Linley Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
208 James Street, Anderson SC 29625 · (864) 226-3427 · 88.63% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
With an address in Anderson, South Carolina, Linley Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is one of five available facilities there. We gave this facility an overall grade of B-. A grade of this caliber requires some solid marks. Based on our analysis, this nursing home ought to meet the needs of many people. We were also pleased to find that this facility received consistently decent grades in each of the other areas we looked at. More information about these categories is available below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 88 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
The primary reason this ended up being a decent nursing home is that it earned an elite inspection score. In fact, its inspection grade was far superior to its overall score. In our inspections category, we gave it an A+. These inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these issues by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. 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
We also gave this facility a decent grade in the category of short-term care, where it received a grade of B-. In the area of short-term care, we strive to assess measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We look at a facility's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. One of this nursing home's strengths is physical therapy hours. We found that it offers more hours with physical therapists to its residents than most facilities. The final datapoint we considered in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. It was respectable in this area with 45.6 percent of its residents returning home.
Nurse Quality
We also gave this nursing home a decent score in the category of nursing care, with a grade of C. Nursing scores are mostly associated with the nursing home's nurse staffing. This facility provided 3.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based metrics, such as preventing major falls. This nursing home performed admirably in this datapoint. Avoiding major falls is usually a reliable indicator that a facility has quality controls in place. Many falls can be avoided if a facility provides enough nurses aids to assist its patients.
Long-term Care Quality
The final area we rated was long-term care. This nursing home was given a C in the category. In computing our long-term care ratings, we analyze the assistance with daily living received by a facility's patients. In addition to assessing the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 93.92523 percent of its residents. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 1.67 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility had fewer hospitalizations than the average nursing home.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Linley Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term stay residents that are suffering from pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a great barometer of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a fall resulting in serious injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who have had urinary tract infections. While a higher rate of these infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it can be problematic to compare between nursing homes due to nursing homes having inconsistent reporting standards.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric gauges the percent of long-term patients which were administered antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may mean a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such medications aren't medically required. However, some facilities may need to rely more on these drugs due to an increased number of residents with Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are administered to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This tells you the percent of patients showing signs of depression. High rates of depression could reveal a lower level of care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percent of patients that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and taking a bath. Some believe that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percentage of patients that maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is important to maintaining the physical well-being of nursing home patients.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percentage of short-term residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better