Sapphire Ridge Health and Rehabilitation

  About Sapphire Ridge Health and Rehabilitation

  Sapphire Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Owner & Operator Information

  Sapphire Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Ratings and Inspection Scores

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) regularly inspects every skilled nursing facility. The results of the multi-day inspection is a series of star ratings. The health inspection scores are an absolute value, so you can compare one facility's score directly to another.

  Nursing Hours Spent Per Patient

CMS provides detailed information about how long nursing staff spends with residents. This data includes nursing subcategories of Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse, and non-nursing Certified Nursing Assistants. More hours spend per patient should can indicate a better facility or it could indicate more complicated situations.

The nursing staff of Sapphire Ridge Health and Rehabilitation spends LESS time on average with its residents than the state average and LESS time than the national average for total nursing hours spent per resident.

Type	Facility	State / National Avg
Registered Nurse (RN)
Hours	0.35	0.57 / 0.67
Case Mix	0.60	0.65 / 0.66
Adjusted	0.39	NA / NA
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Hours	0.70	0.89 / 0.88
Case Mix	0.78	NA / NA
Adjusted	0.78	NA / NA
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)
Hours	2.34	2.29 / 2.29
Case Mix	2.05	NA / NA
Adjusted	2.60	NA / NA
Total Licensed Staff
Hours	1.05	1.46 / 1.55
Physical Therapist (PT)
Hours	0.01	0.09 / 0.07
Total Nursing Hours Spent per Resident on Average
Hours	3.39	3.76 / 3.84
Case Mix	3.43	3.73 / 3.82
Adjusted	3.77	NA / NA

  Quality Measures

Quality measures are based both on patient survey information and on the results of actual claims that are filed with CMS. It is not clear what period is covered in the measures.

Desc.	Perc./ State Avg. / Comparison
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission (qm521) This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating	22.2% / 21.8% Worse
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit (qm522) This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating	6.4% / 13.2% Better
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days (qm551) This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating	1.0% / 1.6% Better
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days (qm552) This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating	2.0% / 1.8% Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased (qm401)	12.6% / 18.8% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight (qm404)	18.7% / 7.9% Worse
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder (qm405)	62.1% / 56.7% Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder (qm406)	0.7% / 1.1% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection (qm407)	2.8% / 2.9% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms (qm408)	0.0% / 3.7% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained (qm409)	0.0% / 0.0% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury (qm410)	4.3% / 3.8% Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine (qm415)	79.0% / 91.1% Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication (qm419)	23.2% / 13.1% Worse
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine (qm430)	39.8% / 79.4% Worse
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication (qm434)	6.3% / 1.6% Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened (qm451)	15.0% / 22.0% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication (qm452)	33.3% / 21.9% Worse
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers (qm453)	12.0% / 9.8% Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine (qm454)	92.3% / 93.7% Worse
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function (qm471)	91.2% / 74.7% Better
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine (qm472)	67.2% / 76.5% Worse

  Hospitals Near Sapphire Ridge Health and Rehabilitation

Quite often skilled nursing facilities and hospitals work closely together to help patients recover or manage a terminal illness. Hospitals deals with acute care while nursing homes treat patients for a longer period of time. New residents at skilled nursing homes typically come from a hospital and nursing home residents may be readmitted to a hospital if their recovery does not proceed well. (Hospital readmission rates are closely monitored by CMS.) Consequently it is important that you consider which hospitals are near a nursing home which choosing one. Below is a list of hospitals near Sapphire Ridge Health and Rehabilitation.

Sapphire Ridge Health and Rehabilitation is near several hospitals, each with its own rating based on overall performance:

Hospital	5-Star Overall Rating
HAYWOOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 262 LEROY GEORGE DRIVE CLYDE, NC 28721	3
TRANSYLVANIA REGIONAL HOSPITAL, INC 90 HOSPITAL DRIVE PO BOX 1116 BREVARD, NC 28712	3
ANGEL MEDICAL CENTER 124 CENTER COURT PO BOX 1209 FRANKLIN, NC 28734	3
MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL AND ASHEVILLE SURGERY CE 509 BILTMORE AVE ASHEVILLE, NC 28801	4
MARGARET R PARDEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 800 N JUSTICE ST HENDERSONVILLE, NC 28791	5
ADVENTHEALTH HENDERSONVILLE 100 HOSPITAL DRIVE HENDERSONVILLE, NC 28792	5
HIGHLANDS CASHIERS HOSPITAL 190 HOSPITAL DRIVE HIGHLANDS, NC 28741	Not Available
CANNON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 123 W G ACKER DRIVE PICKENS, SC 29671	Not Available
SPRINGBROOK BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM ONE HAVENWOOD LANE PO BOX 1005 TRAVELERS REST, SC 29690	Not Available

Ratings History for Sapphire Ridge Health and Rehabilitation

  Medical Professionals Associated with Sapphire Ridge Health and Rehabilitation

These are the doctors who are affiliated with Sapphire Ridge Health and Rehabilitation. The data is from the most recent period. Historical data is not available.

• JAMES BATES ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - VITAE HEALTH MEDICAL NORTH CAROLINA PLLC )

  Local Nursing Homes

When evaluating nursing homes, it's important to consider other nearby facilities to understand the available options and make comparisons. Below is a list of nursing homes near Brookline Healthcare and Rehabilitation, including Brookline itself. This list is ranked based on each home's health inspection scores, also known as the "weighted all cycles score." Additionally, we provide the facility's 5-star overall rating for a more complete view of its performance. If a nursing home has been flagged by CMS for abuse, you'll see a special icon () next to its name.

The data is based on the dataset as of October 01, 2024.

Name	Health Inspection Score / Overall Rating
Aston Park Health Care Center (ASHEVILLE, NC)	2 / 5:
Deerfield Episcopal Retirement (ASHEVILLE, NC)	4 / 5:
The Arboretum at The Woodlands (GREENVILLE, SC)	4.667 / 5:
Carolina Village Inc (HENDERSONVILLE, NC)	10.667 / 5:
River Falls Post Acute (MARIETTA, SC)	11.333 / 3:
The Lodge at Mills River (MILLS RIVER, NC)	13.333 / 4:
Transylvania Regional Hospital (BREVARD, NC)	16.667 / 4:
Maggie Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation (MAGGIE VALLEY, NC)	18.667 / 4:
Smoky Mountain Health and Rehabilitation Center (WAYNESVILLE, NC)	19.333 / 4:
The Laurels of Greentree Ridge (ASHEVILLE, NC)	24.667 / 3:
Manna Post Acute (PICKENS, SC)	26 / 3:
Hendersonville Health and Rehabilitation (FLAT ROCK, NC)	28 / 4:
Stonecreek Health and Rehabilitation (ASHEVILLE, NC)	29.333 / 4:
Heartland Health Care Center - Greenville East (GREENVILLE, SC)	32.667 / 3:
Givens Health Center (ASHEVILLE, NC)	34 / 3:
Skyland Terrace and Rehabilitation (WAYNESVILLE, NC)	36 / 3:
Universal Health Care/ Fletcher (FLETCHER, NC)	36.667 / 2:
Fleshers Fairview Health Care (FAIRVIEW, NC)	40.667 / 3:
The Oaks-Brevard (BREVARD, NC)	49.333 / 3:
Sapphire Ridge Health and Rehabilitation (BREVARD, NC)	51.333 / 3:
Greenville Post Acute (GREENVILLE, SC)	61.333 / 2:
Life Care Center of Hendersonville (HENDERSONVILLE, NC)	70.667 / 2:
Accordius Health at Hendersonville (HENDERSONVILLE, NC)	79.333 / 1:
Pisgah Manor Health Care Center (CANDLER, NC)	79.667 / 2:
Silver Bluff Inc (CANTON, NC)	82.333 / 3:
The Laurels of Hendersonville (HENDERSONVILLE, NC)	90.833 / 2:
Autumn Care of Saluda (SALUDA, NC)	98 / 2:
Valley Hill Health and Rehab Center (HENDERSONVILLE, NC)	133.333 / 1:
The Greens at Hendersonville (HENDERSONVILLE, NC)	142.667 / 1:
Autumn Care of Waynesville (WAYNESVILLE, NC)	194.667 / 1:
Elevate Health and Rehabilitation (ASHEVILLE, NC)	344.333 / 1:
The Oaks at Sweeten Creek (ARDEN, NC)	393.5 / 1:

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