The Palms Nursing and Rehab at Winter Haven is an average-sized nursing home located in Winter Haven, Florida. We gave this nursing home a B- overall, which is a decent score. This is comparable with the city grade in Winter Haven, which is a B. Based on our assessment, this nursing home likely wouldn't be a bad choice. The best part of this place's profile was is its nursing score. Nursing grades are discussed in the next paragraph.
The Palms Nursing and Rehab at Winter Haven
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Speech Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
Part of the reason this proved to be a decent nursing home is it earned a very favorable nursing grade. In fact, its nursing grade is its best category. In that category, we gave this nursing home a grade of B+. Our nursing rating includes quite a few factors, many of which are associated with nursing hours. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Facility Inspections
This facility also excelled in inspections, where it earned an B+. Few nursing homes performed as well in this category. Arguably the most critical factor we look at in computing our inspection scores is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Facilities with higher scores in this category typically avoided the more severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. This nursing home received 6 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered severe. This tells you that the inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies an imminent risk to resident health or safety. Remember that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in this industry.
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Short-term Care Quality
This facility's third most favorable category ended up being short-term care. In that area, we awarded this facility a B-. Our short-term care ratings are probably most important for residents requiring rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation usually requires additional skilled nursing. This means not only nursing services, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last datapoint we assessed in this category is the percentage of residents that who were able to eventually return home from the facility. We found that just 4.4 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home. Unfortunately, this was below the national average.
Long-term Care Quality
The next area we rated was long-term care. In this category, we gave this nursing home a grade of B-. Our long-term care grades are more critical for patients needing more conventional assistance associated with activities of daily living. Once we finished looking at the amount of nursing care, we then looked at the facility's vaccination statistics. We were pleased to learn that this facility vaccinates 94.00545 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Lastly, this nursing home was also able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
The Palms Nursing and Rehab at Winter Haven Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In The Palms Nursing and Rehab at Winter Haven, 9.08% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely caused by residents not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In The Palms Nursing and Rehab at Winter Haven, 2.82% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic gauges the percent of long-term care residents who have sustained falls which caused major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be an indicator of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In The Palms Nursing and Rehab at Winter Haven, 1.81% of Patients had UTIs
This metric indicates the percent of long-term stay residents that have had a UTI. While more of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it can be problematic to compare different facilities due to facilities having differing reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In The Palms Nursing and Rehab at Winter Haven, 10.64% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to patients for many medical conditions, such as dementia. Unfortunately, in some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In The Palms Nursing and Rehab at Winter Haven, 21.27% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of patients who were given antianxiety drugs. These medications are generally given to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In The Palms Nursing and Rehab at Winter Haven, 2.33% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents showing depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In The Palms Nursing and Rehab at Winter Haven, 94.94% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In The Palms Nursing and Rehab at Winter Haven, 13.07% Percentage of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and taking a bath. Some experts argue this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In The Palms Nursing and Rehab at Winter Haven, 16.78% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percent of patients that remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In The Palms Nursing and Rehab at Winter Haven, 1.76 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric tracks the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In The Palms Nursing and Rehab at Winter Haven, 16.78 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In The Palms Nursing and Rehab at Winter Haven, 9.16 Percentage of Patients
This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In The Palms Nursing and Rehab at Winter Haven, 78.49% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Scores for Winter Haven, FL
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
Looking for more options? Winter Haven, Florida has 6 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Winter Haven HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.93 miles away200 Ave F Ne Winter Haven Florida 33881Voluntary non-profit - Private(863) 293-1121
- Adventhealth Lake WalesAcute Care Hospitals 11.53 miles away410 S 11th St Lake Wales Florida 33853Proprietary(863) 676-1433
- Adventhealth Heart of FloridaAcute Care Hospitals 11.59 miles away40100 Hwy 27 Davenport Florida 33837Proprietary(863) 422-4971
- Bartow Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 11.79 miles away2200 Osprey Blvd Bartow Florida 33831Proprietary(863) 533-8111
- Lakeland Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 15.92 miles away1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd Lakeland Florida 33805Voluntary non-profit - Private(863) 687-1100
- Poinciana Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 16.28 miles away325 Cypress Pkwy Kissimmee Florida 34758Proprietary(407) 530-2000
Nearby Dialysis
- Rai Care Centers - Winter Haven2.27 miles away1200 E Lake Silver Dr Winter Haven Florida 33881CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (863) 299-0007
- Winter Haven Dialysis2.7 miles away1625 Unity Way Nw Winter Haven Florida 33881CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (863) 294-8851
- Winter Haven South Dialysis3.74 miles away7220 Cypress Gardens Blvd Winter Haven Florida 33884CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (863) 324-5040
- Fmc-Auburndale6.36 miles away365 Havendale Blvd Auburndale Florida 33823Dialysis Stations: 16 (863) 551-3159
- Rai Care Centers - Haines City9.26 miles away110 Patterson Rd Haines City Florida 33844CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (863) 422-0800
- Florida Dialysis Center of Haines City LLC10.31 miles away2340 North Boulevard West Davenport Florida 33837Dialysis Stations: 20 (863) 353-6886
- Lake Wales Dialysis11.62 miles away1125 Bryn Mawr Ave Lake Wales Florida 33853Dialysis Stations: 12 (863) 679-9851
- Rai Care Centers - Lake Wales11.86 miles away1348 State Road 60 E Lake Wales Florida 33853Dialysis Stations: 15 (863) 676-9510