With an address in North Fort Myers, Florida, Raydiant Health Care of North Fort Myers is the lone facility we were able to find in this area. Featuring an overall rating of B, this appears to be a fine nursing home. Based on our analysis, this place looks like a good fit for most people. This nursing home's strong report card was highlighted by its inspection score, which you can find in the next section.
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Raydiant Health Care of North Fort Myers
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
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Facility Inspections
To pair with its strong overall grade, we awarded this place an A- for the area of inspections. Inspection grades are tied to several datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that score well in this category tend to have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. While this facility had a few minor dings on its government inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you that the inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. A few relatively minor dings are not necessarily something to panic about.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home was awarded an impressive short-term care grade as well. We gave it one of our higher grades in that area with a score of B+. Our short-term care scores are probably more critical for individuals requiring rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation usually mandates additional highly-skilled nursing services. This means not just nursing, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 5.5 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
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Nurse Quality
This facility received a very good nursing grade this year as well. It received one of our better scores in that category with a grade of B. Our nursing score consists of a handful of subcategories, many of which are associated with quantities of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as by having a system of turning a resident even once per day.
Long-term Care Quality
Moving on to the final category, this nursing home was awarded a B- in long-term care, which we consider to be a respectable rating. For prospective patients seeking a permanent residence as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care is a very important category. In addition to assessing the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 97.02702 percent of its patients. Lastly, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Raydiant Health Care of North Fort Myers Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Raydiant Health Care of North Fort Myers, 6.93% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This statistic indicates the percent of long-term care residents who suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We factor in this statistic in computing both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Raydiant Health Care of North Fort Myers, 1.62% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure indicates the percent of long-term residents who have had a fall which resulted in major injury. This is one of the statistics we use in calculating nursing grades.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Raydiant Health Care of North Fort Myers, 1.12% of Patients had UTIs
This metric gauges the percent of long-term patients who experienced a UTI. While more of these infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it is problematic to compare between facilities due to nursing homes having differing reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Raydiant Health Care of North Fort Myers, 9.76% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This gauges the percent of long-term stay residents receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Raydiant Health Care of North Fort Myers, 17.09% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay residents receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Raydiant Health Care of North Fort Myers, 3.94% of Patients
This is the percent of residents demonstrating symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Raydiant Health Care of North Fort Myers, 97.02% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Raydiant Health Care of North Fort Myers, 20% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and using the bathroom.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Raydiant Health Care of North Fort Myers, 30.08% of Residents
This is the percent of patients who maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Raydiant Health Care of North Fort Myers, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is critical to preserving the physical health of nursing home residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Raydiant Health Care of North Fort Myers, 30.08% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Raydiant Health Care of North Fort Myers, 7.84% 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 Raydiant Health Care of North Fort Myers, 70.79% of Resident
This metric measures the percent of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many believe that this is a measure of rehabilitation performance.
Nearby Hospitals
- Cape Coral HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 2.34 miles away636 Del Prado Blvd Cape Coral Florida 33990Government - Hospital District or Authority(239) 574-2323
- Lee Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.02 miles away2776 Cleveland Ave Fort Myers Florida 33901Government - Hospital District or Authority(239) 332-1111
- Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Mem Health SystemAcute Care Hospitals 9.48 miles away13681 Doctors Way Fort Myers Florida 33912Government - Hospital District or Authority(239) 768-5000
- Lehigh Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 16.6 miles away1500 Lee Blvd Lehigh Acres Florida 33936Voluntary non-profit - Private(239) 369-2101
- Bayfront Health Punta GordaAcute Care Hospitals 19.93 miles away809 E Marion Ave Punta Gorda Florida 33950Proprietary(941) 639-3131
Nearby Dialysis
- Fresenius Medical Care North Fort Myers, LLC2.31 miles away15991 N Cleveland Avenue North Fort Myers Florida 33903Dialysis Stations: 17 (239) 995-0091
- Fort Myers North Dialysis2.46 miles away16101 North Cleveland Ave North Fort Myers Florida 33903CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (239) 656-4403
- Cape Coral North Dialysis2.61 miles away1315 Se 8th Terrace Cape Coral Florida 33990Dialysis Stations: 12 (239) 772-8599
- Bayshore Dialysis4.83 miles away16151 Slater Rd North Fort Myers Florida 33917Dialysis Stations: 16 (239) 731-1006
- Cape Coral South Dialysis5.19 miles away3046 Del Prado Blvd South Suite 4a Cape Coral Florida 33904Dialysis Stations: 17 (239) 549-0339
- Cape Coral Kidney Center, LLC5.72 miles away2735 Santa Barbara Blvd Suite 100-200 Cape Coral Florida 33914Dialysis Stations: 17 (239) 772-2988
- Cape Coral Home Training5.92 miles away3637 Del Prado Blvd S Suite 202 Cape Coral Florida 33904Dialysis Stations: 5 (239) 542-7076
- Fort Myers Dialysis6.37 miles away4220 Executive Circle #38 Fort Myers Florida 33916CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 33 (239) 274-3681