Located in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, Fraser Health Center is one of just two facilities in this city. This nursing home proved to be an A+ facility, which is the most impressive grade we offer. In fact, this facility made our top 500 list of the top facilities in the United States, which is an impressive subset of nursing homes. This nursing home was also given impressive scores in each of the major categories we assessed. More information about these categories can be found below.
Fraser Health Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- No Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Dentistry
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
To go along with its favorable overall score, we awarded this nursing home an A+ for our inspections rating. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in computing our inspection scores. One critical factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more important than the number of deficiencies, as some of these end up being relatively insignificant. Fortunately, although this facility had some minor dings on its government inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those found in categories G through L. This tells you CMS didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Nurse Quality
In addition, this facility received high marks in the area of nursing. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A+. Nursing scores are mostly based on the nursing home's nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well when it comes to avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
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Long-term Care Quality
The next area we assessed was long-term care. This nursing home fared very well in our long-term care rating as well. We gave them an exemplary grade of A+ in this area. Facilities that receive this type of grade in this category tend to provide consistent around the clock care to ensure residents are well cared for. In addition to looking at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is much higher than the average nursing home. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Short-term Care Quality
Switching gears to the final category, this nursing home was awarded an excellent short-term care rating. In fact, we awarded it an A- in this area, giving this facility straight A's. In crafting these short-term care scores, we look at the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. Our objective is to formulate a tool for sizing up the rehabilitation services of different facilities. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. However, based on the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 4.9 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Fraser Health Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Fraser Health Center, 9.93% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of long-term patients who suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are an barometer of nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Fraser Health Center, 3.01% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who had a fall resulting in major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be an indication of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Fraser Health Center, 2.75% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term stay patients which suffered from a urinary tract infection. Although more of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it is problematic to compare different facilities due to varying reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Fraser Health Center, 14.27% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are administered to residents for many medical conditions, such as dementia. Unfortunately, in some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Fraser Health Center, 20.84% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of patients given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Fraser Health Center, 2.84% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who are demonstrating signs of depression. Some argue this is a reliable measure of resident quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Fraser Health Center, 88.7% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Fraser Health Center, 13.84% Percentage of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and continence. Many argue that this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Fraser Health Center, 16.35% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percentage of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Fraser Health Center, 16.35 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Fraser Health Center, 12.8 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Fraser Health Center, 73.59% Percentage of Resident
This metric measures the percentage of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Hilton Head Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 5.73 miles away25 Hospital Center Blvd Hilton Head Island South Carolina 29925Proprietary(843) 681-6122
- Beaufort County Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.15 miles away955 Ribaut Rd Beaufort South Carolina 29902Government - Local(843) 522-5200
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc Hilton Head Dialysis Center5.91 miles away25 Hospital Center Blvd Medical Pavilion Suite 108 Hilton Head Island South Carolina 29926Dialysis Stations: 16 (843) 681-5840
- Shoals Dialysis, LLC14.29 miles away101 Okatie Center Blvd S Okatie South Carolina 29909Dialysis Stations: 12 (843) 706-9900
- Dci Port Royal16.03 miles away8 Presnell Circle Beaufort South Carolina 29902CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (843) 521-4300
- Bma of Beaufort Inc Low Country Dialysis16.53 miles awayTwo Professional Drive 10 Johnny Morrall Circle Port Royal South Carolina 29935Dialysis Stations: 22 (843) 524-2373
- Bayshore Dialysis LLC19.79 miles away540 E Oglethorpe Ave Savannah Georgia 31401Dialysis Stations: 16 (912) 236-3053
- Williams Street Dialysis19.95 miles away2812 Williams St Savannah Georgia 31404CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (912) 354-5005
- Coastal Dialysis Center19.97 miles away1460 East Victory Drive Savannah Georgia 31404CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 43 (912) 232-2691