Trinity Village
1265 21 Street Ne, Hickory NC 28601 · (828) 328-2006 · 117.43% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Trinity Village is located in Hickory, North Carolina. This city has 79,007 people. It looks like this nursing home is among the most elite facilities we looked at. Receiving an A+ in our grading scheme requires top-notch marks across the board. Indeed, this is better than many of the nursing homes in Hickory, which boasts a good selection of nursing homes. One of the major highlights of this nursing home's remarkable report card is its inspection grade. Inspection grades are discussed in the next section.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 82 Beds
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Non profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
On top of being a first rate nursing home overall, this nursing home excelled in the area of inspections, where it received a grade of A+. Very few nursing homes performed this well in this area. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining our inspection scores. One key factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is usually more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some deficiencies can be quite minor. While this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its report, none of them were severe based on CMS' scale. We should note that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in the industry.
Short-term Care Quality
We also wanted to note the fact that this facility performed well in our short-term care category. We gave them an exemplary grade of A+ in this category. Our short-term care scores are based in part on a nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled nursing services. This includes a vast scope of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, not to mention other types of therapy. One of this nursing home's strengths is registered nurse hours. We found that it offers more care from registered nurses to its residents than most facilities. The final statistic we looked at in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return home. We found that it fared as well as just about any facility in North Carolina in this area with 68.4 percent of its residents returning home. With most facilities, less than half of their short-stay residents are able to return home.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home also received a very impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A. Our nursing score is largely tied to a facility's nurse staffing. This place boasts a really impressive 4.9 hours of nursing care per patient each day, of which a significant portion of those hours were provided by registered nurses. This is one of the most highly trained levels of nurses. This is one of the higher totals of nursing hours we found at any facility. On top of providing high levels of nursing care, this place also excelled in several of the quality-based metrics we assessed. With under five percent of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, it fared as well as any place the state in this category.
Long-term Care Quality
In the final category we graded, this facility received an impressive grade grade of B+ in our long-term care category. With this grade, the facility wrapped up a first-rate profile. Facilities that do well in this category tend to provide residents with closer supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. After assessing the impressive nursing hours and other staffing provided by this nursing home, we turned to the facility's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is much higher than most nursing homes. This combination proved to be effective as this place keeps its patients out of the hospital. It had just 1.05 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a significantly better hospitalization rate than the average nursing home.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Trinity Village Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint is an indication of the percentage of long-term care residents who suffered from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into both nursing and long-term care grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This gauges the percentage of long-term residents who had falls which resulted in serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries could be a sign of lower levels of patient supervision.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This tells you the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often associated with facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Better hygiene protocols can limit the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Note that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for UTI's.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are given to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This tells you the percent of residents who are demonstrating signs of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient care.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percent of residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that were able to retain mobility. Many would argue that the ability to move around is critical to residents' mental and physical well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the overall quality of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This is the percentage of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better