Chesterfield Convalescent Center is an average-sized facility located in Cheraw, South Carolina. Our rating scheme was not very kind to this facility, as it received an overall rating of F. If you are not happy with this facility's poor overall grade, you may find your options to be limited in Cheraw. The city has just one other nursing home. More information on this facility's category grades is available below. Its best category is inspections, which is addressed in the next section.
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Chesterfield Convalescent Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
Note: Chesterfield Convalescent Center has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
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Facility Inspections
Although we gave this facility a terrible overall grade, we awarded it a C for our inspections rating. In fact, the facility received very impressive inspection report this year. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in computing our inspection grades. One key factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some deficiencies end up being quite minor. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Lastly, this nursing home was cited by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. This is generally a really bad sign. We would never recommend this facility.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility also didn't fare poorly in the area of long-term care. Indeed, we gave it a C in that area, which turned out to be another one of its more favorable scores. For prospective patients seeking a permanent residence rather than skilled nursing, long-term care grades are very important. After we finished looking at the amount of nursing care, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination records. Frankly, we were a bit worried that this facility vaccinated a relatively low 45.714287 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Nevertheless, this facility was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Nurse Quality
We were surprised to find that this facility also excelled in nursing. We gave it an D for that category, which is one of our highest grades. Our nursing rating analyzes many datapoints, but the most important one is the quantity of nurse hours per patient per week. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in computing our nursing grades. This facility performed well in the area of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers.
Short-term Care Quality
Switching gears to the final area, we gave this nursing home a D in the area of short-term care. This was the facility's least impressive category grade. Our short-term care ratings are vital for patients seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally requires higher levels of highly-skilled nursing. This means a wide range of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other types of therapy. With a grade in this range in this category, we weren't shocked to learn that this place was below average in many staffing figures we looked at. The facility supplied substantially fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per patient than most other nursing homes. The last measure we considered in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that just 4.7 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is well below average. The combination of these subpar statistics sunk this facility's short-term care grade.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Chesterfield Convalescent Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Chesterfield Convalescent Center, 12.22% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care can reduce the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Chesterfield Convalescent Center, 1.14% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injury are considered to be a barometer of nursing care . Falls resulting in injury are routinely caused by poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Chesterfield Convalescent Center, 0% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with poorer hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Chesterfield Convalescent Center, 14.73% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of residents given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Chesterfield Convalescent Center, 30.28% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients that were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Chesterfield Convalescent Center, 1.61% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who are demonstrating signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Chesterfield Convalescent Center, 69.56% of Patients
This is the percent of patients that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Chesterfield Convalescent Center, 18.53% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Chesterfield Convalescent Center, 19.28% of Residents
This indicates the percent of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Chesterfield Convalescent Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care. There is generally a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Chesterfield Convalescent Center, 19.28% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Chesterfield Convalescent Center, 11.32% of Patients
This metric measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to gauge the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Chesterfield Convalescent Center, 62.63% of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percentage of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Mcleod Health CherawAcute Care Hospitals 0.58 miles away711 Chesterfield Highway Cheraw South Carolina 29520Voluntary non-profit - Private(843) 537-7881
Nearby Dialysis
- Fresenius Medical Care Cheraw1.92 miles away104 Grace Lane Cheraw South Carolina 29520CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (843) 537-6801
- Fresenius Medical Care Bennettsville13.04 miles away1104 Frank W Evans Way Bennettsville South Carolina 29512Dialysis Stations: 21 (843) 479-3817
- Dialysis Care of Richmond County Inc16.59 miles away771 Cheraw Road Hamlet North Carolina 28345CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (910) 582-5822
- Sandhills Dialysis18.57 miles away809 S. Long Drive, Ste B Rockingham North Carolina 28379CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (910) 895-9924
- Dialysis Care of Anson County19.83 miles away923 E Caswell St Wadesboro North Carolina 28170Dialysis Stations: 15 (704) 694-5545