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Morrell Nursing Center

  • Nursing Home

Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
Oct 18: ANov 18: ADec 18: AJan 19: AFeb 19: AMay 19: AJun 19: AJul 19: AAug 19: ASep 19: AJan 20: A-Mar 20: A-Apr 20: AMay 20: AJun 20: AJul 20: AAug 20: ASep 20: A-Oct 20: A-Jan 21: A-Feb 21: A-Mar 21: A-Apr 21: B+May 21: B+Jun 21: B+Jul 21: B+Aug 21: B+Sep 21: B+Oct 21: A-Nov 21: A-Jan 22: A-Feb 22: A-Mar 22: A-Apr 22: B+May 22: B+Jun 22: B+
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Morrell Nursing Center's website

900 North Marquis Hwy,
Hartsville SC 29551

(843) 383-5164

69.87% estimated occupancy 1

Morrell Nursing Center is a large nursing home located in Hartsville, South Carolina. This nursing home was awarded an overall grade of B+, which is very good score. Based on our assessment, you could do much worse than this nursing home. This nursing home is better in some categories than others, but it didn't have any weak links in any of the major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.

Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)
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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

In addition to being a great facility overall, it also received A+ health inspections in recent years. Its inspections were virtually flawless. Inspection grades weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these factors by obtaining 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. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A

This facility truly excelled in the area of long-term care, where we gave it a grade of A. Few nursing homes performed more favorably in this area. Facilities that do well in long-term care tend to be well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to residents. In addition to assessing the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia sadly can be a life threatening ailment for nursing home patients so we prefer when a nursing home does not take any chances. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B

This nursing home also received a strong short-term care grade. Indeed, we awarded it an above average grade of B in this category. Short-term care scores are based in part on the nursing home's quantity of skilled highly skilled professionals. This means a broad spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, in addition to other forms of therapy. We were not able to track down information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. The final statistic we assessed in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that 5.9 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: C

Moving on to the next area, this nursing home was awarded a decent nursing score. Even though this was not quite as impressive as a few of its other category grades, this is really not a bad grade. Our nursing category includes a handful of subcategories, most of which are based on quantities of nurse staffing. This particular facility provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This figure is significantly below average. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this nursing home surprisingly fared better in some of the quality-based metrics we looked at. It performed well in terms of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. Many consider these areas to be measures of the quality of nursing care. In some cases, the quality of nursing care is every bit as important as the quantity of hours of care offered.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Jul 22

Morrell Nursing Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Morrell Nursing Center, 9.68% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a barometer of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely caused by patients not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: C

In Morrell Nursing Center, 3.49% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of long-term residents who suffered a fall resulting in serious injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be an indicator of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: C

In Morrell Nursing Center, 3.26% of Patients had UTIs

This statistic gauges the percentage of long-term stay residents who experienced a urinary tract infection. While more infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it can be problematic to compare different facilities due to nursing homes having inconsistent reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Morrell Nursing Center, 14.92% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of patients given antipsychotic drugs. These medications are sometimes used to treat several medical conditions, including dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In Morrell Nursing Center, 19.83% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who were prescribed antianxiety medication. These drugs are prescribed to patients suffering from depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Morrell Nursing Center, 2.74% of Patients

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

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Morrell Nursing Center, 88.77% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-plus

In Morrell Nursing Center, 14.72% Percentage of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate decline of a resident's medical condition.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: F

In Morrell Nursing Center, 22.47% Percentage of Residents

This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who maintained mobility.

Hospitalizations

Grade: C

In Morrell Nursing Center, 1.55 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care. There is a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the overall quality of long-term care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Morrell Nursing Center, 22.47 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: C

In Morrell Nursing Center, 12.88 Percentage of Patients

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

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: D

In Morrell Nursing Center, 72.67% Percentage of Resident

This is the percentage of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Carolina Pines Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 5.88 miles away1304 W Bobo Newsom Hwy Hartsville South Carolina 29550Proprietary(864) 339-2100

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fmc Dialysis Services of Hartsville3.19 miles away1308 South Fourth Street Hartsville South Carolina 29550CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (843) 383-9526
  • Total Renal Care Inc3.61 miles away1015 S 4th Street Hartsville South Carolina 29550Dialysis Stations: 22 (843) 332-5688
  • Black Creek Dialysis Center3.61 miles away1001 South 4th Street Hartsville South Carolina 29550Dialysis Stations: 16 (843) 332-2355
  • Darlington Dialysis Center Inc12.17 miles away1018 South Governor Williams Highway Darlington South Carolina 29532CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (843) 398-5263
  • Davita Sally Hill Dialysis17.67 miles away1471 N. Cashua Drive Florence South Carolina 29501Dialysis Stations: 12 (843) 664-9067
  • Florence Dialysis Center18.4 miles away435 North Cashua Dr Florence South Carolina 29501CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 31 (843) 669-0825
  • Fresenius Medical Care of Lee County18.74 miles away289 Fairview Ave Bishopville South Carolina 29010Dialysis Stations: 21 (803) 484-5972

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=425111