Universal Health Care/Ramseur is an average-sized nursing home in Ramseur, North Carolina. Our rating scheme was not favorable to this facility, as we gave it an overall grade of F. If you are not satisfied with this facility's pedestrian overall grade, you may have to look in other cities as this is the only nursing home in Ramseur. We were surprised to find that this facility actually received one decent category score in inspections, which you can read more about below.
Universal Health Care/Ramseur
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
While this place's overall grade was as bad as it gets, it actually didn't perform terribly in the area of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a C for that category, which is one of our better scores. Inspection grades account for several factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. This nursing home was assessed 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were in categories G through L. This indicates that it dodged the more ominous categories of deficiencies. Unfortunately, we also need to draw your attention to the fact that this facility received significant government fines in recent years.
Short-term Care Quality
We also wanted to point out that this facility received an F for its short-term care grade. In our short-term care grade, we seek to forge a valuable barometer for rehabilitation services. In doing so, we look at the facility's offerings of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. As you might expect, we learned that this nursing home provides far less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per patient than a typical facility. The last datapoint we considered in this category is the number of patients that ultimately were able to return home from the nursing home. This facility struggled quite a bit in this metric as well, with just 5 percent of its patients returning home.
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Nurse Quality
We also wanted to draw your attention to this facility's poor nursing grade where it received an F. Our nursing score looks at the facility's nurse staffing levels. We look at both the levels of licensure of the nurses and the quantity of hours spent with patients. This place averaged just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient each day. This is an alarmingly low total. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in computing our nursing scores. This nursing home fared well in the area of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers.
Long-term Care Quality
The last area we rated is long-term care. It received a lowly F in this category, which is a bottom of the barrel grade. For prospective patients looking for a permanent residence rather than rehabilitation, long-term care grades are very important. On top of assessing the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. Thankfully, this facility provided the vaccine to 96.15385 percent of its residents, which is an above average total. To our surprise, this facility was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Sadly, a few of its other scores in the category weren't as favorable as these.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Universal Health Care/Ramseur Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Universal Health Care/Ramseur, 10.09% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely the result of patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can limit the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Universal Health Care/Ramseur, 3.86% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay patients that had a fall which resulted in serious injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be a sign of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Universal Health Care/Ramseur, 3.21% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes linked to insufficient hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Universal Health Care/Ramseur, 11.74% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These medications may be used for treating several conditions, such as cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Universal Health Care/Ramseur, 22.05% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents who were given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are given to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Universal Health Care/Ramseur, 3.01% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents who are exhibiting signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Universal Health Care/Ramseur, 87.89% of Patients
This is the percent of patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Universal Health Care/Ramseur, 18.87% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and continence.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Universal Health Care/Ramseur, 24.57% Percentage of Residents
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who remained mobile levels.
Hospitalizations
In Universal Health Care/Ramseur, 1.39 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 Universal Health Care/Ramseur, 24.57 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Universal Health Care/Ramseur, 11.81 Percentage 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 typically a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Universal Health Care/Ramseur, 72.58% Percentage of Resident
This is the percent of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of performance with activities of daily living often correlates with higher quality rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Randolph HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.86 miles away364 White Oak Street Asheboro North Carolina 27204Voluntary non-profit - Private(336) 625-5151
- Chatham Hospital IncCritical Access Hospitals 12.39 miles away475 Progress Blvd Siler City North Carolina 27344Voluntary non-profit - Private(919) 799-4000
Nearby Dialysis
- Bma of Asheboro9.2 miles away187 Browers Chapel Rd. Asheboro North Carolina 27205CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 46 (336) 318-0380
- Carolina Dialysis Siler City10.17 miles away192 Campus Drive Siler City North Carolina 27344CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (919) 663-1054