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VALLEY FALLS TERRACE NURSING HOME
400 LOCUST GROVE ROAD
SPARTANBURG, SC  29303

(864) 503-0377

Size (date of last inspection: 20051025)
88 total beds available
88 current residents
100% occupied

Staff Presence
3.48 nurse hours per resident per day
0.17 with Registered Nurses
0.99 with Licensed Practical Nurses
2.32 with Certified Nurse Assistants

Medicare and Medicaid
Yes participant in Medicare
Yes participant in Medicaid

Administration Details
  • This home is owned by a for-profit corporation
  • This home is not located within a hospital
  • The owner does own other homes
  • This home has resident and family councils

    Resident Details (survey date: 20051025)
    2%Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder
    3%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    1%Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain
    9%Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious
    9%Percent of High-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    4%Percent of Residents Whose Need for Help With Daily Activities Has Increased
    4%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Delirium
    9%Percent of Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight
    18%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Pressure Sores
    12%Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain
    53%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder
    7%Percent of Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse
    0%Percent of Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair
    6%Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained
    26%Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection

    Deficiencies Found in Home Inspections
    5
    1...12
    Pharmacy Service: Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20031106Corrected By: 20031206
    5
    1...12
    Environmental: Make sure that the nursing home area is free of dangers that cause accidents.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20051025Corrected By: 20051125
    5
    1...12
    Environmental: Provide needed housekeeping and maintenance.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20051025Corrected By: 20051125
    4
    1...12
    Mistreatment: 1) Hire only people who have no legal history of abusing, neglecting or mistreating residents; or 2) report and investigate any acts or reports of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of residents.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20031106Corrected By: 20031206
    4
    1...12
    Environmental: Have a program to keep infection from spreading.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20051025Corrected By: 20051125
    4
    1...12
    Pharmacy Service: Provide drugs and related services needed by each resident.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20051025Corrected By: 20051125
    4
    1...12
    Quality Care: Give each resident enough fluids to keep them healthy and prevent dehydration.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20051025Corrected By: 20051125
    4
    1...12
    Quality Care: Give proper treatment to residents with feeding tubes to prevent problems (such as aspiration pneumonia, diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration, metabolic abnormalities, nasal-pharyngeal ulcers) and help restore eating skills, if possible.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20051025Corrected By: 20051125
    4
    1...12
    Quality Care: Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20051025Corrected By: 20051125
    4
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Provide services to meet the needs and preferences of each resident.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20051025Corrected By: 20051125
    4
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Keep each resident's personal and medical records private and confidential.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20051025Corrected By: 20051125
    4
    1...12
    Administration: Keep accurate and appropriate medical records.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20031106Corrected By: 20031206
    4
    1...12
    Pharmacy Service: Properly mark drugs and other similar products.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20031106Corrected By: 20031206
    4
    1...12
    Environmental: Make sure that staff members wash their hands when needed.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20051025Corrected By: 20051125

    Hospitals in Spartanburg:

    MARY BLACK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
    1700 SKYLYN DR BOX 3217
    SPARTANBURG, SC
    Phone: 8645733800

    SPARTANBURG REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
    101 E WOOD ST
    SPARTANBURG, SC
    Phone: 8645606000


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