Brookdale Anderson is located in Anderson, South Carolina, a city with a total of 93,613 people. It looks like this nursing home is among the most elite nursing homes we looked at. Being awarded an A+ in our grading system requires first-rate marks across the board. In fact, this nursing home has the prestigious distinction of being one of the top 25 facilities in South Carolina. Headlining this place's remarkable profile is its short-term care score, which we will address in the next section.
Brookdale Anderson
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Colostomy Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Catheter Care
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Short-term Care Quality
We also found that this facility excelled in our short-term care rating. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. Our short-term care scores are critical for people seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually mandates additional skilled nursing. This means a vast scope of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final item we looked at in this area is the percentage of residents who ultimately were able to return home from the facility. We found that 6.8 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.
Facility Inspections
This facility also earned an A+ inspection grade, making it one of the few places to receive multiple A+'s in our categories. Inspection grades weigh a host of factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher scores in this category usually have few severe deficiencies. This place was assessed 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered severe. This means that the inspectors didn't consider any of these deficiencies to create an immediate risk to resident health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
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Nurse Quality
Adding to its impressive resume, this nursing home also excelled in our nursing category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A for that category. Our nursing score assesses the facility's nurse staffing levels. We look at both the levels of training of those nurses and the number of hours spent with patients. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home South Carolina in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as having a policy of moving residents at least once a day.
Long-term Care Quality
Turning to the final area, this nursing home also performed admirably in the long-term care category. In fact, we awarded it an A- for this category. This finalized a straight A profile. Facilities that excel in long-term care tend to be well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to patients. In addition to assessing the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents, which is much higher than the majority of nursing homes. Lastly, this nursing home 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 number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Brookdale Anderson Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Brookdale Anderson, 9.53% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Brookdale Anderson, 3.47% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term stay patients which suffered a fall leading to major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be an indicator of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Brookdale Anderson, 3.18% of Patients had UTIs
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents which have suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's could be an indication of poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this metric could be misleading for certain nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Brookdale Anderson, 15.14% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are given to patients for many medical conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias. Tragically, in some situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Brookdale Anderson, 19.68% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents receiving antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Brookdale Anderson, 2.85% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents showing depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Brookdale Anderson, 88.92% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term stay residents who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Brookdale Anderson, 14.02% Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and bathing.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Brookdale Anderson, 12.31 Percentage of Patients
This is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Brookdale Anderson, 73.11% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with activities of daily living often correlates with superior rehabilitation services.
Scores for Anderson, SC
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
Looking for more options? Anderson, South Carolina has 4 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Anmed HealthAcute Care Hospitals 2.16 miles away800 N Fant St Anderson South Carolina 29621Voluntary non-profit - Private(864) 512-2830
Nearby Dialysis
- Fresenius Medical Care North Anderson1.05 miles away2021 Cardinal Cir Anderson South Carolina 29621Dialysis Stations: 21 (864) 224-0024
- Fmc Anderson Dialysis Clinic2.23 miles away416 E Calhoun Street Ste A Anderson South Carolina 29621CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 48 (864) 224-1678
- Davita Pendleton Dialysis11.37 miles away7703 Highway 76 Pendleton South Carolina 29670Dialysis Stations: 10 (864) 646-7715
- Fresenius Medical Services of Pendleton11.59 miles away908 S Mechanic Street Pendleton South Carolina 29670Dialysis Stations: 11 (864) 646-6607
- Fmc Services of Belton Honea Path14.84 miles away200 Church Street Honea Path South Carolina 29654Dialysis Stations: 17 (864) 369-6509