With an address in Summerville, South Carolina, Hallmark Healthcare Center is one of just three available nursing homes in the area. Sporting an overall grade of B-, this appears to be a solid nursing home. Based on our assessment, this place ought to meet the needs of many people. The best part of this facility's report card is is its inspection score. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section.
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Hallmark Healthcare Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Optometry
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
The primary reason this ended up being a decent nursing home is that it earned an elite inspection grade. In fact, its inspection grade was far better than its overall grade. In the inspections category, we gave this facility a grade of A-. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in computing these inspection grades. One of those factors is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some of these are relatively insignificant. This place was hit with 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered severe. This indicates that the inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies an immediate 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 also excelled in the area of long-term care. In fact, we awarded it a score of A- for that category, which is one of our highest grades. Long-term care ratings in this range generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. One of the criteria we considered in addition to nursing hours is vaccines. This nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccination to 97.03704 percent of its residents. This is a reliable method to minimize unnecessary hospitalizations for the senior population. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.04 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
The third area we graded is short-term care, where this nursing home was awarded a C in this area. In crafting these short-term care ratings, we look at the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. Our objective is to devise a tool for comparing the rehabilitation services of different nursing homes. Unfortunately, we weren't able to locate information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 4.6 percent of this facility's patients returned home. At most facilities, closer to half of their residents are able to return home so this figure is below average.
Nurse Quality
Switching gears to the next category, we awarded this facility a grade of D in our nursing category. This is the nursing home's least impressive category score. Naturally, this grade hurt the nursing home's overall profile to some degree. The nursing grade considers several factors. The most important factor is the number of hours nurses spent with patients. With only 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient each day, this facility's nurse staffing levels were well below average. In addition to receiving below average marks for nursing hours, this nursing home was a bit less impressive in some of the quality-based metrics we looked at in calculating our nursing ratings. We looked at the percent of residents suffering pressure ulcers and found that this nursing home was at roughly 1.5 times the national average in this statistic.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Hallmark Healthcare Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Hallmark Healthcare Center, 16.06% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to staying in the same position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Hallmark Healthcare Center, 2.96% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are routinely caused by lower levels of patient supervision. Better nursing protocols can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Hallmark Healthcare Center, 0% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely the result of facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Better nursing care minimizes the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Keep in mind that this statistic is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have varying reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Hallmark Healthcare Center, 14.17% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are given to residents for many medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Unfortunately, in some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Hallmark Healthcare Center, 13.52% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that were prescribed antianxiety medication. These drugs are used to treat residents experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Hallmark Healthcare Center, 1.24% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Hallmark Healthcare Center, 96.81% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Hallmark Healthcare Center, 11.47% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term care residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and bathing. Many in the industry believe that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Hallmark Healthcare Center, 9.64% of Residents
This indicates the percent of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Hallmark Healthcare Center, 0.04 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is important to the physical well-being of nursing home patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Hallmark Healthcare Center, 9.64% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Hallmark Healthcare Center, 10.16% of Patients
Measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Hallmark Healthcare Center, 74.05% of Resident
Measures the percentage of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many believe this is a measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Trident Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 5.18 miles away9330 Medical Plaza Dr Charleston South Carolina 29406Proprietary(843) 847-4100
- Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.52 miles away2095 Henry Tecklenburg Drive Charleston South Carolina 29414Voluntary non-profit - Private(843) 402-1006
- Musc Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 17.3 miles away169 Ashley Ave Charleston South Carolina 29425Government - State(843) 792-2300
- Roper HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 17.36 miles away316 Calhoun St Charleston South Carolina 29401Voluntary non-profit - Private(843) 724-2800
Nearby Dialysis
- Rai Care Centers Summerville0.49 miles away109 Burton Avenue Suite A Summerville South Carolina 29485CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (843) 875-9800
- Jedburg Dialysis4.95 miles away2897 W 5th North St Summerville South Carolina 29483CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (843) 873-3955
- Dci Archdale5.58 miles away5300 Archdale Blvd North Charleston South Carolina 29418Dialysis Stations: 21 (843) 552-0935
- Rai Care Centers N Charleston5.72 miles away2450 Elms Center Road Charleston South Carolina 29406CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (843) 553-4742
- Dci Goose Creek Inc5.91 miles away98 Hamlet Circle Goose Creek South Carolina 29445Dialysis Stations: 17 (843) 863-8633
- Goose Creek Dialysis7.01 miles away109 Greenland Drive Goose Creek South Carolina 29445CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (843) 377-1199
- North Charleston Dialysis9.1 miles away5900 Rivers Ave Ste E Charleston South Carolina 29406CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (843) 747-3447
- Faber Place Dialysis11.13 miles away3801 Faber Place Drive North Charleston South Carolina 29405CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (843) 377-1566