Nhc Healthcare - Parklane is a large nursing home located in Columbia, South Carolina. This nursing home is an A rated facility, which is one of the highest ratings that we offer. In fact, we ranked this facility as the third best nursing home in Columbia. This nursing home was also given phenomenal ratings in all four of the major categories we assessed. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Nhc Healthcare - Parklane
- Nursing Home
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 - Corporation
- 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
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Audiology
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Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
In addition to performing well in its overall score, this nursing home received an excellent nursing score. We awarded it an A in that area. Our nursing grade is primarily tied to the facility's nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Facility Inspections
This facility has received near flawless health inspections in recent years. We awarded them an impressive grade of A in this category. Our inspection ratings are based on many pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent government inspections. Places that excel in this category tend to have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. We weren't able to locate deficiency data for this nursing home. We wish we had more information about this facility. Without having the deficiency related data, it was difficult to grade this nursing home in terms of this category.
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Short-term Care Quality
Moving on our next category, we awarded this facility a score of A- for our short-term care rating. This is a first-rate grade. Our short-term care scores are likely most meaningful for residents needing a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically mandates higher levels of highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes not just nursing services, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 5.2 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
Long-term Care Quality
The last category we rated was long-term care, where this facility was given a B+. This topped off a very favorable report card. Very few nursing homes earned a B+ or better in all four categories. Facilities that receive this type of score in long-term care tend to provide consistent around the clock care to make sure patients are well cared for. After considering the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 99.041534 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients healthy. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Nhc Healthcare - Parklane Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Nhc Healthcare - Parklane, 3.93% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term residents which suffer from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Nhc Healthcare - Parklane, 2.88% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are routinely linked to poor nursing care. Closer supervision can reduce the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Nhc Healthcare - Parklane, 1.99% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections may be associated with inadequate hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Nhc Healthcare - Parklane, 6.47% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Nhc Healthcare - Parklane, 7.04% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are given to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Nhc Healthcare - Parklane, 1.34% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Nhc Healthcare - Parklane, 99.23% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these types of vaccines indispensable.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Nhc Healthcare - Parklane, 18.32% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and continence. Many in the industry would argue that this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Nhc Healthcare - Parklane, 14.94% of Residents
This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients who retained mobility levels.
Hospitalizations
In Nhc Healthcare - Parklane, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is important to the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Nhc Healthcare - Parklane, 14.94% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Nhc Healthcare - Parklane, 10.51% of Patients
This is 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 fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Nhc Healthcare - Parklane, 87.83% of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percentage of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some argue that this is a reasonable measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.
Scores for Columbia, SC
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
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Nearby Hospitals
- Providence HealthAcute Care Hospitals 1.56 miles away120 Gateway Corporate Blvd Columbia South Carolina 29203Proprietary(803) 256-5300
- Prisma Health Richland HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 5.93 miles away5 Medical Park Columbia South Carolina 29203Voluntary non-profit - Private(803) 296-2548
- Prisma Health BaptistAcute Care Hospitals 6.85 miles away1330 Taylor at Marion St Columbia South Carolina 29220Voluntary non-profit - Private(803) 296-5678
- Lexington Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.57 miles away2720 Sunset Blvd West Columbia South Carolina 29169Government - Hospital District or Authority(803) 791-2000
Nearby Dialysis
- Dentsville Kidney Center1.34 miles away201 Columbia Mall Blvd Suite 141 Columbia South Carolina 29223Dialysis Stations: 10 (803) 865-1068
- Fresenius Medical Care Cna Kidney Centers, LLC2.28 miles away140 Highland Center Drive Columbia South Carolina 29203CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (803) 736-0473
- Fmc Meadowlake Dialysis2.32 miles away7631 Wilson Blvd Columbia South Carolina 29203CMS Rating: 1 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (803) 754-7377
- Fresenius Medical Care Columbia5.54 miles away2125 Adams Grove Rd Columbia South Carolina 29203CMS Rating: 1 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (803) 779-7511
- Fresenius Medical Care South Columbia5.54 miles away2139 Adams Grove Road Columbia South Carolina 29203Dialysis Stations: 21 (803) 779-4073
- North Main Kidney Center5.73 miles away3900 North Main Street Suite A Columbia South Carolina 29203Dialysis Stations: 21 (803) 779-1201
- Central Columbia Kidney Center5.8 miles away3511 Medical Drive Columbia South Carolina 29203Dialysis Stations: 25 (803) 771-0518
- Columbia Northeast Kidney Center5.9 miles away7499 Parkland Road Suite 136 Columbia South Carolina 29203Dialysis Stations: 20 (803) 865-0554