White Oak of Waxhaw is located in Waxhaw, North Carolina. It looks like this is a good nursing home. We gave it an overall grade of B, which is a respectable score. Based on our analysis, this place ought to meet the needs of most people. The best part of this nursing home's strong profile was its inspection rating. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section
White Oak of Waxhaw
- 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
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- Wound Care
- Nutritional Counseling
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
One of the reasons this turned out to be a quality facility is that it earned a very impressive inspection score. Inspections is its best category grade. In this area, we awarded it an A+. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating our inspection grades. One key factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some can be relatively minor. This place was assessed 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This means that the inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies an immediate risk to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility received an impressive long-term care grade as well. We awarded it one of our higher scores in that area with a grade of B. When nursing homes receive this type of grade in long-term care it is a good sign for patient care and suggests that the place is well-staffed with nurses aids. After assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 99.609375 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is much higher than the majority of nursing homes. Finally, this place 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 figure.
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Short-term Care Quality
In addition, this facility also was given favorable short-term care scores this year. In fact, we awarded it one of our better grades in that area, with a grade of B. Short-term care grades are typically employed to measure a facility's performance with rehabilitation In order to have high-end rehabilitation services, facilities generally must feature higher levels of highly skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, respiratory therapists and other highly skilled individuals. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. However, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last measure we considered in this area is the percentage of patients that who were able to eventually return home from the facility. We found that 5.7 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.
Nurse Quality
Switching gears to the next category, we gave this nursing home a grade of D in the area of nursing. This is the nursing home's least impressive category rating. Sadly, this grade hurt the facility's overall grade a bit. Our nursing rating is based on several components, but the paramount consideration is the number of nurse hours per patient per week. This facility offered just 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in computing our nursing grades. This nursing home performed well in the area of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. Many consider these metrics to be measures of the quality of nursing care.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
White Oak of Waxhaw Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In White Oak of Waxhaw, 10.09% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of long-term residents that developed pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a great barometer of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In White Oak of Waxhaw, 3.86% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents who suffered from a fall which resulted in major injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In White Oak of Waxhaw, 3.21% of Patients had UTIs
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who have had a urinary tract infection. While more infections could reflect poorly on a facility's nursing care, it is problematic to compare different facilities due to reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In White Oak of Waxhaw, 11.74% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term care patients receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these medications are being used appropriately. 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 White Oak of Waxhaw, 22.05% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents who were given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are given to patients suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In White Oak of Waxhaw, 3.01% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents exhibiting depressive symptoms. Many would argue that this is a reliable measure of resident quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In White Oak of Waxhaw, 87.89% of Patients
This tells you 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 White Oak of Waxhaw, 18.87% Percentage of Patients
This is the percent of residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may be a sign of erosion of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In White Oak of Waxhaw, 24.57% Percentage of Residents
This metric tracks the percent of long-term care patients who retained mobility levels. Some argue that mobility is important for residents' physical and mental well-being.
Hospitalizations
In White Oak of Waxhaw, 1.39 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In White Oak of Waxhaw, 24.57 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In White Oak of Waxhaw, 11.81 Percentage of Patients
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In White Oak of Waxhaw, 72.58% Percentage of Resident
This tells you the percentage of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with activities of daily living often correlates with superior rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Rebound Behavioral HealthPsychiatric 5.86 miles away134 East Rebound Road Lancaster South Carolina 29720Proprietary(803) 313-3700
- Atrium Health UnionAcute Care Hospitals 12.46 miles away600 Hospital Dr Monroe North Carolina 28112Government - Hospital District or Authority(704) 283-3100
- Atrium Health PinevilleAcute Care Hospitals 13.54 miles away10628 Park Rd Charlotte North Carolina 28210Government - Hospital District or Authority(704) 379-5000
- Musc Health Lancaster Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 14.95 miles away800 W Meeting St Lancaster South Carolina 29720Proprietary(803) 286-1481
- Piedmont Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 17.99 miles away222 S Herlong Ave Rock Hill South Carolina 29730Proprietary(803) 329-1234
- Carolinas Medical Center/Behav HealthAcute Care Hospitals 19.99 miles away1000 Blythe Blvd Charlotte North Carolina 28203Government - Hospital District or Authority(704) 355-2000
Nearby Dialysis
- Metrolina Kidney Center Monroe12.21 miles away1338 East Sunset Drive Monroe North Carolina 28112CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (704) 289-8407
- South Charlotte Dialysis12.51 miles away6450 Bannington Road Charlotte North Carolina 28226CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 23 (704) 542-9499
- Union County Dialysis13.02 miles away615 Comfort Lane Monroe North Carolina 28112CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 33 (704) 225-0944
- Fmc of Fort Mill13.03 miles away535 River Crossing Drive Fort Mill South Carolina 29715CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 32 (803) 802-2480
- Fresenius Medical Care Matthews13.45 miles away910 Park Center Drive Matthews North Carolina 28105CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (704) 443-2973
- Fresenius Kidney Care Indian Trail13.81 miles away7862 Idlewild Road Indian Trail North Carolina 28079Dialysis Stations: 10 (704) 628-0350
- Fort Mill Dialysis14.96 miles away1975 Carolina Place Dr Fort Mill South Carolina 29708CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (803) 802-3027
- Lancaster Dialysis15.29 miles away1100 West Meeting Street Suite 100 Lancaster South Carolina 29720CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 31 (803) 313-6600