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Blue Ridge in the Fields

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: D
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117 Bellefield Road,
Ridgeway SC 29130

(803) 337-2257

86.07% estimated occupancy 1

Blue Ridge in the Fields is a senior living facility located in Ridgeway, South Carolina. This city has a population of 6,655 people. It looks like this facility is a relatively poor nursing home. A grade in this range suggests we found some red flags. If you are not happy with this facility's poor overall grade, you may find your options to be limited in Ridgeway. The city has just one other nursing home. If you aren't deterred by this nursing home's report card, you can continue reading to find out about its category scores. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Individual

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

While this nursing home's overall score was not a highlight, it actually really excelled in the category of inspections. In fact, we awarded it an A- for that category, which is one of our best scores. Inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Fortunately, although this facility had a few minor dings on its government inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you that CMS didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. A couple minor deficiencies aren't the end of the world.

Nurse Quality

Grade: C

This nursing home actually received a decent grade in the area of nursing as well. We awarded it a grade of C for that category, which is not a bad score. Nursing ratings are tied to quantity of nursing care available. This nursing home provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This figure is significantly below the national average. Lastly, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics. Although this place got dinged a bit for nursing hours per resident, it excelled in some of these quality metrics. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed well in this statistic. This is generally an indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as having a protocol of moving a patient more frequently.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: C

The next highest category we awarded this facility in any category came in the category of short-term care, where we gave it a grade of C. In the category of short-term care, we try to evaluate measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We look at the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and various therapists. We were surprised to find that this facility was below average in the two key staffing areas we focus on. The facility supplied fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other nursing homes. Finally, we looked at the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home. At most nursing homes, closer to half of their residents are able to return home so this figure is below average.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: D

The next area we rated was long-term care, which proved to be this nursing home's worst area. We gave this nursing home a D in that category. When nursing homes receive this type of score in this category it is a bad sign for patient care and it may mean that the facility is not as well-staffed. On top of assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. We found that this facility administered the vaccine to only 54.666668 percent of its residents, which is quite a bit lower than we expected. Surprisingly, this facility actually fared well at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had just 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. This was its best score in this category.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Blue Ridge in the Fields Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: C

In Blue Ridge in the Fields, 11.26% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care can limit the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B

In Blue Ridge in the Fields, 2.93% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of residents who suffered from a fall which caused major injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In Blue Ridge in the Fields, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes linked to poorer hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Blue Ridge in the Fields, 10.7% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Blue Ridge in the Fields, 17.25% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percentage of long-term patients receiving antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Blue Ridge in the Fields, 0% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents demonstrating symptoms of depression. Some experts would argue that this is a reasonable measure of resident quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: F

In Blue Ridge in the Fields, 70.53% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In Blue Ridge in the Fields, 12.84% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may indicate the deterioration of a resident's medical condition.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Blue Ridge in the Fields, 22.18% of Residents

This is the percentage of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Blue Ridge in the Fields, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric tracks the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is key to preserving the physical health of residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Blue Ridge in the Fields, 22.18% of Residents Rehospitalized

Measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B

In Blue Ridge in the Fields, 11.04% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure short-term care.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Providence HealthAcute Care Hospitals 15.86 miles away120 Gateway Corporate Blvd Columbia South Carolina 29203Proprietary(803) 256-5300
  • KershawhealthAcute Care Hospitals 18.71 miles away1315 Roberts Street Camden South Carolina 29020Proprietary(803) 432-4311

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fresenius Medical Care Fairfield County10.37 miles away1126 Hwy 321 Business South Ste A Winnsboro South Carolina 29180Dialysis Stations: 21 (803) 712-6732
  • Fresenius Medical Care of Lugoff Elgin13.98 miles away909 Carolina Drive Lugoff South Carolina 29078Dialysis Stations: 21 (803) 438-0905
  • Fresenius Medical Care Cna Kidney Centers, LLC15.14 miles away140 Highland Center Drive Columbia South Carolina 29203CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (803) 736-0473
  • Columbia Northeast Kidney Center17.16 miles away7499 Parkland Road Suite 136 Columbia South Carolina 29203Dialysis Stations: 20 (803) 865-0554
  • Fmc Meadowlake Dialysis18.12 miles away7631 Wilson Blvd Columbia South Carolina 29203CMS Rating: 1 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (803) 754-7377
  • Fresenius Medical Care Camden18.36 miles away7 Haile Lane Camden South Carolina 29020Dialysis Stations: 21 (803) 425-9000
  • Dentsville Kidney Center18.75 miles away201 Columbia Mall Blvd Suite 141 Columbia South Carolina 29223Dialysis Stations: 10 (803) 865-1068