Alliance Health and Rehabilitation Center
130 W Armstrong Avenue, Deland FL 32720 · (386) 734-6401 · 60.15% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Alliance Health and Rehabilitation Center is a large non-profit nursing home located in Deland, Florida. This nursing home received a strong grade of B+ overall. We found this nursing home to be better than most of the facilities in Deland, which has a city grade of B. Based on our ratings, you can do much worse than this nursing home. We were also pleased to find that this place did not have any poor grades in any of the four major categories. Additional information about these categories can be found below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 130 Beds
CCRC :
Non profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Short-term Care Quality
On top of earning a strong overall score, this nursing home fared well in our short-term care category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A for that category, which is one of our best grades. Our short-term care grades are likely more meaningful for those needing rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation generally mandates additional skilled nursing. This means not just nursing, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. We were pleased to find that this nursing home employs both registered nurses and physical therapists. The same can't be said for all nursing homes. Finally, we assessed the number of residents that eventually returned home from this nursing home. This facility performed better in this area than in its staffing levels. We found that it fared as well as just about any facility in the country with 75.4 percent of its patients returning home.
Facility Inspections
In addition, this facility also excelled in the area of inspections, where it earned a grade of A-. Few nursing homes performed better in this category. Inspection scores weigh several factors found on a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better grades in this category generally have very few of these severe deficiencies. This place received 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This indicates that CMS didn't deem any of these deficiencies to pose an imminent risk to resident health or safety. Remember that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in the industry.
Nurse Quality
In addition, this facility also received favorable nursing grades this year. In fact, we awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of B+. There are numerous criteria included in this area. Most of the factors relate to the quantity and quality of nurse staffing. With 5 hours of nursing care per resident per day, this nursing home surpassed the overwhelming majority of facilities. Finally, this place also performed well in several of the quality measures we assessed. For example, in terms of the number of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, this nursing home performed better than the national average. This is generally a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls. Pressure ulcers can often be prevented with better nursing care and having a policy of regularly turning residents to avoid bed sores.
Long-term Care Quality
The last area we graded was long-term care. In that category, we gave this nursing home a solid grade of B-. This turned out to be this facility's worst area. Our long-term care grades are more critical for individuals in need of more conventional assistance related to personal care. One of the criteria we considered in addition to this facility's quality nursing hours was vaccinations. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccination to 99.66555 percent of its residents. This is a reliable method to avoid unnecessary deaths and hospitalizations for the nursing home population. This combination proved to be successful as this nursing home was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Alliance Health and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents who suffered from a fall leading to serious injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percent of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections could be associated with insufficient hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents which are given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are typically given to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home patients, making these vaccines vital to patient care.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and taking a bath.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who maintained mobility. Some argue that the ability to move around is important for residents' mental and physical health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is key to the physical well-being of residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of nursing home care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This tells you the percent of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better