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Heartland of West Ashley Rehab and Nursing Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: C
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1137 Sam Rittenburg Blvd,
Charleston SC 29407

82.73% estimated occupancy 1

Heartland of West Ashley Rehab and Nursing Center is one of five nursing homes located in Charleston, South Carolina. We awarded it an overall grade of C, which is a middle of the pack rating. Based on our assessment, this place ought to meet the needs of many people. One of the highlights of this nursing home's report card is its impressive nursing rating, which we will address in the next section.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Limited Liability company

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Nurse Quality

Grade: A-minus

We gave this facility one of our better scores in nursing, with a grade of A-. This is a notably better grade than the facility's overall score, which was decent but not in the elite range. Our nursing category assesses a handful of datapoints, most of which are based on quantities of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This facility 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.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

This nursing home also performed well in the area of short-term care, where we awarded it a grade of A-. Not many nursing homes fared more favorably in this area. In the category of short-term care, we endeavor to qualify indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We look at a facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we looked at the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 6.4 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: C

This facility's third most favorable area is its long-term care score, where it received a C. In a long-term care environment, the primary goal is to keep patients healthy and safe. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate patients. After considering the amount of care provided by nurses, we then looked at the facility's vaccination statistics. Candidly, we were a bit bothered by the fact that this facility vaccinated just 74.42748 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Fortunately, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Facility Inspections

Grade: F

In the last category of inspections, this facility really did not fare well. Sadly, it received an F in our inspection category. This dragged this facility's overall score down as we heavily weight this category. For places with poor inspection grades, you should focus on any severe deficiencies found on their recent inspection reports. This facility was assessed 2 deficiencies by government inspectors. The only favorable thing we can say is that none of the deficiencies were in the categories that suggest they caused a risk to resident health or safety. Lastly, we need to point out that this facility was assessed significant government fines totaling more than $100,000. This generally means that a facility's bad performance has been an issue for several years.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Heartland of West Ashley Rehab and Nursing Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Heartland of West Ashley Rehab and Nursing Center, 8.29% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A+

In Heartland of West Ashley Rehab and Nursing Center, 0% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of patients who have had a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are considered by many experts to be a measure of nursing care . Falls leading to injury are routinely the result of lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: C

In Heartland of West Ashley Rehab and Nursing Center, 2.87% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of long-term care residents which experienced urinary tract infections. UTI's may be a sign of poor nursing care. However, this datapoint could be skewed for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Heartland of West Ashley Rehab and Nursing Center, 15.79% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are given to patients for many medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Unfortunately, in limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Heartland of West Ashley Rehab and Nursing Center, 12.9% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure indicates the percent of long-term care patients who were prescribed antianxiety medication. These medications are given to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Heartland of West Ashley Rehab and Nursing Center, 1.43% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients showing signs of depression. Many believe this is a measure of quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: F

In Heartland of West Ashley Rehab and Nursing Center, 75.41% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: D

In Heartland of West Ashley Rehab and Nursing Center, 21.95% of Patients

This is the percent of residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with ADL's could be a sign of the deterioration of a resident's medical condition.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

In Heartland of West Ashley Rehab and Nursing Center, 28.65% of Residents

This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents that maintained mobility.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Heartland of West Ashley Rehab and Nursing Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

In Heartland of West Ashley Rehab and Nursing Center, 28.65% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: F

In Heartland of West Ashley Rehab and Nursing Center, 21.52% of Patients

This is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-minus

In Heartland of West Ashley Rehab and Nursing Center, 73.6% of Resident

This indicates the percentage of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.

Scores for Charleston, SC

  • Overall Rating has a grade of A-minus
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of A-minus
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of A
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus

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Nearby Hospitals

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  • East Cooper Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.23 miles away2000 Hospital Dr Mount Pleasant South Carolina 29464Proprietary(843) 881-0100
  • Trident Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 11.36 miles away9330 Medical Plaza Dr Charleston South Carolina 29406Proprietary(843) 847-4100
  • Mount Pleasant HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.71 miles away3510 Highway 17 North Suite 140 Mount Pleasant South Carolina 29466Voluntary non-profit - Private(843) 724-2954

Nearby Dialysis

  • Pointe Dialysis, LLC2.16 miles away1964 Ashley River Road Suite D-3 Charleston South Carolina 29407Dialysis Stations: 20 (843) 852-3537
  • Coast Dialysis, LLC2.16 miles away1964 Ashley River Road Suite D-2 Charleston South Carolina 29407Dialysis Stations: 4 (843) 573-8767
  • Dci Magnolia Court2.37 miles away1427 King Street Charleston South Carolina 29403Dialysis Stations: 17 (843) 853-3399
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  • Nkc Charleston, LLC2.83 miles away2270 Ashley Crossing Suite 130a Charleston South Carolina 29414Dialysis Stations: 4 (843) 231-3660
  • Dci West Ashley2.93 miles away46 B Markfield Road Charleston South Carolina 29407CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 23 (843) 766-2317
  • Rai Care Centers Charleston3.22 miles away2080 Charlie Hall Blvd Charleston South Carolina 29414CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 26 (843) 766-4655
  • North Charleston Dialysis5.85 miles away5900 Rivers Ave Ste E Charleston South Carolina 29406CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (843) 747-3447

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=425362