Anchor Care and Rehabilitation Center
1515 Port Malabar Blvd Ne, Palm Bay FL 32905 · (321) 723-1235 · 83.33% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Anchor Care and Rehabilitation Center is an average-sized nursing home located in Palm Bay, Florida. This nursing home received an overall grade of B, which is a very respectable rating. This nursing home truly has plenty working in its favor. The best part of this facility's strong profile is its nursing rating. We discuss nursing in the next paragraph
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 120 Beds
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For profit - Limited Liability company
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
In addition to being a quality nursing home overall, this nursing home really excelled in nursing, where it received a grade of A-. Our nursing score includes several components, many of which are associated with nursing hours. This particular nursing home provided 4.2 hours of nursing care per resident per day, which was among the highest totals we found. Lastly, this facility also performed well in several of the quality measures we assessed. In terms of the number of its residents suffering falls which lead to major injury, this nursing home performed better than the national average.
Facility Inspections
In addition, this facility also excelled in the area of inspections, where it earned an A-. Few nursing homes performed better in this category. Inspection grades weigh several factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better grades in this area tend to have very few of these severe deficiencies. Although this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its report, none of them were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. We should point out that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in the industry.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was given a strong short-term care grade. In fact, we gave it an above average grade of B in this category. Our short-term care scores are likely more meaningful for those requiring a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally requires additional skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means not just nursing, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other types of therapy. One reason for this facility's strong score in this category is that it provides more care with registered nurses to its residents than the average nursing home. Finally, we considered the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 34.6 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Long-term Care Quality
Switching gears to the last area, this nursing home was given a respectable long-term care score of B-. Our long-term care ratings are more meaningful for residents needing more conventional services related to activities of daily living. After assessing the impressive nursing hours provided by this nursing home, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 95.61404 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is higher than the average nursing home. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Although it had 1.88 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, its risk adjusted metric was better than most facilities due to it having more complicated patients.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Anchor Care and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients which developed pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating both nursing and long-term care grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls which result in injury are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections could be linked to poorer hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of residents given antianxiety medications. These medications are typically used to treat patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percent of patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is the percentage of residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
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 thousand days of short-term patient care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Measures the percent of short-term patients that saw functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better