Updated May 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
406 West Broad Street,
Iva SC 29655
88% estimated occupancy 1
Iva Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is a small nursing home located in Iva, South Carolina. We awarded it an overall grade of B-, which is a middle of the pack score. You could certainly do worse than this nursing home. More information on this nursing home's category grades may be found below. Its best category is long-term care, which is discussed in the next section.
We awarded this facility an A- for our long-term care score. This grade is far more impressive than the facility's overall score. When facilities receive this kind of score in long-term care it is a good sign for resident care and suggests that the facility is well-staffed with nurses and aids. In addition to considering the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 98.24561 percent of its residents. Vaccines are critical to keeping residents healthy. Lastly, we looked at its number of hospitalizations. While it had 3.45 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, its risk adjusted score was close to the national average since it had some more complicated patients.
Additionally, we gave this facility a B+ in our short-term care category. This is one of our higher scores. In determining our short-term care grades, we analyze the facility's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other types of therapists. This category is generally a reliable assessment of the nursing home's ability to rehabilitate patients. This nursing home increased its rating in this category by providing more than 1.5 times as many hours of physical therapy to its residents than a typical facility. The final measure we looked at in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that it fared as well as just about any nursing home in South Carolina in this area with 60.6 percent of its residents returning home.
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This nursing home also received a decent inspection grade. In that area, we gave this facility a grade of C. Inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can find more information about each of these factors by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This facility was assessed 2 deficiencies on its government inspection report, but fortunately none were in categories G through L. This indicates the government inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies to create an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
The final category we rated was nursing. We awarded this facility a D for the area of nursing, rendering this the nursing home's worst area. Our nursing score weighs many data points, most of which are based on nursing hours. This facility provided 3.7 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is below the national average. To go along with its low totals in the area of nursing hours per resident, this facility also didn't perform as well in the quality-based measures we looked at in determining our nursing scores. We looked at the percent of residents experiencing major falls and pressure ulcers. This facility had more falls and pressure ulcers than the average facility. This may be a bad sign when you consider that many bed sores and falls are believed to be preventable with better nursing care. These metrics hurt this nursing home's nursing grade quite a bit.
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
In Iva Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 9.61% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric is is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that have pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a great barometer of nursing care quality.
In Iva Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 3.6% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric gauges the percentage of long-term stay residents who have had a fall resulting in severe injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be a sign of lower levels of patient supervision.
In Iva Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 3.11% of Patients had UTIs
This metric tells you the percentage of long-term stay patients who have suffered from urinary tract infections. While more of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it is problematic to compare different facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards.
In Iva Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 15.24% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of residents given antipsychotic drugs. These drugs are sometimes used for treating several medical conditions, including dementia.
In Iva Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 20.09% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure measures the percentage of long-term stay residents receiving antianxiety drugs.
In Iva Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 3.01% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term care residents who are exhibiting symptoms of depression. Some believe this is a measure of patient quality of care.
In Iva Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 90.67% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for seniors, making these vaccines important for resident well-being.
In Iva Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 14.17% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate decline of a patient's medical condition.
In Iva Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 22.6% Percentage of Residents
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents that retained mobility levels.
In Iva Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 1.55 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
In Iva Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 22.6 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical well-being of patients.
In Iva Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 13.44 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of rehabilitation.
In Iva Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 72.9% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of independence with ADL's often correlates with successful rehabilitation services.
