With an address in Fork, South Carolina, Sunny Acres Nursing Home is the lone facility we found in this city. Sporting an overall score of B, this nursing home is a great choice. As far as we can see, this facility looks like a good fit for quite a few people. This nursing home's strong report card was highlighted by its inspection rating, which we will address in the next section.
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Sunny Acres Nursing Home
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
On top of receiving a great overall score, this nursing home performed even better in our inspections category which is associated with the facility's recent government inspection reports. We awarded it an A+ for that area, which is one of our best scores. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating these inspection ratings. One critical factor is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some of these end up being relatively insignificant. Although this facility had a few deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home performed well in the area of long-term care. In fact, we gave it a grade of A for that area, which turns out to be one of our best scores. Nursing homes that receive this kind of grade in this category tend to provide consistent around the clock care to ensure patients are kept in good health. On top of assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 98.99244 percent of its residents. Vaccines are vital to keeping residents out of the hospital. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Nurse Quality
Next, we looked at the nursing category where we awarded this nursing home a grade of C. This facility didn't perform quite as well in this category as it did in some other categories. Nevertheless, this is still a respectable score. The nursing rating features several factors. The most heavily weighted one is the number of hours nurses spend with patients. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place actually excelled in some of the quality-based metrics we looked at. In fact, it scored well when it comes to minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. Many consider these areas to be measures of the quality of nursing care. In many cases, the quality of nursing care is as important as the quantity of hours of care offered.
Short-term Care Quality
The last area we graded is short-term care, which was this nursing home's weakest category. We gave it a lowly F in this category, which is obviously a bit concerning. Our short-term care grades are based on a nursing home's quantity of skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This means a vast spectrum of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other types of therapy. It appears that this nursing home was below average in terms of its quantity of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its patients based on the measures we looked at. The last metric we considered in this area is the percentage of patients who returned home from the nursing home. This nursing home struggled quite a bit in this metric as well, with just 2.9 percent of its residents returning home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Sunny Acres Nursing Home Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Sunny Acres Nursing Home, 10.45% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage resulting from remaining in the same position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Sunny Acres Nursing Home, 3.02% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Major falls which result in injury are often caused by lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Sunny Acres Nursing Home, 3.79% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections may be linked to poor hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Sunny Acres Nursing Home, 13.02% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure indicates the percentage of long-term residents that are administered antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents in scenarios where such medications are not medically indicated. However, some nursing homes may need to rely more on these medications due to an increased number of residents with Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Sunny Acres Nursing Home, 21.72% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric indicates the percent of long-term care residents receiving antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Sunny Acres Nursing Home, 1.93% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Sunny Acres Nursing Home, 98.31% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Sunny Acres Nursing Home, 12.8% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and using the bathroom.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Sunny Acres Nursing Home, 29.32% of Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who were able to retain mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Sunny Acres Nursing Home, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the overall quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Sunny Acres Nursing Home, 29.32% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Sunny Acres Nursing Home, 27.53% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to gauge patient care during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Sunny Acres Nursing Home, 87.88% of Resident
This is the percent of short-term patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of performance with ADL's generally correlates with better rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Musc Health Marion Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.2 miles away2829 E Hwy 76 Mullins South Carolina 29574Government - State(843) 431-2000
- Mcleod Medical Center - DillonAcute Care Hospitals 12.11 miles away301 E Jackson Street PO Box 1327 Dillon South Carolina 29536Voluntary non-profit - Private(843) 774-4111
Nearby Dialysis
- Marion Towne Dialysis9.2 miles away2529 East Highway 76 Marion South Carolina 29571Dialysis Stations: 12 (843) 423-8861
- Fmc Marion10.97 miles away109 Merritt Ct Marion South Carolina 29571CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (843) 423-4673
- Fresenius Medical Care Dillon11.59 miles away1304 Highway 301 South Dillon South Carolina 29536CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (843) 774-3687
- Fmc Dialysis Services of Robeson County17.13 miles away704 South Walnut Street Fairmont North Carolina 28340CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 23 (910) 628-6898