Morrell Nursing Center
900 North Marquis Hwy, Hartsville SC 29551 · (843) 383-5164 · 86.55% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Morrell Nursing Center is a large nursing home in Hartsville, South Carolina. We awarded this nursing home an A overall grade, ranking it in the top fifth of all nursing homes in the United States. We can not find many bad things to say about this facility. Its grades are just impeccable. If you look further down this page, you can see this facility's category ratings, which are also quite good.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 154 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
In addition to being a great nursing home overall, it also earned A+ government inspections recently. Its inspections were nearly flawless. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating our inspection scores. One of those factors is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these can be relatively minor. 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. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
In addition, this nursing home was given elite marks in the area of long-term care. Consequently, it received one of our most impressive grades in that category with a score of A+. When facilities receive a grade in this range in long-term care it typically means it's well-staffed and is an overall good place to reside on a permanent basis. Once we assessed the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is far higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. The last statistic we assessed was its hospitalization rate. Here we found that this facility had 1.81 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is close to average in this area.
Short-term Care Quality
Turning our next area, this facility was given a top-shelf short-term care score. In fact, it received a score of A- in that area. In the category of short-term care, we attempt to assess indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We assess the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. Fortunately, this nursing home offers both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities offer both. The last measure we considered in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. It fared as well as just about any nursing home in South Carolina in this metric with 61.3 percent of its residents returning home. For most nursing homes, less than half of their short-stay patients are able to return home.
Nurse Quality
The last area we graded is nursing, where this nursing home received a B. Even though this wound up being its lowest category rating, this is nevertheless an above average score. In determining a facility's nursing score, we look at the number of hours nurses spend with residents as well as the skill levels of the nurses. With 4 hours of nursing care per resident per day, this nursing home surpassed the national average. Lastly, this facility also performed well in several of the quality-based metrics we looked at. In terms of the number of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, this nursing home performed better than the national average.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Morrell Nursing Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage caused by staying in the same position for an excessive period of time.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who have experienced a fall resulting in severe injury. We use this statistic in computing our nursing ratings.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This figure gauges the percent of long-term stay residents who had a urinary tract infection. While a higher rate of these infections could reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it can be problematic to compare between nursing homes due to nursing homes having reporting standards.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are given to residents for many conditions, including dementia. Tragically, in some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were given antianxiety drugs. These medications are prescribed to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This is the percentage of residents showing signs of depression. High levels of depression could reveal a less hospitable environment.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This tells you the percent of residents who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and eating. Some would argue that this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who maintained mobility. Many in the industry would argue that mobility is important for residents' physical and mental health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is critical to the physical health of nursing home residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This metric is a measure of the percentage of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some experts would argue this is a reliable measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better