Nhc Healthcare - Anderson

Nhc Healthcare - Anderson is one of five available nursing homes in Anderson, South Carolina. Sporting an overall grade of B, this nursing home is a great choice. Based on our analysis, you can do much worse than this facility. This nursing home is better in some categories than others, but it did not have any poor grades in any of our major categories discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.

On top of performing well in its overall grade, this facility performed at an even higher level in the area of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A+. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing these inspection scores. One key factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of the deficiencies is arguably more important than the number of deficiencies, as some deficiencies end up being 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 facility was given a favorable long-term care score as well. We awarded it one of our better scores in that category with a grade of B. Nursing homes that excel in long-term care typically provide residents with better supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. On top of looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 98.828125 percent of its residents, which is far higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. This place also keeps its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had just 1.46 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days.

This facility also was awarded an impressive short-term care score. Indeed, we gave it an above average score of B in this area. Short-term care ratings are based in part on a facility's quantity of skilled highly skilled professionals. This includes a vast spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. One of this nursing home's strength is that it offers more hours of physical therapy per week to its residents. Finally, we looked at the percentage of patients who eventually returned home from this nursing home. It performed respectably with 47.4 percent of its residents returning home.

The last area we scored is nursing. We gave this facility a grade of C in that area. In determining a nursing home's nursing grade, we look at the quantity of hours nurses commit to patients and the level of licensure of those nurses. Based on the CMS data, this nursing home offers 3.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, this place was relatively weak in some of the data points we look at, with below average scores for minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers.