Cheraw Healthcare is a facility in Cheraw, South Carolina, a city with a population of 14,617 people. We awarded this facility an A- overall grade, ranking it in the top third of all nursing homes in the nation. Based on the data we reviewed, you can not go wrong with this place. The best part of this facility's impressive report card is its inspection rating. Inspection grades are discussed in the next section
Cheraw Healthcare
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
In addition to receiving an elite overall rating, this nursing home also earned an A+ inspection grade. This grade is based on the facility's recent inspection reports. An A+ in this category is one of the highest complements we can pay to a facility. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining these inspection grades. One of those factors is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some deficiencies can be relatively minor. Amazingly, this was one of the few nursing homes in the country that had no deficiencies whatsoever on its inspection report. This is very impressive. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Among its many impressive scores, this facility was given a strong long-term care grade. In fact, it received a score of A in that area. Nursing homes that excel in this category tend to be well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to patients. One of the factors we considered on top of nursing hours is vaccines. This nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccination to 100 percent of its residents. This is a proven method to minimize negative health outcomes for the senior population. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Nurse Quality
Another strong feature for this facility is that it received an impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of B+. Nursing ratings are based in large part on quantity of nursing care available. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Short-term Care Quality
The last category we looked at is short-term care. In that area, we gave this nursing home a decent grade of C. This actually is this facility's worst area. Our short-term care scores are important for prospective residents in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually requires higher levels of highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means a wide spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we assessed the number of residents who returned home from this nursing home. We found that 4.2 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was actually well below average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Cheraw Healthcare Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Cheraw Healthcare, 9.53% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This statistic is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who are suffering from pressure ulcers . We factor in this statistic in computing our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Cheraw Healthcare, 3.47% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision. Better nursing care reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Cheraw Healthcare, 3.18% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely linked to facilities with lower levels of hygiene. More frequent bathing reduces the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Keep in mind that this statistic is affected by by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Cheraw Healthcare, 15.14% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure measures the percentage 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 only where medically required. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Cheraw Healthcare, 19.68% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are administered to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Cheraw Healthcare, 2.85% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term stay patients who are demonstrating symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Cheraw Healthcare, 88.92% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Cheraw Healthcare, 14.02% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and bathing.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Cheraw Healthcare, 20.24% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percentage of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Cheraw Healthcare, 1.69 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Cheraw Healthcare, 20.24 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Cheraw Healthcare, 12.31 Percentage of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Cheraw Healthcare, 73.11% Percentage of Resident
This is a measure of the percent of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many believe this is a measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Mcleod Health CherawAcute Care Hospitals 0.51 miles away711 Chesterfield Highway Cheraw South Carolina 29520Voluntary non-profit - Private(843) 537-7881
Nearby Dialysis
- Fresenius Medical Care Cheraw1.69 miles away104 Grace Lane Cheraw South Carolina 29520CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (843) 537-6801
- Fresenius Medical Care Bennettsville12.48 miles away1104 Frank W Evans Way Bennettsville South Carolina 29512Dialysis Stations: 21 (843) 479-3817
- Dialysis Care of Richmond County Inc17.11 miles away771 Cheraw Road Hamlet North Carolina 28345CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (910) 582-5822
- Sandhills Dialysis19.22 miles away809 S. Long Drive, Ste B Rockingham North Carolina 28379CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (910) 895-9924