Healthcare Center of Wesley Commons is a large non-profit nursing home located in Greenwood, South Carolina. After receiving an A+ overall grade, this facility has the prestigious distinction of being one of the 25 best facilities in South Carolina. Based on our assessment, you can't go wrong with this place. Finally, this wound up being a very consistent facility with consistently strong ratings in all four of our categories. More information about its category grades can be found below.
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Healthcare Center of Wesley Commons
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Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Aquatic Therapy
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Long-term Care Quality
We also found that this facility excelled in our long-term care rating. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. Nursing homes that excel in long-term care typically provide residents with closer supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. In addition to looking at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents. Vaccines are vital to keeping residents healthy. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we rated this nursing home so highly is that it earned a very impressive nursing score. Nursing turned out to be its second best category grade. In that area, we awarded this facility an A+. When determining a facility's nursing score, we assess the number of hours nurses spend with residents as well as the skill levels of those nurses. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well when it comes to minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
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Facility Inspections
This facility also received a nearly flawless inspection report. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A+. Our inspection grades weigh a host of factors found on a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better grades in this area tend to have few of these severe deficiencies. Unfortunately, we weren't able to find deficiency data for this facility. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
In our final category, this nursing home also received a very strong short-term care rating, with an A. This completed a first-rate profile. Our short-term care scores are based in part on a facility's quantity of skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This means a vast scope of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, in addition to other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. However, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we assessed the percentage of residents that who were able to eventually return home from this nursing home. We found that 5.5 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Healthcare Center of Wesley Commons Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Healthcare Center of Wesley Commons, 9.93% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage resulting from staying in one position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Healthcare Center of Wesley Commons, 3.01% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic indicates the percent of long-term stay patients who sustained falls leading to serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be an indicator of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Healthcare Center of Wesley Commons, 2.75% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term care patients that suffered from UTI's. Although a higher rate infections could reflect poorly on a facility's nursing care, it is problematic to compare between facilities due to nursing homes having varying reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Healthcare Center of Wesley Commons, 14.27% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are administered to patients for a variety of medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias. 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 Healthcare Center of Wesley Commons, 20.84% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Healthcare Center of Wesley Commons, 2.84% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who are showing depressive symptoms. Many in the industry would argue that this is a measure of patient quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Healthcare Center of Wesley Commons, 88.7% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Healthcare Center of Wesley Commons, 13.84% Percentage of Patients
This is the percent of residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Healthcare Center of Wesley Commons, 16.35% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percentage of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Healthcare Center of Wesley Commons, 1.87 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Healthcare Center of Wesley Commons, 16.35 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Healthcare Center of Wesley Commons, 12.8 Percentage of Patients
This is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Healthcare Center of Wesley Commons, 73.59% Percentage of Resident
This metric measures the percent of short-term stay patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many would argue this is a measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
Nearby Hospitals
- Self Regional HealthcareAcute Care Hospitals 1.79 miles away1325 Spring Street Greenwood South Carolina 29646Voluntary non-profit - Private(864) 227-4111
- Abbeville Area Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 14.58 miles away420 Thomson Circle Abbeville South Carolina 29620Government - Local(864) 366-5011
Nearby Dialysis
- Greenwood Dialysis1.79 miles away109 Overland Drive Greenwood South Carolina 29646CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 41 (864) 227-6011
- Jabine Dialysis, LLC5.52 miles away3337 Highway 72-221 E Greenwood South Carolina 29649Dialysis Stations: 1 (253) 733-4500
- Abbeville Dialysis14.79 miles away904 W Greenwood St Abbeville South Carolina 29620CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 10 (864) 459-0347