Brushy Creek Post Acute Care is located in Greer, South Carolina. This nursing home was given an A- overall, which is one of our best ratings. In fact, we ranked this nursing home in the top third of all facilities in the nation. This nursing home's strong profile was highlighted by its inspection reports, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
Brushy Creek Post Acute Care
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Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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Facility Inspections
In addition to being a great overall grade, this facility also received A+ health inspections in recent years. Its inspections were virtually flawless. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining these inspection ratings. One key factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some deficiencies end up being quite minor. While this nursing home had some minor dings on its report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you CMS didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A couple minor dings are not the end of the world.
Short-term Care Quality
Adding to its high-end assessment, this nursing home also was given a superb short-term care grade, with a score of A. Our short-term care ratings are thought to be most meaningful for patients needing rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation typically mandates additional skilled nursing. This means not just nursing services, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we assessed the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 6.1 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
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Long-term Care Quality
Turning to another strength for this facility, we awarded them one of our better scores in our long-term care category as well, with a grade of B. Long-term care grades in this range generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. After considering the amount of care provided by nurses, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination data. This nursing home vaccinated 98.99497 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia can be a life threatening ailment for nursing home residents so we prefer when a nursing home doesn't leave its residents vulnerable. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Nurse Quality
The final area we analyzed was nursing. This facility received a strong nursing rating in our assessment, with a grade of B. While this was not quite as elite as many of its other category grades, this remains one of our more impressive grades for this category. Our nursing score consists of many subcategories, most of which are associated with quantities of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Brushy Creek Post Acute Care Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Brushy Creek Post Acute Care, 9.93% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage resulting from remaining in one position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Brushy Creek Post Acute Care, 3.01% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision. Better nursing care reduces the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Brushy Creek Post Acute Care, 2.75% of Patients had UTIs
This metric measures the percentage of long-term residents that experienced a UTI. UTI's may be an indication of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this datapoint could also be skewed for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Brushy Creek Post Acute Care, 14.27% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these medications are being used only where medically required. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Brushy Creek Post Acute Care, 20.84% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of residents who were given antianxiety medications. These drugs are used to treat residents suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Brushy Creek Post Acute Care, 2.84% of Patients
This is the percent of residents exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Brushy Creek Post Acute Care, 88.7% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Brushy Creek Post Acute Care, 13.84% Percentage of Patients
This is the percentage of residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Brushy Creek Post Acute Care, 16.35% Percentage of Residents
Measures the percent of long-term residents that were able to retain mobility. Some would argue that the ability to move around is vital to residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Brushy Creek Post Acute Care, 1.87 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is important to preserving the physical well-being of nursing home residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Brushy Creek Post Acute Care, 16.35 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Brushy Creek Post Acute Care, 12.8 Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Brushy Creek Post Acute Care, 73.59% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint measures the percent of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some experts would argue this is a reasonable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Prisma Health Greer Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.29 miles away830 South Buncombe Road Greer South Carolina 29650Voluntary non-profit - Private(864) 848-8200
- Pelham Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 4.31 miles away250 Westmoreland Road Greer South Carolina 29651Government - Hospital District or Authority(864) 560-6554
- Prisma Health Greenville Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.69 miles away905 Verdae Blvd Suite 102 Greenville South Carolina 29605Voluntary non-profit - Private(864) 455-7000
- Prisma Health Hillcrest HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.08 miles away741 South East Main Street Simpsonville South Carolina 29681Voluntary non-profit - Private(864) 454-6100
- Spartanburg Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 17.7 miles away101 E Wood St Spartanburg South Carolina 29303Government - Hospital District or Authority(864) 560-6554
Nearby Dialysis
- Greer South Dialysis1.38 miles away3254 Brushy Creek Road Greer South Carolina 29650CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (864) 801-2065
- Greer Kidney Center Inc1.59 miles away14152 East Wade Hampton Blvd Greer South Carolina 29651Dialysis Stations: 28 (864) 877-4432
- Dialysis Newco, Inc.6.24 miles away208 Holly Springs Road Lyman South Carolina 29365Dialysis Stations: 13 (864) 439-2138
- Usrc Mauldin LLC9.21 miles away1328 Highway 14 Simpsonville South Carolina 29681Dialysis Stations: 12 (864) 881-4015
- Rcg Greenville Dialysis Center10.1 miles away297 Pete Hollis Blvd. Greenville South Carolina 29601CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (864) 232-9456
- Greenville Dialysis Clinic, LLC10.75 miles away220-a Howe Street Greenville South Carolina 29601Dialysis Stations: 20 (864) 271-2002
- Dsi Home Dialysis Pleasantburg11.28 miles away110 Chalmers Road, Suite D Greenville South Carolina 29605Dialysis Stations: 3 (864) 558-2375
- Dsi Pleasantburg Dialysis11.28 miles away110 Chalmers Dr Ste C Greenville South Carolina 29605CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (864) 558-2365