Piedmont Post-Acute is the only nursing home we found in Piedmont, South Carolina. This nursing home proved to be a quality facility, with an overall grade of B. You could certainly do much worse than this facility. This nursing home's impressive report card was highlighted by its inspection rating, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
Piedmont Post-Acute
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Speech Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
To go along with its favorable overall grade, we awarded this place an A for our inspections rating. Inspection ratings are based on datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that receive favorable grades in this area typically have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.
Short-term Care Quality
An additional quality feature for this facility is that it received an above average short-term care grade. In fact, this proved to be its second best category grade. In that area, we gave this facility a grade of B+. In determining our short-term care scores, we scrutinize the facility's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other highly skilled individuals. This area is generally a fair assessment of a facility's rehabilitation services. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that this facility submitted data regarding its registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents who eventually returned home from this nursing home. We found that 5.6 percent of this nursing home's patients were able to return home.
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Nurse Quality
The next highest grade we gave this nursing home came in the category of nursing, where we gave it a grade of B-. This wasn't quite as good as some of its other scores, but a grade in this range is not the end of the world. In calculating our nursing grades, we analyze both nursing hours and the levels of licensure of those nurses. This facility provides only 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This is a somewhat uninspiring figure which is well below average. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality measures. While this nursing home got dinged a bit for nursing hours, it excelled in a few of these quality measures. With less than five percent of its residents experiencing pressure ulcers, it performed well in this metric. This is typically an indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as by having a system of moving a patient at least once a day.
Long-term Care Quality
The final area we analyzed was long-term care. We awarded it a grade of B- in this category. This is a decent grade in this area. Our long-term care grades are crucial for individuals requiring non-healthcare services such as personal care. On top of looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. Candidly, we were a bit worried that this nursing home administered the vaccine to only 66.39676 percent of its patients. On a more positive note, 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.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Piedmont Post-Acute Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Piedmont Post-Acute, 9.53% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This measures the percent of long-term care patients who suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We consider this statistic when determining both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Piedmont Post-Acute, 3.47% of Patients had Serious Falls
This measures the percent of long-term patients that have experienced falls resulting in major injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be an indicator of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Piedmont Post-Acute, 3.18% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely caused by nursing homes with worse hygiene protocols. Closer supervision can reduce the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Note that this datapoint is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Piedmont Post-Acute, 15.14% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many residents, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Piedmont Post-Acute, 19.68% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are given to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Piedmont Post-Acute, 2.85% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents demonstrating symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Piedmont Post-Acute, 88.92% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for seniors, making these types of vaccines critical to patient care.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Piedmont Post-Acute, 14.02% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Piedmont Post-Acute, 20.24% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percent of patients that maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Piedmont Post-Acute, 1.69 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care. There is usually a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Piedmont Post-Acute, 20.24 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Piedmont Post-Acute, 12.31 Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Piedmont Post-Acute, 73.11% Percentage of Resident
This is the percentage of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Prisma Health Baptist Easley HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.02 miles away200 Fleetwood Drive Easley South Carolina 29640Voluntary non-profit - Private(864) 442-7606
- Prisma Health Greenville Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.56 miles away905 Verdae Blvd Suite 102 Greenville South Carolina 29605Voluntary non-profit - Private(864) 455-7000
- Prisma Health Hillcrest HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.97 miles away741 South East Main Street Simpsonville South Carolina 29681Voluntary non-profit - Private(864) 454-6100
- Anmed HealthAcute Care Hospitals 16.64 miles away800 N Fant St Anderson South Carolina 29621Voluntary non-profit - Private(864) 512-2830
- Cannon Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 17.53 miles away123 W G Acker Drive Pickens South Carolina 29671Voluntary non-profit - Private(864) 878-4791
- Pelham Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 18.52 miles away250 Westmoreland Road Greer South Carolina 29651Government - Hospital District or Authority(864) 560-6554
Nearby Dialysis
- Dsi Greenville Renal Center8.44 miles away1004 Grove Road Greenville South Carolina 29605CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 37 (864) 242-0802
- Dsi Pleasantburg Dialysis8.87 miles away110 Chalmers Dr Ste C Greenville South Carolina 29605CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (864) 558-2365
- Dsi Home Dialysis Pleasantburg8.87 miles away110 Chalmers Road, Suite D Greenville South Carolina 29605Dialysis Stations: 3 (864) 558-2375
- Dsi Greenville, LLC9.07 miles away121 Commerce Blvd Easley South Carolina 29642Dialysis Stations: 4 (864) 859-7902
- Upstate Dialysis Center9.65 miles away308 Mills Ave Greenville South Carolina 29605CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 52 (864) 271-3700
- Greenville Dialysis Clinic, LLC10.34 miles away220-a Howe Street Greenville South Carolina 29601Dialysis Stations: 20 (864) 271-2002
- Rcg Greenville Dialysis Center11.75 miles away297 Pete Hollis Blvd. Greenville South Carolina 29601CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (864) 232-9456
- Dsi Easley Renal Center12.06 miles away125 Whitmire Road Easley South Carolina 29640CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 28 (864) 855-6208