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Marion and Bernard L Samson Nursing Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

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Grade: A-minus
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255 59th St N,
Saint Petersburg FL 33710

(727) 345-2775

81.66% estimated occupancy 1

Marion and Bernard L Samson Nursing Center looks like it is one of a list of 27 facilities located in Saint Petersburg, Florida. This city has quite a few more choices than most other areas in the state. We gave this nursing home an A- overall grade, ranking it in the top quarter of all nursing homes in the country. We couldn't find many bad things to say about this facility. Its grades are as good as they get. This facility's strong profile was highlighted by its inspection score, which is addressed in the next section.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • Has Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • X-Ray
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Optometry
  • Audiology

Awards

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Top Nursing Home in Florida Awards 2019

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Best Nursing Home in Saint Petersburg, Florida Awards 2019

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Top Nursing Home in Florida Awards 2020

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Top Nursing Home in Florida Awards 2021

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Best Nursing Home in Saint Petersburg, Florida Awards 2021

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

To go along with a great overall grade, we awarded this facility an A for our inspections rating. Inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can find more information about each of these issues by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A

Among its many impressive grades, this facility received an excellent nursing grade. In fact, we gave it a grade of A in that category. Our nursing rating is primarily associated with the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well in terms of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

Turning to the third category, this facility also earned a grade of B+ for its short-term care rating. This is a well above average score in this category. Our short-term care grades are based on a facility's quantity of highly-skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This includes a wide spectrum of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, not to mention other types of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the number of patients that ultimately returned home from this facility. We found that 5.1 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B

The final category we scored was this facility's weakest category. Nevertheless, even its worst category would actually be a strength for most facilities. In fact, we gave it a favorable grade of B in long-term care. For long-term care residents, the facility's primary objective is to keep patients healthy and safe. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate patients. One of the statistics we considered on top of nursing hours was vaccinations. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to 90.5618 percent of its patients. Although its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we had hoped, we were pleased to find place was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Marion and Bernard L Samson Nursing Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In Marion and Bernard L Samson Nursing Center, 6.98% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin resulting from staying in the same position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In Marion and Bernard L Samson Nursing Center, 2.47% of Patients had Serious Falls

This statistic tells you the percentage of long-term care residents who suffered a fall leading to serious injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries could be a sign of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In Marion and Bernard L Samson Nursing Center, 2.08% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents which had a UTI. Although more infections could reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it is difficult to compare between facilities due to nursing homes having inconsistent reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Marion and Bernard L Samson Nursing Center, 11.08% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are given to residents for a variety of conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Sadly, in limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B

In Marion and Bernard L Samson Nursing Center, 19.84% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of residents who were given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are prescribed to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A-plus

In Marion and Bernard L Samson Nursing Center, 0.25% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who are showing signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: C

In Marion and Bernard L Samson Nursing Center, 91.89% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A

In Marion and Bernard L Samson Nursing Center, 8.22% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: F

In Marion and Bernard L Samson Nursing Center, 5.96% of Residents

This is the percent of patients that maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Marion and Bernard L Samson Nursing Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Marion and Bernard L Samson Nursing Center, 5.96% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-minus

In Marion and Bernard L Samson Nursing Center, 8.85% of Patients

This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the overall quality of care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B

In Marion and Bernard L Samson Nursing Center, 76.78% of Resident

This is the percent of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.

Scores for Saint Petersburg, FL

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus

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