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Commander Nursing Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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Grade: A-minus
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4438 Pamplico Highway,
Florence SC 29505

(843) 669-3502

88.52% estimated occupancy 1

Commander Nursing Center is a large nursing home located in Florence, South Carolina. This nursing home was given an A- overall, which is one of our better scores. Indeed, we were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it as one of the three highest graded facilities in Florence. This facility's strong profile was highlighted by its long-term care rating, which we will address in the next paragraph.

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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
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy

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Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-plus

In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this nursing home received an A+ in the area of long-term care. Facilities that do well in this category typically are well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to patients. In addition to assessing the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is very impressive. Pneumonia can be a life threatening condition for nursing home patients so we prefer when a facility doesn't leave its residents vulnerable. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A

Adding to its impressive category grades, this facility excelled in the area of inspections, where it earned an A. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Inspection scores are based on several datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspections. Facilities that score well in this category have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report, which is still very impressive. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A-minus

This facility also excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A-. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. We weighed the levels of nurses working for the facility, in addition to the quantity of time those nurses worked with residents, in calculating our score in this category. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as having a protocol of turning patients at least once a day.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: C

Switching gears to the next category, this facility was awarded a decent short-term care rating. While this is not quite as impressive as some of its other scores, this is still not a bad grade. In our short-term care category, we try to create a sound measure for rehabilitation services. In this process, we assess a facility's offerings of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. It doesn't appear that this nursing home provided data regarding its registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. Finally, we looked at the number of patients that eventually returned home from this nursing home. We found that 3.9 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was actually quite a bit below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Commander Nursing Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In Commander Nursing Center, 7.29% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin caused by remaining in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-minus

In Commander Nursing Center, 1.63% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of residents that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injuries are considered by many experts to be a barometer of nursing care . Falls resulting in injury are routinely caused by lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A-minus

In Commander Nursing Center, 0.65% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often linked to lower quality nursing care. However, this statistic can also be skewed for certain nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Commander Nursing Center, 16.98% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of patients given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may mean that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B

In Commander Nursing Center, 18.32% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents that are administered antianxiety medication. These medications are commonly prescribed to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Commander Nursing Center, 2.38% of Patients

This is the percent of residents showing depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A-minus

In Commander Nursing Center, 99.39% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-minus

In Commander Nursing Center, 9.77% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may indicate the decline of a resident's health.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: D

In Commander Nursing Center, 9% of Residents

Measures the percent of long-term patients who were able to retain mobility.

Hospitalizations

Grade: D

In Commander Nursing Center, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is critical to maintaining the physical health of residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A

In Commander Nursing Center, 9% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-minus

In Commander Nursing Center, 13.56% of Patients

This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In Commander Nursing Center, 88.26% of Resident

This is the percent of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of independence with ADL's usually correlates with better rehabilitation services.

Scores for Florence, SC

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of A
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of C
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A

Looking for more options? Florence, South Carolina has 7 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Musc Health Florence Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 4.66 miles away805 Pamplico Hwy Box 100550 Florence South Carolina 29505Proprietary(843) 674-2500
  • Mcleod Regional Medical Center-Pee DeeAcute Care Hospitals 6.96 miles away555 E Cheves St Box 8700 Florence South Carolina 29506Voluntary non-profit - Other(843) 777-2900
  • Lake City Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 15.96 miles away258 N Ron Mcnair Blvd Lake City South Carolina 29560Voluntary non-profit - Private(843) 374-2036

Nearby Dialysis

  • Bio-Medical Applications of South Carolina, Inc.4.17 miles away1465 Pamplico Highway Florence South Carolina 29505Dialysis Stations: 1 (843) 413-9613
  • Freedom Dialysis Center4.87 miles away1520 Freedom Boulevard Florence South Carolina 29505CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 28 (843) 667-0654
  • Fresenius Medical Care Church Street6.76 miles away406 South Church Street Florence South Carolina 29501CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (843) 679-5945
  • Total Renal Care, Inc.7.03 miles away1520 Flag Drive Florence South Carolina 29505Dialysis Stations: 20 (843) 413-0857
  • Fresenius Kidney Care Florence Medical Mile7.22 miles away181 E. Evans Street Suite B Florence South Carolina 29506Dialysis Stations: 20 (843) 679-0550
  • Florence Dialysis Center8.64 miles away435 North Cashua Dr Florence South Carolina 29501CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 31 (843) 669-0825
  • Davita Sally Hill Dialysis9.53 miles away1471 N. Cashua Drive Florence South Carolina 29501Dialysis Stations: 12 (843) 664-9067
  • Darlington Dialysis Center Inc15.04 miles away1018 South Governor Williams Highway Darlington South Carolina 29532CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (843) 398-5263