Chesterfield Convalescent Center
1150 State Road, Cheraw SC 29520 · (843) 537-2060 · 94.23% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Chesterfield Convalescent Center is one of just two available facilities located in Cheraw, South Carolina. We awarded this facility an overall grade of B-. A score in this range requires some solid scores. Based on our assessment, this place likely wouldn't be a bad choice. One of the best aspects of this nursing home's report card is its remarkable inspection grade, which we will address in the next paragraph.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 104 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
This facility received a solid overall grade as described above, but we really wanted to point out its excellent government inspections in recent years. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. Perhaps the most critical factor we consider in determining our inspection scores is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a facility's inspection reports. Places with higher scores in this category typically dodged the most severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. 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. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility also received an impressive long-term care score. In fact, we gave them a grade of B in this area, which is one of our more favorable scores. When facilities receive a score in this range in long-term care it typically means it has plenty of staff and is an overall good place to live on a permanent basis. Once we looked at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 96.70659 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is more than the majority of nursing homes. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 1.27 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility has fewer hospitalizations than the average nursing home.
Nurse Quality
This facility's next best category grade came in the area of nursing. In that category, we gave this nursing home a grade of C. Nursing grades are primarily based on a nursing home's nurse staffing. This nursing home averages just 3.3 hours of nursing care per patient each day, which is not an impressive total. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in some quality-focused metrics. We especially look at the percent of patients who sustained pressure ulcers and major falls. These statistics are measures of the quality of nursing care, since superior care tends to reduce these issues.
Short-term Care Quality
Moving on to the next category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of D in the area of short-term care. This is the nursing home's weakest category score. Naturally, this category pulled down the nursing home's overall grade to a certain degree. Our short-term care scores are arguably more critical for those needing rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation usually utilizes additional skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means not just nursing, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. It looks like this nursing home was below average in two of the key staffing areas we assessed. It provided fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per patient than most nursing homes. Lastly, we assessed the number of patients who returned home from this nursing home. This facility didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 39.3 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was quite a bit off the national average.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Chesterfield Convalescent Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This statistic is an indication of the percent of long-term stay patients which have new or worsened pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a solid barometer of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term patients who sustained a fall which caused serious injury. This is one of the statistics we use in computing nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percent of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are often caused by lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this datapoint can also be skewed for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who are prescribed antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents in scenarios where such drugs aren't medically required. However, some facilities may need to rely on these drugs due to having more residents suffering from cognitive disorders.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This tells you the percentage of residents who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percentage of residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is the percentage of residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may be a sign of deterioration of a resident's medical condition.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percentage of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
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.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This tells you the percent of short-term stay patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of performance with activities of daily living often correlates with successful rehabilitation.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better