Consulate Health Care of Vero Beach is one of six facilities located in Vero Beach, Florida. We gave this facility an overall grade of C. A score of this caliber requires some solid marks. Vero Beach received a city grade of B, so there are other options in the city worth looking at. The best part of this place's profile is is its nursing score. Nursing grades are discussed in the next paragraph.
Consulate Health Care of Vero Beach
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- No Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
It should also be noted that this facility's nursing score outpaced its overall score. We gave it a grade of B for its nursing grade, which is one of our better scores. Nursing ratings are based in large part on levels of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Short-term Care Quality
We also gave this facility a respectable grade in the category of short-term care, where we awarded it a B-. Short-term care grades are based in part on a nursing home's quantity of skilled highly skilled professionals. This includes a wide spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, not to mention other forms of therapy. Unfortunately, we found that this facility provided fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other facilities. Finally, we considered the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 4.5 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.
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Facility Inspections
This nursing home received a good score in the area of inspections as well. In fact, we awarded it a grade of B- for that category, which is one of our better scores. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in computing our inspection grades. One critical factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some deficiencies are relatively insignificant. This nursing home was hit with 6 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be severe. This indicates that the inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies an imminent threat to resident health or safety. A couple of minor deficiencies should not lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home's least impressive category was long-term care, which is the last category we scored. In this area, we awarded this facility a grade of D. For long-term care residents, the facility's primary goal is to keep patients healthy and safe. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate residents. Once we assessed the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is better than the vast majority of nursing homes. Surprisingly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility had less hospitalizations than many nursing homes. Unfortunately, a few of its other scores in the category weren't as favorable as these.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Consulate Health Care of Vero Beach Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Consulate Health Care of Vero Beach, 9.08% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to staying in the same position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Consulate Health Care of Vero Beach, 2.82% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure indicates the percentage of long-term stay patients which have suffered falls leading to serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be an indicator of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Consulate Health Care of Vero Beach, 1.81% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often the result of lower quality nursing care. Closer supervision limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. We want to point out that this statistic is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Consulate Health Care of Vero Beach, 10.64% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term care patients that were given antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior in situations where such medications are not medically indicated. Nevertheless, some facilities need to rely more on these medications due to having more patients suffering from cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Consulate Health Care of Vero Beach, 21.27% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term care patients who are prescribed antianxiety medication. These drugs are prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Consulate Health Care of Vero Beach, 2.33% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Consulate Health Care of Vero Beach, 94.94% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Consulate Health Care of Vero Beach, 13.07% Percentage of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and using the bathroom.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Consulate Health Care of Vero Beach, 16.78% Percentage of Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who remained mobile levels. Some experts believe that mobility is critical to patients health.
Hospitalizations
In Consulate Health Care of Vero Beach, 1.76 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Consulate Health Care of Vero Beach, 16.78 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Consulate Health Care of Vero Beach, 9.16 Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Consulate Health Care of Vero Beach, 78.49% Percentage of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percentage of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements.
Scores for Vero Beach, FL
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
Looking for more options? Vero Beach, Florida has 5 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Cleveland Clinic Indian River HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.17 miles away1000 36th St Vero Beach Florida 32960Voluntary non-profit - Private(772) 567-4311
- Steward Sebastian River Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 13.59 miles away13695 Us Hwy 1 Sebastian Florida 32978Proprietary(772) 589-3187
- Lawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart InstituteAcute Care Hospitals 15.88 miles away1700 S 23rd St Fort Pierce Florida 34950Proprietary(772) 461-4000
Nearby Dialysis
- Indian River Dialysis Center1.08 miles away2150 45th Street Suite 102 Vero Beach Florida 32967CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (772) 567-2529
- Oslo Dialysis2.37 miles away100 S Us Highway 1 Vero Beach Florida 32962Dialysis Stations: 12 (772) 567-8496
- Renal Care Center - Vero Beach2.53 miles away1515 Indian River Blvd Ste a-101 Vero Beach Florida 32960CMS Rating: 1 stars Dialysis Stations: 23 (772) 778-4917
- Davita Sandy Shores Dialysis3.59 miles away5947 20th Street Vero Beach Florida 32966Dialysis Stations: 12 (772) 770-0331
- Sebastian Dialysis7.87 miles away1424 Us Hwy 1 Suite C Sebastian Florida 32958Dialysis Stations: 16 (772) 589-9182
- Sebastian Dialysis Care Center12.32 miles away1807 Us highway1 Sebastian Florida 32958Dialysis Stations: 17 (772) 581-1041
- Fresenius Kidney Care Sebastian14.1 miles away14355 Us Hwy 1 Sebastian Florida 32958Dialysis Stations: 13 (772) 388-5588
- Rai Care Centers - Fort Pierce15.8 miles away2501 Ohio Ave Fort Pierce Florida 34950CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (772) 465-6551