Universal Health Care/fletcher in Fletcher, NC

Universal Health Care/fletcher is a medicare and medicaid certified nursing home in Fletcher, North Carolina. It is located in Henderson county at 86 Old Airport Road, Fletcher, North Carolina 28732. You can reach out to the office of Universal Health Care/fletcher via phone at (828) 654-9060. This skilled nursing facility has 90 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 77.11%. Its legal business name is Universal Health Care / Fletcher, Inc. and has the following ownership type - For Profit - Corporation.

Universal Health Care/fletcher (Medicare CCN 345522) is certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and participates in both medicare and medicaid program. This means if you are part of medicare or medicaid program, you may consider this nursing facility for your medical needs. It was first certified by CMS in 2003 (21 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in March, 2021.

Name	Universal Health Care/fletcher
Location	86 Old Airport Road, Fletcher, North Carolina
Certified By	Medicare and Medicaid
No. of Certified Beds	90
Occupancy Rate	77.11%
Medicare ID (CCN)	345522
Legal Business Name	Universal Health Care / Fletcher, Inc.
Ownership Type	For Profit - Corporation

Nursing Homes may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with Universal Health Care/fletcher from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number	1114996758
Organization Name	UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE / FLETCHER, INC.
Doing Business As	UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE / FLETCHER
Address	86 Old Airport Rd, Fletcher, NC 28732
Phone Number	828-654-9060

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NPI Number	1174374300
Organization Name	FLETCHER OPERATOR LLC
Address	86 Old Airport Rd, Fletcher, NC 28732
Phone Number	828-654-9060

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Nursing homes vary in the quality of care and services they provide to their residents. The below quality ratings for Universal Health Care/fletcher are calculated from three sources - health inspection results, staffing data, and quality measure data. This information gives you an indication of the care Universal Health Care/fletcher give to their patients.

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Number of Facility Reported Incidents	0
Number of Substantiated Complaints	0
Number of Fines	0
Total Amount of Fines in Dollars	$0
Number of Payment Denials	0
Total Number of Penalties	0

The resident survey data of Universal Health Care/fletcher is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Experience Measure	Provider	National Avg.
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased	12.9	14.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight	13.89	5.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder	44.9	48.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	1.85	1.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection	3.06	2.65
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms	0	5.05
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained	0	0.23
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury	6.67	3.36
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	99.58	93.87
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication	12.17	14.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	93.38	83.88
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication	1.48	1.79
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened	40.45	17.09
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	25.99	19.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers	11.56	7.32
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	96.72	95.98
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function	67.59	67.99
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	93.8	82.93

Nursing Homes in Fletcher, NC

Universal Health Care/fletcher Location: 86 Old Airport Road, Fletcher, North Carolina 28732 Phone: (828) 654-9060

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