General Information: CARRIAGE HILLS LIVING CENTER
Nursing home name CARRIAGE HILLS LIVING CENTER
Address550 EAST GATE DRIVE
AIKEN, SC 29803
Phone number (803) 643-3694
Located within a hospital No
Type of ownership For profit - Corporation
Owner operates multiple homesYes
Accept Medicare or Medicaid Medicare and Medicaid
Continue Care Retirement CommunityNo
Resident and family councils BOTH
Certified number of beds 60
Total number of residents 58
Perc of occupied beds 97
Sprinkler status fully sprinklered
Last health survey date 05/20/2009
Fire survey date: 05/20/2009
Ratings Summary: CARRIAGE HILLS LIVING CENTER
Overall rating 5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars
Nursing Home Staffing 2 out of 5 stars
2 out of 5 stars
Registered Nurses only 1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars
Health Inspections 4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars
Quality Measures 5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars
Nursing Home Staffing Info: CARRIAGE HILLS LIVING CENTER
National AverageCARRIAGE HILLS LIVING CENTER
Overall staff rating Not Available. 2 out of 5 stars
2 out of 5 stars
Registered Nurses only rating Not Available 1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars
Total Number of Residents 94.2 58
Total Number of Licensed Nurse Staff Hours per Resident per Day 1.4 hours 1.73 hours
Registered Nurses Hours per Residents per Day 0.6 hours 0.49 hours
Licensed Practical or Vacation Nurses Hours per Resident per Day 0.8 hours 1.24 hours
Certified Nursing Assistants Hours per Residents per Day 0.6 hours 0.49 hours
Health Inpections: CARRIAGE HILLS LIVING CENTER
Inspection Results: 05/20/2009
CorrectedCategoryDeficiencySeverity
06/19/2009Environmental Deficiencies Move, clean and store sheets, towels and other linens in a way that prevents the spread of infection. E
06/19/2009Pharmacy Service Deficiencies Make sure that residents are safe from serious medication errors. E
06/19/2009Quality Care Deficiencies Give each resident care and services to get or keep the highest quality of life possible. E
06/19/2009Quality Care Deficiencies Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores. D
Inspection Results: 09/05/2007
CorrectedCategoryDeficiencySeverity
09/21/2007Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies Store, cook, and give out food in a safe and clean way. E

Fire Safety Inpections: CARRIAGE HILLS LIVING CENTER
Not available

Resident Complaints: CARRIAGE HILLS LIVING CENTER
Not available

Quality Measures: CARRIAGE HILLS LIVING CENTER
Quality MeasuresNational AverageCARRIAGE HILLS LIVING CENTER
Overall quality rating Not Available 5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars
Long-Stay Residents
Percent of low-risk long-stay residents who have pressure sores 2% Not Available - The number of residents is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.%
Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 8% 10%
Percent of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 14% 6%
Percent of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 3% 0%
Percent of high-risk long-stay residents who have pressure sores 11% 7%
Percent of long-stay residents who had a urinary tract infection 9% 10%
Percent of long-stay residents whose ability to move about in and around their room got worse 11% 5%
Percent of long-stay residents who are more depressed or anxious 14% 10%
Percent of long-stay residents who were assessed and given pneumococcal vaccination 89% 90+%
Percent of long-stay residents given influenza vaccination during the flu season 91% 90+%
Percent of long-stay residents who have moderate to severe pain 3% 1%
Percent of long-stay residents who have/had a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 5% 0%
Percent of long-stay residents who spend most of their time in bed or in a chair 4% 22%
Percent of low-risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 50% 73%
Short-Stay Residents
Percent of short-stay residents who have delirium 2% 0%
Percent of short-stay residents given influenza vaccination during the flu season 83% 88%
Percent of short-stay residents who have pressure sores 13% 12%
Percent of short-stay residents who were assessed and given pneumococcal vaccination 83% 90+%
Percent of short-stay residents who had moderate to severe pain 19% 13%
Severity Codes Explanation. Note: The higher the letter, the higher the severity.
AIsolated /Potential for minimal harm
BPattern /Potential for minimal harm
CWidespread /Potential for minimal harm
DIsolated /Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
EPattern /Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
FWidespread /Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
GIsolated /Actual harm
HPattern /Actual harm
IWidespread /Actual harm
JIsolated /Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
KPattern /Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
LWidespread /Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
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