Pruitthealth- Columbia
2451 Forest Drive, Columbia SC 29204 · (803) 254-5960 · 75.56% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Pruitthealth- Columbia is in Columbia, South Carolina. This city is among the most populated cities in the country with has 333,497 people. We gave this nursing home a B- overall, which is a solid grade. This is comparable with the city grade in Columbia, which is a B. Even in a city featuring 12 other nursing homes, this facility looks like a quality choice. The best part of this facility's profile was its remarkable inspection grade. Inspection grades are discussed in the next paragraph.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 185 Beds
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For profit - Limited Liability company
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
We want to draw your attention to the fact that this facility outperformed its overall grade in the category of inspections. In fact, it received an excellent government inspection report this year. As a result, we gave it one of our best grades in that category with an A. Our inspection grades account for several factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with better scores in this area usually have few of these severe deficiencies. While this place had some minor dings on its government inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are found in categories G through L. This means that the government inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent 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
Additionally, we awarded this facility a B+ in our long-term care category. This is one of our higher grades. Nursing homes that receive this kind of grade in long-term care typically provide consistent 24/7 care to ensure patients are kept in good health. One of the statistics we considered in addition to nursing hours is vaccines. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to 97.70355 percent of its residents. Vaccination is a reliable method to avoid unnecessary deaths for the senior population. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 1.1 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home has fewer hospitalizations than many nursing homes.
Nurse Quality
Next, we looked at the nursing category where we awarded this nursing home a grade of B-, which is a decent grade. We looked at the skill-level of nurses at the facility, as well as the number of hours the nurses spent with patients, in computing our grade in this area. This nursing home provides 3.8 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, this facility was relatively weak in some of the major areas we look at, with below average scores for minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers.
Short-term Care Quality
The last category we rated was short-term care, is this facility's least impressive area. We gave this nursing home a grade of D in this area. This really was one of the few dings on an otherwise strong profile. In the category of short-term care, we endeavor to qualify indicators of a facility's rehabilitation services. We analyze the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and various therapists. Unfortunately, we learned that this place offers fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other facilities. Finally, we looked at the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that just 28.8 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Pruitthealth- Columbia Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This figure is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that suffered from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating both nursing and long-term care grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls resulting in injury are often the result of lower quality nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term care patients who had UTI's. While a higher rate of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's nursing care, it can be difficult to compare different facilities due to nursing homes having varying reporting standards.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These medications may be used to treat several medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric indicates the percentage of long-term care patients which are given antianxiety medication. These drugs are used to treat residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This tells you the percentage of residents who are exhibiting signs of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percentage of patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percent of residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of the decline of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of residents that maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of residents.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many in the industry argue this is a reliable measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better