Ridgeland Nursing Center is a facility located in Ridgeland, South Carolina, which has 13,354 people. With a really poor overall grade of F, this facility isn't high on our list. In our view, you'd be better off to steer clear of this place. More information on this facility's category grades is available below. Its best category is long-term care, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
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Ridgeland Nursing Center
- Nursing Home
- Assisted Living
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
Grade: F
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Individual
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Long-term Care Quality
Grade: B-minus
Even though this nursing home's overall grade was terrible, it actually didn't perform quite as poorly in long-term care. We gave it a B- for that category, which isn't bad. Unfortunately, this wasn't enough to spare its otherwise weak profile. In a long-term care setting, the facility's primary goal is to maintain patients' quality of life and keep them safe. Once we looked at the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination record. Unfortunately, this nursing home vaccinated just 83.333336 percent of its patients against pneumonia. On a more positive note, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.03 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Short-term Care Quality
Grade: C
This facility also didn't perform poorly in the area of short-term care. Indeed, we awarded it a grade of C in that area, which wound up being another one of its better grades. Short-term care ratings are vital for patients seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically requires additional skilled nursing services. This means a vast scope of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other types of therapy. We were surprised to find that this nursing home was below average in the two key staffing areas we focus on. It supplied fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other facilities. It is important to determine whether this also correlates to a lower quality of care. The last statistic we assessed in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that just 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is actually below average.
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Nurse Quality
Grade: D
We were surprised to find that this facility also excelled in the category of nursing. In fact, we awarded it a grade of D for that category, which is one of our highest scores. Nursing grades are heavily correlated with nurse staffing levels. This place averaged only 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident each day. This is a very low total compared to most nursing homes. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing ratings. This facility performed well in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls.
Facility Inspections
Grade: D
Unfortunately, this facility did not receive a favorable inspection grade. We gave it a just D in this category. Inspection ratings relate to a facility's inspections. Inspection ratings account for several factors found on a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. This facility was hit with 2 deficiencies by CMS. The only favorable thing we can say is that none of these deficiencies were in the categories that suggest they caused a risk to patient safety or health. Finally, we need to point out that this place received significant government fines of over $100,000. This usually means that a nursing home's poor track record spanned more than one year.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Ridgeland Nursing Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: B-minus
In Ridgeland Nursing Center, 8.99% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: B
In Ridgeland Nursing Center, 3.33% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of residents who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls are routinely caused by lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: B-minus
In Ridgeland Nursing Center, 2.16% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely associated with lower quality nursing care. More frequent bathing minimizes the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. We want to point out that this statistic is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: B
In Ridgeland Nursing Center, 14.08% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: A
In Ridgeland Nursing Center, 10.99% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This measures the percent of long-term patients taking antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: A
In Ridgeland Nursing Center, 0.36% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients who are demonstrating symptoms of depression. Some would argue this is a reasonable measure of resident quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: D
In Ridgeland Nursing Center, 87.61% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: F
In Ridgeland Nursing Center, 25.88% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: A-minus
In Ridgeland Nursing Center, 19.97% of Residents
This metric tracks the percentage of long-term care patients who retained mobility levels. Many would argue that the ability to move around is important for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
Grade: D
In Ridgeland Nursing Center, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the overall quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: C
In Ridgeland Nursing Center, 19.97% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Grade: B-minus
In Ridgeland Nursing Center, 13.97% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to gauge the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Grade: D
In Ridgeland Nursing Center, 63.33% of Resident
Measures the percent of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Coastal Carolina HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.25 miles away1000 Medical Center Drive Hardeeville South Carolina 29927Proprietary(843) 784-8182
- Beaufort County Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.15 miles away955 Ribaut Rd Beaufort South Carolina 29902Government - Local(843) 522-5200
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc Dialysis Services the Marshlands1.15 miles away28 Rice Pond Road Ridgeland South Carolina 29936Dialysis Stations: 18 (843) 987-0110
- Ridgeland Dialysis1.15 miles away112 Weathersbee St. Ridgeland South Carolina 29936Dialysis Stations: 10 (843) 717-9379
- Shoals Dialysis, LLC14.04 miles away101 Okatie Center Blvd S Okatie South Carolina 29909Dialysis Stations: 12 (843) 706-9900
- Dci Port Royal16.91 miles away8 Presnell Circle Beaufort South Carolina 29902CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (843) 521-4300
- Bma of Beaufort Inc Low Country Dialysis18.76 miles awayTwo Professional Drive 10 Johnny Morrall Circle Port Royal South Carolina 29935Dialysis Stations: 22 (843) 524-2373
