2600 ELMS PLANTATION BLVD
Review the quality of care residents get from LIFE CARE CENTER OF CHARLESTON in N CHARLESTON, SC. Compare the quality of care below with state and nationwide averages to help you find the best nursing homes for you and your loved ones.
Nursing homes certified by Medicare & Medicaid regularly report clinical information on various measures for each of their residents to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). These measures reflects how well residents are cared for.
Updated: 01/12/2019
Measure | Nursing Home | South Carolina | Nationwide |
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Short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain | 4.2% | 12.3% | 12.8% |
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened
|
0.2% | 0.8% | 0.9% |
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 72.4% | 82.7% | 81.8% |
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 81.6% | 83.3% | 83.3% |
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
|
1.1% | 1.9% | 1.9% |
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function | 67.0% | 69.2% | 68.0% |
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
|
13.8% | 14.5% | 14.9% |
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain | 0.4% | 5.2% | 5.7% |
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
|
6.2% | 6.4% | 5.6% |
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 11.8% | 9.1% | 7.0% |
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder | 88.0% | 57.0% | 48.2% |
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder
|
2.8% | 1.6% | 1.8% |
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 1.1% | 3.8% | 3.0% |
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | none | 1.3% | 4.6% |
Long-stay residents who were physically restrained | 1.9% | 0.9% | 0.3% |
Long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 2.2% | 3.2% | 3.4% |
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 68.1% | 93.7% | 95.2% |
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 73.6% | 93.1% | 93.9% |
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 30.2% | 13.2% | 15.0% |
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened | 30.0% | 18.5% | 18.2% |
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication
|
23.7% | 22.9% | 21.6% |