Nhc Healthcare - Anderson

In addition to being a great overall grade, this facility also received A+ health inspections in recent years. Its inspections were virtually flawless. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in computing these inspection ratings. One key factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more important than the number of deficiencies, as some are relatively insignificant. 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.

This nursing home is also above average in the area of long-term care, where it was given a grade of B+. It performed better than most nursing homes in this category. If you are seeking anything other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each nursing home's long-term care ratings. After considering the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 89.77556 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is somewhat lower than we expected but still a decent figure. While its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we had hoped, at least this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

This nursing home also received a strong nursing score. In fact, we awarded it an above average grade of B in this area. We looked at the levels of nurses at the facility, as well as the quantity of time the nurses spent with residents, in calculating our score in this category. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

The next area we rated was short-term care. In that area, we awarded this nursing home an acceptable grade of B-. This ended up being this facility's weakest area. Short-term care scores are vital for prospective residents requiring rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally requires more highly-skilled nursing services. This includes a vast spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last statistic we assessed in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that just 3.6 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is actually below average.