Oakhaven Nursing Center

Updated May 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating

123 Oak Street,
Darlington SC 29532

68.29% estimated occupancy ¹

Oakhaven Nursing Center is a nursing home in Darlington, South Carolina, which has 26,470 people. This is a great facility. We gave this it an overall grade of B+, which is very favorable rating. Based on our assessment, you can do much worse than this facility. This nursing home's impressive profile was highlighted by its inspection rating, which you can find in the next section.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Corporation

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Facility Inspections

On top of being a first rate facility overall, this facility also excelled in our inspections category, where it received an A+. Few nursing homes performed this well in this area. Inspection grades account for several factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher scores in this area generally have few severe deficiencies. 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

Contributing to this nursing home's list of accomplishments, it also received a high-end long-term care grade. We gave them an elite strong of A in this area. Long-term care scores in this range generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. After we finished looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia sadly can be a dangerous condition for nursing home residents so we prefer when a facility does not roll the dice on this issue. Finally, we looked at the nursing home's number of hospitalizations. Although it had 2.86 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, its risk adjusted metric was middle of the road due to it having more complicated patients.

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Nurse Quality

This nursing home's next best category was nursing. We awarded it a grade of B- in this category. While this wasn't quite as good as some of its other category grades, this isn't a bad score either. When determining a facility's nursing score, we consider the quantity of hours nurses spend with patients as well as the skill levels of the nurses. This facility provided 3.8 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, our nursing grades also factor in some quality-focused statistics. Specifically, we look at the percent of residents who sustained pressure ulcers and major falls. We view these areas as good indicators of the quality of nursing care, since better care tends to reduce these problems.

Short-term Care Quality

The last area we looked at is short-term care. We awarded this nursing home a decent score in this area, with a B-. While this wasn't on par with several of this facility's other grades, it is still not a bad grade. In our short-term care category, we endeavor to forge a sound measure for rehabilitation. In this process, we assess the facility's scope of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. Fortunately, this nursing home offers both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities offer both. The final metric we considered in this category is the percentage of residents who ultimately were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that it performed respectably with 46.9 percent of its residents returning home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Oakhaven Nursing Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Oakhaven Nursing Center, 9.61% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are routinely caused by residents not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Oakhaven Nursing Center, 3.6% of Patients had Serious Falls

This measures the percentage of long-term residents who have experienced falls leading to major injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be a sign of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Oakhaven Nursing Center, 3.11% of Patients had UTIs

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who have suffered from urinary tract infections. Although a higher rate infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's nursing care, it can be problematic to compare different facilities due to reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Oakhaven Nursing Center, 15.24% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of residents given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Oakhaven Nursing Center, 20.09% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of patients given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are given to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Oakhaven Nursing Center, 3.01% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Oakhaven Nursing Center, 90.67% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home patients, making these vaccines critical to patient care.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Oakhaven Nursing Center, 14.17% Percentage of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and taking a bath. Some argue that this is a measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Oakhaven Nursing Center, 22.6% Percentage of Residents

This is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who maintained mobility.

Hospitalizations

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

This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of long-term care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Oakhaven Nursing Center, 22.6 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Oakhaven Nursing Center, 13.44 Percentage of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Oakhaven Nursing Center, 72.9% Percentage of Resident

This is a measure of the percent of short-term residents that saw functional improvements.

Nearby Hospitals

Mcleod Regional Medical Center-Pee DeeAcute Care Hospitals 9.78 miles away555 E Cheves St Box 8700 Florence South Carolina 29506Voluntary non-profit - Other(843) 777-2900
Musc Health Florence Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 11.99 miles away805 Pamplico Hwy Box 100550 Florence South Carolina 29505Proprietary(843) 674-2500
Carolina Pines Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 13.67 miles away1304 W Bobo Newsom Hwy Hartsville South Carolina 29550Proprietary(864) 339-2100

Nearby Dialysis

Darlington Dialysis Center Inc1.67 miles away1018 South Governor Williams Highway Darlington South Carolina 29532CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (843) 398-5263
Davita Sally Hill Dialysis7.11 miles away1471 N. Cashua Drive Florence South Carolina 29501Dialysis Stations: 12 (843) 664-9067
Florence Dialysis Center8.06 miles away435 North Cashua Dr Florence South Carolina 29501CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 31 (843) 669-0825
Fresenius Kidney Care Florence Medical Mile9.48 miles away181 E. Evans Street Suite B Florence South Carolina 29506Dialysis Stations: 20 (843) 679-0550
Total Renal Care, Inc.9.67 miles away1520 Flag Drive Florence South Carolina 29505Dialysis Stations: 20 (843) 413-0857
Fresenius Medical Care Church Street9.93 miles away406 South Church Street Florence South Carolina 29501CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (843) 679-5945
Black Creek Dialysis Center11.13 miles away1001 South 4th Street Hartsville South Carolina 29550Dialysis Stations: 16 (843) 332-2355
Total Renal Care Inc11.21 miles away1015 S 4th Street Hartsville South Carolina 29550Dialysis Stations: 22 (843) 332-5688