Carrollwood Care Center

In addition to being a respectable facility overall, this facility really excelled in the category of inspections, where it received an A. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Inspection ratings weigh several factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One key criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher scores in this area generally have few of these severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.

This facility's second best category was its nursing grade, where it received a grade of B-. Nursing ratings are mostly based on the facility's nurse staffing. This facility provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient each day. This is a low total compared with most other facilities. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures. Although this place got docked a bit for its nursing hours per resident, it actually excelled in a few of these quality-based metrics. With fewer than five percent of its patients sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed well in this subcategory. This is generally an indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as employing a protocol of moving residents more often.

This nursing home's next best area was long-term care. In that category, we gave this facility a grade of B-. Our long-term care ratings are more important for patients needing more conventional services associated with activities of daily living. After assessing the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination data. We were pleased to find that this nursing home vaccinated 99.380806 percent of its residents against pneumonia. This facility was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

The final area we assessed is short-term care. We awarded it a grade of C in this area. This is a decent grade in this category. In the category of short-term care, we strive to qualify indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We assess the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we considered the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 4.2 percent of this facility's residents returned home. At most nursing homes, closer to half of their patients are able to return home so this figure is below average.