Located in Clinton, South Carolina, NHC HealthCare Clinton is one of just two nursing homes in the city. Sporting an overall rating of A+, this nursing home is one of the highest-rated facilities we looked at. In fact, we ranked this facility in the top ten percentile of all facilities in the United States. As you can find below, this facility performed equally well in our category ratings. We gave it a straight A report card!
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NHC HealthCare Clinton
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- Home Health Agency
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Audiology
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Facility Inspections
In addition to being a great nursing home overall, it also earned A+ health inspections recently. Its inspections are nearly flawless. Perhaps the most significant factor we look at in computing our inspection grades is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Nursing homes with better scores in this category typically dodged the most severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. 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 received quality marks in the area of long-term care. As a result, it was given one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A+. Facilities that excel in long-term care tend to be well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to residents. On top of considering the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients healthy. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
The third category we looked at was short-term care. Contributing to its strong resume, this nursing home also excelled in this category. In fact, we gave it a of A for that category. With our short-term care grade, we attempt to forge a sound measure for rehabilitation. In this process, we assess the nursing home's offerings of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. However, based on the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we assessed the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 6.5 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
Nurse Quality
In the last category, this nursing home also was awarded a very strong nursing grade, with an A-. This finished off a straight A report card. Nursing grades are primarily associated with the facility's nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed certain nursing quality-based metrics in computing our nursing grades. These include minimizing residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We view these areas as predictive measures of the caliber of nursing care offered, since better care tends to reduce these problems.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
NHC HealthCare Clinton Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In NHC HealthCare Clinton, 1.27% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure tells you the percent of long-term residents who have new or worsened pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a solid barometer of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In NHC HealthCare Clinton, 3.76% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric tells you the percent of long-term stay patients who sustained a fall leading to severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be an indication of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In NHC HealthCare Clinton, 9.31% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections may be associated with poor hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In NHC HealthCare Clinton, 11.03% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure gauges the percent of long-term stay patients who were administered antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents in scenarios where such drugs are not medically required. Nevertheless, some facilities need to rely on these drugs due to having more patients suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In NHC HealthCare Clinton, 24.01% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are prescribed to patients suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In NHC HealthCare Clinton, 0% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients showing signs of depression. Increased levels of depression could be a sign worse patient care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In NHC HealthCare Clinton, 100% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home patients, making these vaccines vital to patient care.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In NHC HealthCare Clinton, 9.94% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate the deterioration of a patient's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In NHC HealthCare Clinton, 15.05% of Residents
This tells you the percent of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In NHC HealthCare Clinton, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric tracks the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is key to the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In NHC HealthCare Clinton, 15.05% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In NHC HealthCare Clinton, 6.96% of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In NHC HealthCare Clinton, 83.32% of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Prisma Health Laurens County HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.25 miles away22725 Highway 76 East Clinton South Carolina 29325Voluntary non-profit - Private(864) 833-9100
- Newberry County Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.77 miles away2669 Kinard St PO Box 497 Newberry South Carolina 29108Voluntary non-profit - Other(803) 405-7145
Nearby Dialysis
- Palmetto Dialysis1.56 miles away317 Professional Park Road Clinton South Carolina 29325CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (864) 833-0717
- Clinton Dialysis Clinic2.32 miles away103 Ab Jacks Rd Clinton South Carolina 29325Dialysis Stations: 20 (864) 833-0150
- Jabine Dialysis, LLC18.53 miles away3337 Highway 72-221 E Greenwood South Carolina 29649Dialysis Stations: 1 (253) 733-4500
- Fmc of Newberry18.75 miles away2850 Kinard St Newberry South Carolina 29108CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (803) 276-2860