Ellen Sagar Nursing Center

Nursing Home

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

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Ellen Sagar Nursing Center's website

1817 Jonesville Highway,
Union SC 29379

(864) 301-3500

77.34% estimated occupancy ¹

Ellen Sagar Nursing Center is a senior living facility located in Union, South Carolina, which has a population of 19,186 people. This facility was given an overall grade of B+, which is a strong score. Based on our ratings, you can do much worse than this nursing home. We also gave this facility impressive grades in all of the major categories we assessed. More information about these categories can be found below.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
Government - Hospital district
Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Speech Therapy
Palliative Care
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Pain Management

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Facility Inspections

In addition to performing well in its overall grade, this nursing home performed at an even higher level in the area of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A. Our inspection ratings weigh a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One key criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better grades in this category generally have very few of these 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. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

This facility performed well in our long-term care category. As a result, we gave it a grade of A- for that category, which happens to be one of our most impressive scores. When nursing homes receive a score in this range in long-term care it generally means it's well-staffed and is an overall good place to live on a permanent basis. On top of considering the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. Vaccines are critical to keeping patients out of the hospital. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

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Short-term Care Quality

In addition, this facility also received favorable short-term care scores in our assessment. Indeed, we awarded them one of our higher grades in that category, with a score of B+. Our short-term care scores are presumably more critical for residents needing rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation typically utilizes additional highly-skilled nursing. This includes not only nursing services, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. However, according to the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last metric we assessed in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

Nurse Quality

In our final category, we awarded this facility a grade of A for our nursing grade. This completed a very favorable profile. The nursing rating weighs many factors, however, the main one is the number of nurse hours per patient per week. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility South Carolina in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can generally be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as by employing a protocol of moving patients more frequently.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Ellen Sagar Nursing Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Ellen Sagar Nursing Center, 9.53% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic measures the percent of long-term residents who are suffering from pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are an barometer of quality of care.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Ellen Sagar Nursing Center, 3.47% of Patients had Serious Falls

This statistic indicates the percentage of long-term patients that experienced a fall which caused serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries could be an indication of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Ellen Sagar Nursing Center, 3.18% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely the result of lower quality nursing care. Closer supervision minimizes the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. We want to point out that this metric is affected by by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Ellen Sagar Nursing Center, 15.14% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percentage of patients given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may mean that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Ellen Sagar Nursing Center, 19.68% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who were administered antianxiety medication. These drugs are used to treat residents suffering from depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Ellen Sagar Nursing Center, 2.85% of Patients

This is the percent of residents showing signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Ellen Sagar Nursing Center, 88.92% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Ellen Sagar Nursing Center, 14.02% Percentage of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and taking a bath. Many in the industry believe that this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Ellen Sagar Nursing Center, 20.24% Percentage of Residents

This tells you the percentage of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

In Ellen Sagar Nursing Center, 1.69 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is key to preserving the physical health of nursing home patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Ellen Sagar Nursing Center, 20.24 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.