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Heartland of West Ashley Rehab and Nursing Center

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Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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

(843) 763-0233

68.96% estimated occupancy 1

Heartland of West Ashley Rehab and Nursing Center is a large facility located in Charleston, South Carolina. This facility was given an overall grade of F. If you are not happy with this facility's pedestrian overall grade, you may find your options to be limited in Charleston. The city has just three other nursing homes. More information on this nursing home's category grades is available below. Its best category is inspections, which is discussed 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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Facility Inspections

Grade: C

While we graded this facility incredibly poorly overall, it received a fairly respectable inspection report this year. As a result, it received a decent grade in that category with a score of C. Our inspection scores are based on datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Deficiencies are an important thing to look for on these inspections. Severe deficiencies indicate a threat to resident safety. This facility had 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to find that none were category G through L deficiencies. This means that inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies to present an imminent danger to patient health or safety. Unfortunately, we also need to draw your attention to the fact that this facility received significant government fines in recent years.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: C

Surprisingly, we gave this facility a grade of C for our short-term care score, which is not too bad of a score. In the area of short-term care, we strive to evaluate indicators of a facility's rehabilitation services. We analyze the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. In this nursing home's case, we were surprised to learn that it actually provides less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than a typical facility. Finally, we assessed the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 5.9 percent of this facility's residents returned home. At most facilities, closer to half of their patients are able to return home so this figure is below average.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: D

As it turns out, this nursing home only received a D for its long-term care rating, which is not an impressive grade. Long-term care scores in this range generally are a bad sign for the quantity and quality of care provided by nurses and aids. In addition to assessing the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. We discovered that this nursing home vaccinated a relatively low 81.25 percent of its residents, which is a bit of a concern. To our surprise, this nursing home was actually decent at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. This is its best feature in this category.

Nurse Quality

Grade: D

Moving on to our final area, we gave this facility a grade of D for the area of nursing. This was the facility's weakest category score. The nursing rating assesses quite a few components, but the primary one is the quantity of nurse hours spent with patients. This facility offered a meager 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This statistic is significantly below average. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing ratings. This facility performed well when it comes to avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Heartland of West Ashley Rehab and Nursing Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: C

In Heartland of West Ashley Rehab and Nursing Center, 9.93% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This figure tells you the percent of long-term patients who suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are an barometer of quality of care.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-plus

In Heartland of West Ashley Rehab and Nursing Center, 3.01% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are considered to be a measure of nursing care . Major falls resulting in injury are routinely caused by poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A-minus

In Heartland of West Ashley Rehab and Nursing Center, 2.75% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes linked to inadequate hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Heartland of West Ashley Rehab and Nursing Center, 14.27% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A

In Heartland of West Ashley Rehab and Nursing Center, 20.84% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are administered to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Heartland of West Ashley Rehab and Nursing Center, 2.84% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents who are demonstrating depressive symptoms. Higher rates of depression may imply a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: D

In Heartland of West Ashley Rehab and Nursing Center, 88.7% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: C

In Heartland of West Ashley Rehab and Nursing Center, 13.84% Percentage of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and using the bathroom.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Heartland of West Ashley Rehab and Nursing Center, 16.35% Percentage of Residents

This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients who were able to retain mobility. Some argue that mobility is critical to patients well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B

In Heartland of West Ashley Rehab and Nursing Center, 1.87 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Heartland of West Ashley Rehab and Nursing Center, 16.35 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical well-being of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: F

In Heartland of West Ashley Rehab and Nursing Center, 12.8 Percentage of Patients

This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-plus

In Heartland of West Ashley Rehab and Nursing Center, 73.59% Percentage of Resident

Measures the percent of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements.

Scores for Charleston, SC

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

Looking for more options? Charleston, South Carolina has 3 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 3.11 miles away2095 Henry Tecklenburg Drive Charleston South Carolina 29414Voluntary non-profit - Private(843) 402-1006
  • Musc Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 3.65 miles away169 Ashley Ave Charleston South Carolina 29425Government - State(843) 792-2300
  • Roper HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 3.72 miles away316 Calhoun St Charleston South Carolina 29401Voluntary non-profit - Private(843) 724-2800
  • 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
  • Faber Place Dialysis2.53 miles away3801 Faber Place Drive North Charleston South Carolina 29405CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (843) 377-1566
  • 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