Nhc Healthcare - Bluffton in Okatie, SC

Nhc Healthcare - Bluffton is a medicare and medicaid certified nursing home in Okatie, South Carolina. It is located in Jasper county at 3039 Okatie Highway, Okatie, South Carolina 29909. You can reach out to the office of Nhc Healthcare - Bluffton via phone at (843) 705-8220. This skilled nursing facility has 120 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 81.58%. Its legal business name is Nhc Healthcare-bluffton Llc and has the following ownership type - For Profit - Limited Liability Company.

Nhc Healthcare - Bluffton (Medicare CCN 425397) is certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and participates in both medicare and medicaid program. This means if you are part of medicare or medicaid program, you may consider this nursing facility for your medical needs. It was first certified by CMS in 2010 (14 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in July, 2019.

Contact Information

Nhc Healthcare - Bluffton
3039 Okatie Highway, Okatie, South Carolina 29909
(843) 705-8220


Nursing Home Profile

NameNhc Healthcare - Bluffton
Location3039 Okatie Highway, Okatie, South Carolina
Certified ByMedicare and Medicaid
No. of Certified Beds120
Occupancy Rate81.58%
Medicare ID (CCN)425397
Legal Business NameNhc Healthcare-bluffton Llc
Ownership TypeFor Profit - Limited Liability Company

NPI Associated with this Nursing Home:

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NPI Number1336544998
Organization NameJESSICA L KURPIS
Address3039 Okatie Hwy, Bluffton, SC 29909
Phone Number843-705-8224

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NPI Number1568791051
Organization NameNHC HEALTHCARE-BLUFFTON LLC
Doing Business AsNHC HEALTHCARE, BLUFFTON
Address3039 Okatie Hwy, Bluffton, SC 29909
Phone Number843-705-8220

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Quality Ratings:

Nursing homes vary in the quality of care and services they provide to their residents. The below quality ratings for Nhc Healthcare - Bluffton are calculated from three sources - health inspection results, staffing data, and quality measure data. This information gives you an indication of the care Nhc Healthcare - Bluffton give to their patients.
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Complaints, Fines and Penalties:

Number of Facility Reported Incidents0
Number of Substantiated Complaints0
Number of Fines0
Total Amount of Fines in Dollars$0
Number of Payment Denials0
Total Number of Penalties0

Patients' Stay Experience:

The resident survey data of Nhc Healthcare - Bluffton is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased14.3514.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight9.555.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder68.4248.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder3.051.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection10.112.65
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms30.585.05
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained00.23
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury3.73.36
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine10093.87
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication19.3114.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine94.5483.88
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication1.481.79
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened29.0817.09
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication33.3319.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers9.797.32
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine96.2195.98
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function73.6967.99
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine90.582.93

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Nursing Homes in Okatie, SC

Nhc Healthcare - Bluffton
Location: 3039 Okatie Highway, Okatie, South Carolina 29909
Phone: (843) 705-8220    

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A skilled nursing facility (SNF) may be a freestanding facility or part of a hospital that has been certified by Medicare to admit patients requiring subacute care and rehabilitation.

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