Ghs Lila Doyle
101 Lila Doyle Drive, Seneca SC 29672 · (864) 885-7675 · 84.91% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
With an address in Seneca, South Carolina, Ghs Lila Doyle is one of a mere two nursing homes in the city. This nursing home received an A- overall, which is an elite score. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it in the top third of all nursing homes in the United States. If you scroll down, you will see this nursing home's category scores, which are also quite good.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 120 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Long-term Care Quality
In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this nursing home also earned an excellent long-term care rating, with an A. When nursing homes receive this kind of grade in long-term care it is typically a good sign for resident care and suggests that the place is well-staffed with nurses aids. After looking at the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 97.02381 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients healthy. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 1 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility had fewer hospitalizations than many nursing homes.
Facility Inspections
Turning to inspections, this facility excelled in that area, which is based on the facility's inspections. In fact, we awarded it an A- for that category. Our inspection grades are tied to datapoints found on the a nursing home's government inspections. Places that score well in this area typically have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities 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 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.
Short-term Care Quality
Adding to its fine assessment, this nursing home also received a strong short-term care score, with a score of A-. Our short-term care grade is commonly used to assess a facility's performance with rehabilitation To provide highly scored rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally need to offer higher levels of highly skilled nursing. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other types of therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last statistic we assessed in this area is the number of residents that ultimately were able to return home from the nursing home. This turned out to be more of a strength for this facility. We found that it fared as well as just about any facility in South Carolina with 73.4 percent of its residents returning home.
Nurse Quality
Turning to the last category, this nursing home was given a very strong nursing rating. Even though this wasn't as good as several of its other scores, this is still one of the more favorable scores a facility can receive. When determining our nursing scores, we weigh both nursing hours and the training levels of those nurses. This particular nursing home provided 4 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis, which was above average. Finally, this facility also excelled in several of the quality measures we assessed. With less than five percent of its residents experiencing pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home the nation in this category. This is usually an indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls. Many pressure ulcers can be avoided by offering better nursing care and having a protocol of turning residents at least once a day.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Ghs Lila Doyle Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents that suffered from a fall which caused serious injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This gauges the percentage of long-term care patients which have sustained UTI's. While more of these infections could reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it is problematic to compare between facilities due to facilities having varying reporting standards.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses 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 drugs are being used appropriately. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are typically prescribed to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who are demonstrating symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is the percentage of patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is the percent of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to measure short-term care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many argue that this is a measure of rehabilitation performance.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better