Heartland Health Care Center - Greenville West

In Heartland Health Care Center - Greenville West, 9.68% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This metric measures the percent of long-term stay residents which suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a reliable measure of quality of care.

In Heartland Health Care Center - Greenville West, 3.49% of Patients had Serious Falls

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients who suffered falls leading to major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be a sign of lower quality nursing care.

In Heartland Health Care Center - Greenville West, 3.26% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often the result of lower quality nursing care. Better nursing care reduces the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Note that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

In Heartland Health Care Center - Greenville West, 14.92% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are administered to patients for a variety of conditions, including dementia. Unfortunately, in limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.

In Heartland Health Care Center - Greenville West, 19.83% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic indicates the percentage of long-term stay residents that are administered antianxiety drugs. These drugs are given to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.

In Heartland Health Care Center - Greenville West, 2.74% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who are showing symptoms of depression. Some believe that this is a measure of quality of life.

In Heartland Health Care Center - Greenville West, 88.77% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

In Heartland Health Care Center - Greenville West, 14.72% Percentage of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.

In Heartland Health Care Center - Greenville West, 22.47% Percentage of Residents

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that were able to retain mobility.

In Heartland Health Care Center - Greenville West, 1.55 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of long-term care.

In Heartland Health Care Center - Greenville West, 22.47 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical well-being of patients.

In Heartland Health Care Center - Greenville West, 12.88 Percentage of Patients

This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the overall quality of short-term care.

In Heartland Health Care Center - Greenville West, 72.67% Percentage of Resident

Measures the percentage of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry would argue that this is a reasonable measure of a facility's rehabilitation performance.