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Chautauqua Rehabilitation and Nursing Center

Chautauqua Rehabilitation and Nursing Center

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Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

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785 S 2nd Street,
Defuniak Springs FL 32435

(850) 892-2176

63.16% estimated occupancy ¹

Chautauqua Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is a large nursing home located in Defuniak Springs, Florida. Featuring an overall score of A, this facility is one of the best nursing homes we assessed. In fact, we ranked this facility in the top 20 percent of all nursing homes in the United States. Headlining this facility's stellar report card is its inspection reports, which is addressed in the next paragraph.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Corporation
Secure Memory Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab
Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Medical Transportation
Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Palliative Care
Dentistry
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Tracheotomy Care
Podiatry
Diabetes Management
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Pharmacy

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Facility Inspections

In addition to receiving an elite overall rating, this nursing home received an A+ inspection score. This score is based on the facility's recent government inspections. An A+ in this category is one of the highest complements we can pay to a nursing home. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining these inspection grades. One critical factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these can be quite minor. 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.

Nurse Quality

We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility received an impressive grade of A- in our nursing category. Nursing grades are largely based on the facility's level of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well in the area of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

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Short-term Care Quality

Additionally, this nursing home also received favorable short-term care scores in our assessment. In fact, we gave them one of our stronger grades in that category, with a grade of B+. Our short-term care ratings are based on a nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled nursing services. This means a wide scope of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, in addition to other forms of therapy. Unfortunately, we weren't able to locate registered nurse or physical therapy staffing data for this facility. The final datapoint we considered in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that 5.5 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.

Long-term Care Quality

In the final category, this nursing home also was awarded a very strong long-term care score, with a grade of B+. This rounded out an elite profile. Facilities that do well in long-term care typically provide patients with more supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. In addition to looking at the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 99.76744 percent of its patients, which is significantly higher than most nursing homes. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Chautauqua Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Chautauqua Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 9.03% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Chautauqua Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 2.8% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injury are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls are often caused by lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Chautauqua Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 1.82% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term care residents who experienced a urinary tract infection. Although more of these infections may reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it is difficult to compare different facilities due to facilities having reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Chautauqua Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 10.99% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. These medications are used for treating a variety of medical conditions, such as dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Chautauqua Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 21.46% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percentage of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are prescribed to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Chautauqua Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 2.43% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients demonstrating symptoms of depression. Some experts argue that this is a reliable measure of resident quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Chautauqua Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 94.61% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Chautauqua Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 13.17% Percentage of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of erosion of a resident's health.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Chautauqua Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 18.15% Percentage of Residents

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who maintained mobility. Many in the industry argue that the ability to move around is critical to residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

In Chautauqua Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 1.59 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Chautauqua Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 18.15 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Chautauqua Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 9.19 Percentage of Patients

This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Chautauqua Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 77.65% Percentage of Resident

This tells you the percentage of short-term residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of performance with activities of daily living typically correlates with higher quality rehabilitation services.