Beaufort Nursing and Rehab is a large nursing home located in Beaufort, South Carolina. It looks like this facility is a well below average nursing home. A score in this range indicates we found a few red flags. At the end of the day, we'd be very reluctant to recommend this facility. The best thing we can say about this place is that it didn't receive any F's in any of the categories we assessed. More information about these categories is available below.
Beaufort Nursing and Rehab
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Note: Beaufort Nursing and Rehab has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Meal Delivery
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Amputee Recovery
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
Although we gave this facility a weak overall grade, we awarded it a somewhat respectable grade in the area of inspections, where it received a grade of B-. This was quite a bit better than its other category grades. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing these inspection grades. One critical factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some deficiencies end up being relatively insignificant. This particular nursing home received 2 deficiencies on its inspection report. In addition to having severe deficiencies, this nursing home was cited by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. This is generally a really bad sign. We would never recommend this facility.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we graded this facility so highly is that it earned a very impressive nursing score. In fact, nursing proved to be its second best category grade. In that category, we awarded this facility an B-. Our nursing grade is based on the facility's nurse staffing levels. We weigh both the levels of skill of the nurses and the amount of time spent with patients. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Finally, while this facility got docked a bit for its nursing hours per resident, it actually excelled in some of our quality-based metrics. With less than five percent of its residents experiencing pressure ulcers, it fared very well in this area.
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Long-term Care Quality
The third highest category we gave this nursing home in any category came in the category of long-term care, where we gave it a B-. Our long-term care ratings are more meaningful for those in need of more conventional assistance associated with activities of daily living. Once we assessed the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination data. This nursing home vaccinated 99.2233 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is higher than most nursing homes. This place keeps its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home's weakest area is short-term care, which is the last category we scored. In this category, we gave this facility a D. In computing our short-term care grades, we scrutinize the facility's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other highly trained professionals. This area is more often than not a fair measure of a facility's ability to rehabilitate patients. Not surprisingly, we found that this nursing home provides far less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than the average facility. The last item we looked at in this category is the number of patients who who were able to eventually return home from the facility. This nursing home struggled quite a bit in this metric as well, with just 4 percent of its patients returning home. Unfortunately, this was quite a bit below the national average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Beaufort Nursing and Rehab Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Beaufort Nursing and Rehab, 9.53% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients which suffer from pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are an measure of a facility's nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Beaufort Nursing and Rehab, 3.47% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to serious injury are considered to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls leading to injury are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Beaufort Nursing and Rehab, 3.18% of Patients had UTIs
This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who experienced a urinary tract infection. While more of these infections could reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it can be difficult to compare different facilities due to facilities having inconsistent reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Beaufort Nursing and Rehab, 15.14% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic indicates the percentage of long-term patients receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these medications are being used appropriately. In limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Beaufort Nursing and Rehab, 19.68% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are generally given to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Beaufort Nursing and Rehab, 2.85% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term residents who are exhibiting signs of depression. Some would argue this is a reasonable measure of resident quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Beaufort Nursing and Rehab, 88.92% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term care patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Beaufort Nursing and Rehab, 14.02% Percentage of Patients
This is the percent of patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may indicate erosion of a patient's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Beaufort Nursing and Rehab, 20.24% Percentage of Residents
Measures the percentage of long-term care patients that retained mobility levels.
Hospitalizations
In Beaufort Nursing and Rehab, 1.69 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is critical to preserving the physical well-being of nursing home patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Beaufort Nursing and Rehab, 20.24 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Beaufort Nursing and Rehab, 12.31 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 fewer emergency room visits and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Beaufort Nursing and Rehab, 73.11% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Beaufort County Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.93 miles away955 Ribaut Rd Beaufort South Carolina 29902Government - Local(843) 522-5200
- Hilton Head Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 12.98 miles away25 Hospital Center Blvd Hilton Head Island South Carolina 29925Proprietary(843) 681-6122
Nearby Dialysis
- Bma of Beaufort Inc Low Country Dialysis1.89 miles awayTwo Professional Drive 10 Johnny Morrall Circle Port Royal South Carolina 29935Dialysis Stations: 22 (843) 524-2373
- Dci Port Royal3.37 miles away8 Presnell Circle Beaufort South Carolina 29902CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (843) 521-4300
- Fmc Hilton Head Dialysis Center12.73 miles away25 Hospital Center Blvd Medical Pavilion Suite 108 Hilton Head Island South Carolina 29926Dialysis Stations: 16 (843) 681-5840
- Shoals Dialysis, LLC16.98 miles away101 Okatie Center Blvd S Okatie South Carolina 29909Dialysis Stations: 12 (843) 706-9900
- Fmc Dialysis Services the Marshlands18.03 miles away28 Rice Pond Road Ridgeland South Carolina 29936Dialysis Stations: 18 (843) 987-0110
- Ridgeland Dialysis18.03 miles away112 Weathersbee St. Ridgeland South Carolina 29936Dialysis Stations: 10 (843) 717-9379