Chesterfield Convalescent Center is one of only two available facilities in Cheraw, South Carolina. Sporting an overall rating of C, this is a middle of the road facility. As far as we can see, this facility is a good fit for quite a few people. One of the better aspects of this facility's profile is its impressive inspection rating, which is addressed in the next section.
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Chesterfield Convalescent Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
While this nursing home's overall grade was not bad, it really fared well in the category of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A- for that category, which is one of our best scores. Inspection grades account for a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better grades in this area generally have few severe deficiencies. 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. Based on this, we still had positive view of this facility's recent inspections.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility's second best category turned out to be its long-term care score, where it was given a C. In calculating these long-term care ratings, we assess the nursing home's personal care services. On top of considering the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. Candidly, we were a bit worried that this facility administered the vaccine to only 70.05495 percent of its residents. Nevertheless, this place keeps its residents out of the hospital. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Nurse Quality
One of this facility's better category grades was in the area of nursing care. In that area, we gave this facility a grade of C. Our nursing rating analyzes the nursing home's nurse staffing levels. We look at both the levels of training of those nurses as well as the number of hours spent with residents. This nursing home averages just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this nursing home excelled in some of the quality measures we assessed. In fact, it scored well when it comes to avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be measures of the quality of nursing care. In some cases, the quality of nursing care is just as important as the quantity of hours of care provided.
Short-term Care Quality
The final area we rated was short-term care. It received an F in this category, which is a very poor score. This is clearly a significant concern. With our short-term care assessment, we seek to create a valuable measure for rehabilitation. In this process, we look at the nursing home's level of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. Considering its score in this area, we were not surprised to discover that this nursing home is well below average in terms of the quantity of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its patients based on the data we assessed. Honestly, this was what we expected to find. Finally, we looked at the number of patients that eventually returned home from this facility. This facility didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 4.7 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was quite a bit off the national average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Chesterfield Convalescent Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Chesterfield Convalescent Center, 9.93% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care minimizes the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Chesterfield Convalescent Center, 3.01% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of patients who have had a fall leading to severe injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Chesterfield Convalescent Center, 2.75% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often the result of facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Better nursing care reduces the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Note that this statistic is affected by by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Chesterfield Convalescent Center, 14.27% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This gauges the percent of long-term patients taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Chesterfield Convalescent Center, 20.84% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are given to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Chesterfield Convalescent Center, 2.84% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who are demonstrating signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Chesterfield Convalescent Center, 88.7% 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, 13.84% Percentage 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, 16.35% Percentage 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, 1.87 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, 16.35 Percentage 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, 12.8 Percentage 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, 73.59% Percentage 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