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Blue Ridge of Sumter

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: C
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1761 Pinewood Road,
Sumter SC 29154

(803) 481-8591

57.08% estimated occupancy 1

With an address in Sumter, South Carolina, Blue Ridge of Sumter is one of just a few nursing homes there. This facility was given an overall grade of C, which is a respectable score. Based on all of the relevant data, there are definitely much worse nursing homes out there. One of the better aspects of this nursing home's report card is its impressive inspection grade, which we will address 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 - Limited Liability company

Specialized Services

  • Speech Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Pharmacy

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: B-plus

While this nursing home received a decent overall grade, its inspections score is notably more impressive than its overall score. Due to a strong inspection report this year, it received one of our better scores in that category with a grade of B+. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating these inspection scores. One key factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these end up being relatively minor. This particular nursing home received 4 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a solid inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.

Nurse Quality

Grade: C

One of the other reasons we rated this nursing home so highly is that it earned a very impressive nursing grade. In that category, we awarded this nursing home an C. There are several criteria included in this grade. Many of the factors relate to levels of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. Lastly, despite not having the highest total nursing hours per resident, this facility performed admirably in the metric of preventing major falls. This is typically a good indicator that a facility has quality controls in place.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: C

This nursing home's next highest category was long-term care. In that category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of C. Long-term care grades focus on a facility's personal care rather than the highly skilled nursing and healthcare services that are critical to a skilled nursing facility. In addition to looking at the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 91.70124 percent of its residents. This is a bit less than we expected but still a reasonably acceptable figure. On a more positive note, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. 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

Grade: C

Our next category is short-term care, where we awarded this facility a grade of C in that area. In our short-term care score, we strive to craft a meaningful measure for rehabilitation. In doing so, we analyze a nursing home's scope of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. We were surprised to find that this place was below average in the two key staffing areas we assessed. The facility supplied fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other facilities. The last datapoint we assessed in this area is the number of patients who ultimately were able to return home from the facility. We found that just 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home. Unfortunately, this was below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Blue Ridge of Sumter Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A

In Blue Ridge of Sumter, 3.4% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely the result of patients not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A

In Blue Ridge of Sumter, 0.83% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls are often caused by lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A

In Blue Ridge of Sumter, 0.42% of Patients had UTIs

This gauges the percent of long-term stay patients who have experienced a UTI. Although more of these infections could reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it is problematic to compare different nursing homes due to varying reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

In Blue Ridge of Sumter, 19.6% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This statistic measures the percent of long-term residents taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may suggest a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Blue Ridge of Sumter, 6.67% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of residents given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are administered to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Blue Ridge of Sumter, 1.88% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents showing depressive symptoms. Increased levels of depression may be an indicator a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: C

In Blue Ridge of Sumter, 92.96% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: F

In Blue Ridge of Sumter, 33.33% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term care residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and using the bathroom.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-plus

In Blue Ridge of Sumter, 35.73% of Residents

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that remained mobile levels. Some experts would argue that mobility is vital to patients mental and physical well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Blue Ridge of Sumter, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: F

In Blue Ridge of Sumter, 35.73% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: F

In Blue Ridge of Sumter, 26.35% of Patients

This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: F

In Blue Ridge of Sumter, 58.5% of Resident

This is a measure of the percentage of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Prisma Heath Tuomey HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 5.19 miles away129 N Washington St Sumter South Carolina 29150Voluntary non-profit - Private(803) 296-2548
  • Mcleod Health ClarendonAcute Care Hospitals 16.48 miles away10 East Hospital Street Manning South Carolina 29102Voluntary non-profit - Private(803) 435-8463

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fresenius Medical Care Swan Lake Dialysis Center5.31 miles away520 Physicians Lane Sumter South Carolina 29150CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (803) 774-2205
  • Cypress Gardens Dialysis5.4 miles away418 Broad Street Sumter South Carolina 29150Dialysis Stations: 20 (803) 418-5128
  • Givhan Dialysis, LLC5.44 miles away526 Broad Street Sumter South Carolina 29150Dialysis Stations: 4 (803) 773-5891
  • Fresenius Medical Care Cna Kidney Centers, LLC5.76 miles away653 W. Wesmark Boulevard Sumter South Carolina 29150Dialysis Stations: 6 (803) 905-4267
  • Fresenius Medical Care Sumter5.79 miles away615 West Wesmark Blvd Sumter South Carolina 29150CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 53 (803) 469-2800
  • Fresenius Medical Care Manning16.14 miles away3701 Sumter Hwy Manning South Carolina 29102CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (803) 505-2121
  • Fmc Dialysis Services Lake Marion19.05 miles away20 Buff Blvd Summerton South Carolina 29148Dialysis Stations: 13 (803) 485-2341

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=425310