Carlyle Senior Care of Fountain Inn is a small facility in Fountain Inn, South Carolina. This nursing home proved to be an A rated facility. This nursing home received one of the highest scores that we offer. A grade in this range requires top-notch scores across the board. In fact, this nursing home has the prestigious distinction of being one of the top 50 nursing homes in South Carolina. Headlining this nursing home's stellar profile is its inspection rating, which you can find in the next paragraph.
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Carlyle Senior Care of Fountain Inn
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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- 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
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Dentistry
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Optometry
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Facility Inspections
On top of earning a strong overall grade, this nursing home also earned excellent health inspections in recent years. We gave it one of our best scores in that category, with an A. Our inspection grades are tied to items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that score well in this category tend to have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that we were able to find deficiency data for this facility. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
Contributing to its first-rate resume, this facility also was awarded a dominant short-term care score, with a score of A. Our short-term care ratings are based in part on a nursing home's quantity of skilled highly skilled professionals. This means a broad range of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, not to mention other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final datapoint we considered in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We found that 5.7 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.
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Long-term Care Quality
Contributing to its high-end resume, this nursing home also received a strong long-term care grade, with a score of A-. For long-term care residents, the facility's primary objective is to keep patients as healthy and safe as possible. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate residents. On top of assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 93.78239 percent of its residents. This is somewhat less than we expected but still a respectable percentage. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Nurse Quality
In our last category, we gave this facility a grade of A for our nursing grade. This rounded out a very favorable profile. Our nursing grade considers many data points. The most important factor is the quantity of hours nurses spent with patients. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home 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.
Carlyle Senior Care of Fountain Inn Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Carlyle Senior Care of Fountain Inn, 8.46% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of residents who have had 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 minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Carlyle Senior Care of Fountain Inn, 2.07% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure gauges the percentage of long-term residents that have suffered a fall leading to serious injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be an indicator of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Carlyle Senior Care of Fountain Inn, 2.91% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often associated with facilities with lower levels of hygiene. More frequent bathing can limit the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. We want to point out that this datapoint is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Carlyle Senior Care of Fountain Inn, 15.68% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents given antipsychotic drugs. These medications may be used for several medical conditions, including cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Carlyle Senior Care of Fountain Inn, 22.22% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric measures the percentage of long-term residents receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Carlyle Senior Care of Fountain Inn, 0.53% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Carlyle Senior Care of Fountain Inn, 94.46% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Carlyle Senior Care of Fountain Inn, 16.04% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and eating. Some experts would argue this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Carlyle Senior Care of Fountain Inn, 16.53% of Residents
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that remained mobile levels.
Hospitalizations
In Carlyle Senior Care of Fountain Inn, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Carlyle Senior Care of Fountain Inn, 16.53% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Carlyle Senior Care of Fountain Inn, 21.76% of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Carlyle Senior Care of Fountain Inn, 76.21% of Resident
Measures the percent of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many argue this is a reasonable measure of a facility's rehabilitation performance.
Nearby Hospitals
- Prisma Health Hillcrest HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 3.52 miles away741 South East Main Street Simpsonville South Carolina 29681Voluntary non-profit - Private(864) 454-6100
- Prisma Health Greenville Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.65 miles away905 Verdae Blvd Suite 102 Greenville South Carolina 29605Voluntary non-profit - Private(864) 455-7000
- Pelham Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 11.68 miles away250 Westmoreland Road Greer South Carolina 29651Government - Hospital District or Authority(864) 560-6554
- Prisma Health Greer Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 15.68 miles away830 South Buncombe Road Greer South Carolina 29650Voluntary non-profit - Private(864) 848-8200
Nearby Dialysis
- Total Renal Care, Inc.1.05 miles away289 Chapman Rd Fountain Inn South Carolina 29644Dialysis Stations: 11 (864) 862-2273
- Dsi Powderhorn Dialysis3.84 miles away16 Powderhorn Road Simpsonville South Carolina 29681CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (864) 962-2222
- Usrc Mauldin LLC7.44 miles away1328 Highway 14 Simpsonville South Carolina 29681Dialysis Stations: 12 (864) 881-4015
- Dialysis Clinic, Inc.9.28 miles away251 S. Pearson St Woodruff South Carolina 29388Dialysis Stations: 13 (864) 476-5625
- Dsi Pleasantburg Dialysis12.49 miles away110 Chalmers Dr Ste C Greenville South Carolina 29605CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (864) 558-2365
- Dsi Home Dialysis Pleasantburg12.49 miles away110 Chalmers Road, Suite D Greenville South Carolina 29605Dialysis Stations: 3 (864) 558-2375
- Dsi Greenville Renal Center15.14 miles away1004 Grove Road Greenville South Carolina 29605CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 37 (864) 242-0802
- Upstate Dialysis Center15.32 miles away308 Mills Ave Greenville South Carolina 29605CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 52 (864) 271-3700