Consulate Health Care of Vero Beach
1310 37th St, Vero Beach FL 32960 · (772) 569-5107 · 94.4% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Consulate Health Care of Vero Beach is a large nursing home located in Vero Beach, Florida. We gave this facility an overall grade of D. A score of this caliber typically suggests a few concerning datapoints. Vero Beach received a city grade of B, so there are some other options in the city worth looking at. We would not blame you if you are ready to stop reading and find another facility. However, if you want to learn more about this nursing home's category grades, we will discuss nursing in the next section.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 159 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
Even though we gave this nursing home a poor overall score, we actually gave it a fairly respectable grade in nursing, where it received a B-. This was better than its other category grades. The nursing rating assesses a handful of subcategories, however, the primary consideration is the quantity of nurse hours spent with patients. According to CMS records, this facility averaged 3.9 hours of nursing care per patient per day. Keep in mind that when we calculate our nursing scores, we apply more weight to hours performed by nurses with a higher level of training. Lastly, we also looked at a few quality measures in calculating our nursing scores. This facility was above average in many of the major areas we focus on, with good scores for minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. These metrics are sometimes reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care available.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility's next highest category ended up being short-term care. In that category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of B-. Short-term care scores are important for individuals needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally mandates more highly-skilled nursing services. This means a vast range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. We were surprised to find that this nursing home was below average in the two key staffing areas we assessed. It provided fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other facilities. It is important to determine whether this is adversely impacting the quality of care. Finally, we considered the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 39.7 percent of this facility's residents returned home. At most nursing homes, closer to half of their residents are able to return home so this figure is below average.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home's third best area was long-term care. We gave it a B- in this area. This is basically a middle of the road score in this category. In determining these long-term care ratings, we analyze the facility's ability to maintain its permanent residents' health and quality of life. In addition to looking at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is more than most nursing homes. Finally, we looked at its number of hospitalizations. We found that this nursing home had 2.15 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Unfortunately, this figure was less favorable than its other scores in this category.
Facility Inspections
The final category we looked at is inspections. Inspection grades are based on a nursing home's recent inspections. This nursing home received a score of C in this category. These inspection grades weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these factors by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This place had 6 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were category G through L deficiencies. This means that the government inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies to be an imminent danger to patient safety or health. Lastly, this facility was flagged by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. We prefer to avoid facilities with this designation. Please do your best to find an alternative nursing home.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Consulate Health Care of Vero Beach Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This statistic tells you the percent of long-term care patients who are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a solid barometer of a facility's nursing care quality.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls are often the result of poor nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This figure measures the percent of long-term patients who experienced urinary tract infections. UTI's may be an indication of lower quality nursing care. However, this statistic could be skewed for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. These drugs are sometimes used for a variety of conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of residents given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are administered to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents exhibiting symptoms of depression. Some experts argue that this is a reliable measure of resident quality of care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and eating.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who remained mobile levels.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
Measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is important to maintaining the physical health of nursing home residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This tells you the percent of short-term stay residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better