Boca Ciega Center

Nursing Home

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

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Boca Ciega Center's website

1414 59th St S,
Saint Petersburg FL 33707

(727) 344-4608

86.16% estimated occupancy ¹

Located in Saint Petersburg, Florida, Boca Ciega Center is one of 27 facilities in the area. This nursing home was given an overall grade of B-, which is a solid score. The facilities in Saint Petersburg received a city grade of B+ so this is not the only reliable option in the city. One of the better aspects of this nursing home's profile is its impressive inspection rating, which we will address in the next section.

Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
Amputee Recovery
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Palliative Care
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Cardiac Therapy
Tracheotomy Care
Diabetes Management
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management
Colostomy Care
Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Total Parenteral Nutrition

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Facility Inspections

While this nursing home's overall grade was not bad, it really fared well in the area of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A- for that category, which is one of our best scores. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining these inspection scores. One key factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more important than the number of deficiencies, as some end up being relatively insignificant. This place was hit with 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered to be major deficiencies. This indicates that CMS didn't consider any of these deficiencies to create an immediate risk to patient health or safety. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor made us feel better about this inspection report.

Nurse Quality

The second highest grade we gave this nursing home in any area came in the category of nursing, where we gave it a grade of B-. Our nursing grade is mostly based on the nursing home's nurse staffing. This facility provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient per day. This is a lower figure than we are used to seeing. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics. Although this facility got dinged a bit for nursing hours per resident, it actually excelled in a few of these quality metrics. With less than five percent of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, it fared very well in this statistic. This is often an indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by employing a protocol of moving a resident more often.

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Long-term Care Quality

The third area we assessed was long-term care, where this nursing home was given a grade of B- in this category. In the category of long-term care, we assess the amount of care provided by a nursing home, as opposed to more sophisticated services. One of the criteria we considered after nursing hours is vaccinations. Fortunately, this nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccine to 98.81306 percent of its residents. This facility also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.03 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

The next category we scored is short-term care. This facility was awarded a C in this category. With our short-term care grade, we seek to craft a fair gauge for rehabilitation services. In doing so, we assess a nursing home's scope of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. However, based on the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final metric we assessed in this category is the number of patients who ultimately were able to return home from the facility. We found that just 3.8 percent of this facility's patients returned home. Unfortunately, this was below the national average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Boca Ciega Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Boca Ciega Center, 9.08% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Boca Ciega Center, 2.82% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of residents that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls are routinely caused by lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Boca Ciega Center, 1.81% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often caused by lower quality nursing care. More frequent bathing reduces the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. We want to point out that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have varying reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Boca Ciega Center, 10.64% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are given to patients for a variety of medical conditions, including cognitive disorders. Sadly, in limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Boca Ciega Center, 21.27% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who were administered antianxiety medication. These medications are prescribed to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Boca Ciega Center, 2.33% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Boca Ciega Center, 94.94% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Boca Ciega Center, 13.07% Percentage of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Boca Ciega Center, 16.78% Percentage of Residents

This indicates the percentage of residents who maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

In Boca Ciega Center, 1.76 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Boca Ciega Center, 16.78 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Boca Ciega Center, 9.16 Percentage of Patients

This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Boca Ciega Center, 78.49% Percentage of Resident

This indicates the percentage of short-term patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.

Scores for Saint Petersburg, FL

Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
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
Inspection Rating has a grade of A

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Northside HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.91 miles away6000 49th St N Saint Petersburg Florida 33709Proprietary(813) 521-5000
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Nearby Dialysis

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