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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: A-plus
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4847 Fred Gladstone Drive,
West Palm Beach FL 33417

( 56) 126-4590

67.13% estimated occupancy 1

MorseLife Health System is one of several nursing home options to decide among in West Palm Beach, Florida. Featuring an overall score of A+, it proved to be the highest graded facility in the city. In our view, this nursing home is a no brainer for most people. If you look further down this page, you will see this place's category grades, which appear to be equally strong as its overall rating.

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Laboratory
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Optometry
  • Audiology

Awards

Best Nursing Home in Florida badge

Best Nursing Home in Florida Awards 2019

Best Nursing Home in West Palm Beach, Florida badge

Best Nursing Home in West Palm Beach, Florida Awards 2019

Best Nursing Home in Florida badge

Best Nursing Home in Florida Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in West Palm Beach, Florida badge

Best Nursing Home in West Palm Beach, Florida Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in Florida badge

Best Nursing Home in Florida Awards 2021

Best Nursing Home in West Palm Beach, Florida badge

Best Nursing Home in West Palm Beach, Florida Awards 2021

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. Arguably the most important factor we consider in calculating our inspection grades is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places with higher grades in this area most likely avoided the most severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. Although this facility had a few deficiencies on its report, none were serious based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-plus

Another reason we rated this facility so highly is that it was awarded an A+ short-term care grade. This is just about as elite as it gets in this area. In computing our short-term care scores, we look at the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, speech therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. Our goal is to devise a barometer for sizing up the rehabilitation services of different nursing homes. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we considered the number of residents who ultimately returned home from this nursing home. We found that 6.9 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A-plus

Another reason we rated this nursing home so highly is that it received an A+ nursing grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this category. Our nursing score is mostly associated with the facility's level of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-plus

The fourth category we scored was long-term care. We awarded it another great grade of A+ in this category. This wrapped up a flawless report card of four A+'s. Nursing homes that receive this type of grade in long-term care tend to provide consistent 24/7 care to ensure patients are kept in good health. In addition to considering the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients. Vaccines are critical to keeping residents out of the hospital. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

MorseLife Health System Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-plus

In MorseLife Health System, 1.43% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term patients who suffered from pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are a great measure of quality of care.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-minus

In MorseLife Health System, 1.8% of Patients had Serious Falls

This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that experienced falls leading to severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be a sign of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In MorseLife Health System, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with poorer hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A

In MorseLife Health System, 6.06% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of residents given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In MorseLife Health System, 16.36% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents taking antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In MorseLife Health System, 1.54% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents showing depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In MorseLife Health System, 100% of Patients

This is the percent of patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-plus

In MorseLife Health System, 6.19% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term stay residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and taking a bath. Some experts would argue that this is a measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-minus

In MorseLife Health System, 12.77% of Residents

This indicates the percentage of residents who maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In MorseLife Health System, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is key to maintaining the physical health of nursing home residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In MorseLife Health System, 12.77% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A

In MorseLife Health System, 6.07% of Patients

This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to assess the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A-plus

In MorseLife Health System, 93.71% of Resident

This metric measures the percent of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements.

Scores for West Palm Beach, FL

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

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Nearby Dialysis

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