21.12% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are used to treat residents suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Transitional Health Services of Kannapolis, 3.84% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients demonstrating signs of depression. Increased rates of depression could be an indicator lower quality care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Transitional Health Services of Kannapolis, 88.29% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Transitional Health Services of Kannapolis, 19.92% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's may indicate the deterioration of a resident's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Transitional Health Services of Kannapolis, 21.81% Percentage of Residents
This is the percentage of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Transitional Health Services of Kannapolis, 1.47 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is critical to preserving the physical health of nursing home patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Transitional Health Services of Kannapolis, 21.81 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Transitional Health Services of Kannapolis, 12.78 Percentage of Patients
This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Transitional Health Services of Kannapolis, 73.13% Percentage of Resident
This is a measure of the percentage of short-term patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many would argue this is a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.
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