Consulate Health Care of Lake Parker turns out to be one of a host of available nursing homes to choose from in Lakeland, Florida. With an overall score of C, this is likely a decent facility. Based on the data we reviewed, there are certainly much worse facilities out there. More information on this facility's category grades is available below. Its best category was short-term care, which is discussed in the next paragraph.
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Consulate Health Care of Lake Parker
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
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Registered Staff Hours
Short-term Care Quality
We would like to point out that this facility's short-term care rating exceeded its overall score. This facility received a grade of B in this area, which is a very solid grade. Our short-term care scores are based on the nursing home's quantity of skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This means a broad scope of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other types of therapy. It doesn't appear that this nursing home provided information on registered nurse or physical therapist staffing. Lastly, we considered the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was awarded a positive score in our long-term care category. We awarded this nursing home an above average grade of B in this category. Facilities that receive this type of score in long-term care tend to provide consistent around the clock care to make sure residents are kept in good health. On top of assessing the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 99.26471 percent of its residents. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients out of the hospital. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
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Nurse Quality
Next, we looked at the nursing category where we awarded this nursing home a grade of B-, which is a decent grade. Our nursing rating consists of many components, but the main consideration is the number of nurse hours spent with patients. This facility provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis. This is a low total compared with most facilities. Finally, despite not having the most impressive total nursing hours, this nursing home actually performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is typically an indicator that a place has quality controls in place.
Facility Inspections
Turning our last category of inspections, this nursing home received an F in this area. This score was detrimental to this nursing home's overall score. For places with poor inspection scores, you should really focus on any severe deficiencies found on their recent inspection reports. This nursing home had 5 deficiencies by government inspectors. The only favorable thing we can say is that none of the deficiencies were in the categories that suggest they posed a threat to resident safety or health. Finally, we also want to draw your attention to the fact that this place was assessed significant government fines in recent years of over $100,000. This usually suggests that a nursing home's bad track record has been an issue for several years.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Consulate Health Care of Lake Parker Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Consulate Health Care of Lake Parker, 5.58% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure gauges the percent of long-term patients which have pressure ulcers . We bake this statistic into our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Consulate Health Care of Lake Parker, 4.41% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injuries are routinely linked to poor nursing care. Closer supervision limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Consulate Health Care of Lake Parker, 0.39% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often linked to a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this statistic may also be misleading for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Consulate Health Care of Lake Parker, 1.46% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These drugs may be used for several medical conditions, including dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Consulate Health Care of Lake Parker, 22.03% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of residents given antianxiety medications. These medications are given to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Consulate Health Care of Lake Parker, 10.46% of Patients
This is the percent of patients who are exhibiting signs of depression. Higher levels of depression could indicate lower quality care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Consulate Health Care of Lake Parker, 99.32% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Consulate Health Care of Lake Parker, 10.96% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Consulate Health Care of Lake Parker, 13.98% of Residents
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that retained mobility levels.
Hospitalizations
In Consulate Health Care of Lake Parker, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is key to maintaining the physical health of patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Consulate Health Care of Lake Parker, 13.98% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Consulate Health Care of Lake Parker, 7.18% of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Consulate Health Care of Lake Parker, 50.23% of Resident
This is the percentage of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Scores for Lakeland, FL
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- 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 B-plus
Looking for more options? Lakeland, Florida has 11 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Lakeland Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.95 miles away1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd Lakeland Florida 33805Voluntary non-profit - Private(863) 687-1100
- Bartow Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 11.86 miles away2200 Osprey Blvd Bartow Florida 33831Proprietary(863) 533-8111
- South Florida Baptist HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.58 miles away301 N Alexander St Plant City Florida 33563Voluntary non-profit - Private(813) 757-1200
- Winter Haven HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.59 miles away200 Ave F Ne Winter Haven Florida 33881Voluntary non-profit - Private(863) 293-1121
- Adventhealth ZephyrhillsAcute Care Hospitals 19.48 miles away7050 Gall Blvd Zephyrhills Florida 33541Voluntary non-profit - Church(813) 788-0411
Nearby Dialysis
- Lakeland Dialysis0.52 miles away515 E. Bella Vista St. Lakeland Florida 33805Dialysis Stations: 16 (863) 688-5463
- Fresenius Kidney Care Lakeland0.66 miles away1550 Lakeland Hills Blvd Lakeland Florida 33805CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (863) 680-1046
- Lake Vista Dialysis1.57 miles away3187 Us Hwy 98 N Lakeland Florida 33805CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (863) 603-2130
- Lakeland South Dialysis6.4 miles away4774 South Florida Avenue Lakeland Florida 33813CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (863) 646-0462
- Fmc-Auburndale9.56 miles away365 Havendale Blvd Auburndale Florida 33823Dialysis Stations: 16 (863) 551-3159
- Plant City Dialysis11.85 miles away1211 W Reynolds St Ste 1 Plant City Florida 33563CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (813) 752-2136
- Bartow Dialysis13.22 miles away1190 E Church St Bartow Florida 33830Dialysis Stations: 16 (863) 533-1601
- Rai Care Centers - Winter Haven13.3 miles away1200 E Lake Silver Dr Winter Haven Florida 33881CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (863) 299-0007