Consulate Health Care of Sarasota is an average-sized nursing home located in Sarasota, Florida. This is a quality facility with a grade of B+ overall. We were pleased to learn that many of the other facilities in Sarasota received similar grades. Based on our analysis, this nursing home ought to meet the needs of most people. If you look further down this page, you will see this place's category ratings, which are also quite good.
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Consulate Health Care of Sarasota
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- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
On top of receiving a great overall grade, this nursing home also earned top notch health inspections in recent years. We gave them one of our best grades in that category, with an A. Inspection scores are based on datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that receive favorable grades in this area typically have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This place was hit with 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered to be severe. This tells you that the inspectors did not deem any of these deficiencies an imminent threat to patient health or safety. We should note that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in the industry.
Nurse Quality
This facility really excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A-. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Our nursing score is primarily associated with a facility's nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well in the area of minimizing its residents' 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
This facility is also above average in the category of short-term care, where it was given a score of B. It outpaced most facilities in this area. In forming these short-term care scores, we analyze the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The purpose is to formulate a measure for sizing up the rehabilitation services of various nursing homes. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last measure we looked at in this area is the percentage of residents who who were able to eventually return home from the facility. We found that 4.2 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
Long-term Care Quality
Moving on to the next area, this facility was given a highly favorable long-term care score. This facility didn't turn out to have any weak links. Facilities that excel in long-term care tend to be well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to patients. One of the statistics we considered in addition to nurse's aid hours was vaccines. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to 96.850395 percent of its patients. Vaccination is a proven method to avoid unnecessary deaths for the elderly population. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Consulate Health Care of Sarasota Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Consulate Health Care of Sarasota, 7.59% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Consulate Health Care of Sarasota, 1.18% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of residents that have had a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls leading to injury are routinely the result of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Consulate Health Care of Sarasota, 0.41% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely the result of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this statistic could be skewed for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Consulate Health Care of Sarasota, 4.02% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These medications may be used to treat several medical conditions, including dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Consulate Health Care of Sarasota, 17.89% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients who were given antianxiety medications. These medications are typically prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Consulate Health Care of Sarasota, 0% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents demonstrating symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Consulate Health Care of Sarasota, 98.43% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient care.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Consulate Health Care of Sarasota, 8.97% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term care residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and continence.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Consulate Health Care of Sarasota, 15.42% of Residents
This tells you the percent of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Consulate Health Care of Sarasota, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Consulate Health Care of Sarasota, 15.42% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Consulate Health Care of Sarasota, 13.48% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Consulate Health Care of Sarasota, 89.08% of Resident
This is a measure of the percentage of short-term stay patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some believe this is a reasonable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.
Scores for Sarasota, FL
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
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Nearby Dialysis
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