Pruitthealth- North Augusta
1200 Talisman Drive, North Augusta SC 29841 · (803) 278-2170 · 85.6% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Pruitthealth- North Augusta is located in North Augusta, South Carolina. With an overall score of D, this is a well below average nursing home. This nursing home has very little going for it. The best thing we can really say about this place is that it did not receive any F's in in any of the major categories. More information about its category grades is available below.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 132 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
Although we did not rate this nursing home favorably overall, we want to point out its excellent government inspections in recent years. We awarded them an A- in this category. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining these inspection scores. One key factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some deficiencies can be relatively minor. Fortunately, although this facility had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means the government inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. A couple minor deficiencies are not the end of the world.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility's next best area ended up being its long-term care score, where it was given a grade of B-. In determining our long-term care ratings, we look at the nursing home's ability to maintain its permanent residents' health and quality of life. While we determined this nursing home had an impressive volume of nursing hours provided by aids and other nursing staff, we found its vaccination rate to be somewhat low. It provided the pneumonia vaccine to just 89.928055 percent of its residents. This is one figure we'd really like to see this facility improve. Next, we looked at the nursing home's number of hospitalizations. Although it had 2.63 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, its risk adjusted metric was not as bad.
Nurse Quality
We awarded this facility a respectable grade in the area of nursing as well, with a grade of C. We scrutinized the licensure of nurses working for the facility, as well as the quantity of time those nurses worked with patients, in computing our rating in this category. According to its CMS reports, this place provided an average of 4.4 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis, which was above average. Finally, our nursing score also includes some relevant quality-based metrics. While this facility excelled in terms of quantity of nursing hours, it lagged a bit in some of the metrics that focused on quality. This place's nursing score was pulled down by poor performance in the area of minimizing pressure ulcers. In fact, we found that 14.9 percent of this nursing home's residents suffered from pressure ulcers. Since many pressure ulcers can be avoided with sufficient nursing protocols, we reduce a nursing home's nursing score when we see this kind of prevalence of pressure ulcers.
Short-term Care Quality
Turning to our final area, we awarded this facility a D in short-term care. This is the facility's worst category grade. With our short-term care rating, we strive to forge a sound barometer for rehabilitation services. In doing so, we look at the facility's level of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Not surprisingly, we found that this nursing home provides far less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than the average facility. The last metric we looked at in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to return home from the facility. This facility struggled quite a bit in this area as well, with just 41 percent of its residents returning home.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Pruitthealth- North Augusta Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint is an indication of the percent of long-term care patients who developed new or worsened pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a reliable barometer of nursing care quality.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This metric tells you the percentage of long-term residents who have experienced a fall leading to serious injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be an indicator of poor nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percent of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are linked to poorer hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. These drugs may be used to treat a variety of conditions, including cognitive disorders.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents taking antianxiety drugs.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
Measures the percent of long-term patients who are demonstrating symptoms of depression. Some argue that this is a measure of quality of life.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percentage of residents that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and bathing.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that retained mobility levels.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is key to the physical health of nursing home residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to measure patient care during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This is a measure of the percentage of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry argue that this is a reasonable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better