Rice Nursing Home
100 Finley Road, Columbia SC 29203 · (803) 691-5720 · 93.37% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Rice Nursing Home is an average-sized nursing home located in Columbia, South Carolina. We gave this facility a very respectable overall grade of A. As a matter of fact, it proved to be the fourth best facility in Columbia according to our rankings. Even in a city offering 12 nursing homes, this nursing home caught our attention as a quality option. If you look further down this page, you will see this facility's category grades, which are just as strong as its overall grade.
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
We also would like to point out that this nursing home received an A for its nursing grade. There are several datapoints within this category. Many of the subcategories relate to nurse staffing. With 5.1 hours of nursing care per resident per day, this nursing home surpassed the overwhelming majority of facilities. Lastly, this facility was also above average in each of the major quality-based metrics we looked at in this category. It performed well in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers.
Facility Inspections
Adding to this nursing home's impressive resume, we gave this nursing home an A for inspections. Our inspection ratings weigh a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher grades in this category tend to have very few of these severe deficiencies. This nursing home was hit with 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This indicates that CMS didn't deem any of the deficiencies to be an immediate risk to resident health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
Turning the page to our next area, this facility was awarded first-rate short-term care grade. In fact, it received a grade of A in this area. Our short-term care grades are important for people seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually utilizes higher levels of skilled nursing services. This means a wide spectrum of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. This nursing home is respectable both in terms of its quantity of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its residents. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of residents who who were able to eventually return home from this facility. We found that it fared as well as just about any facility in the nation in this area with 64.3 percent of its patients returning home. Most facilities are below 50 percent in this metric.
Long-term Care Quality
Moving on to the fourth area, this facility also performed admirably in our long-term care category. In fact, we gave it an A- for that category. This completed truly elite report card. Facilities that receive this type of score in this category typically provide consistent around the clock care to make sure patients are kept in good health. In addition to considering the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 91.48936 percent of its patients. This is somewhat below what we expected but still a decent percentage. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Rice Nursing Home Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely caused by patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision. More supervision can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with insufficient hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic measures the percentage of long-term care patients receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of patients who were given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are commonly prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents demonstrating depressive symptoms. High levels of depression could be an indicator worse patient care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This tells you the percentage of patients who were given 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 metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and taking a bath.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay patients who retained mobility levels.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
Measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to assess patient care during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percent of short-term residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of performance with ADL's often correlates with successful rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better