Diamond Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center is a large nursing home located in Lecanto, Florida. This facility was awarded an overall grade of B-, which is a decent rating. Based on our analysis, this facility ought to meet the needs of many people. One of the better aspects of this facility's profile is its strong short-term care score, which is addressed in the next section.
Diamond Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- 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
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Short-term Care Quality
We awarded this facility one of our better grades in the area of short-term care, where it earned an A. This is much better than the facility's overall score, which was decent but not in the elite range. In crafting these short-term care ratings, we quantify the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The goal is to devise a measure for comparing the rehabilitation services of various facilities. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last metric we looked at in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that 6 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
Nurse Quality
This facility also excelled in the category of nursing, where it received a grade of A-. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Nursing scores are mostly associated with a facility's level of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality measures and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as by having a policy of moving residents more often.
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Long-term Care Quality
The next category we graded was long-term care, where this facility received a B- in this area. Our long-term care ratings are based on the nursing home's amount of nursing care. This means a broad range of personal care services, ranging from assistance with activities of daily living to routine medical services. One of the criteria we considered after nurse's aid hours was vaccines. Thankfully, this nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. This facility also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Facility Inspections
Turning our final category of inspections, we gave this facility just a D. This turned out to be this nursing home's worst grade and it really pulled its overall grade down. Our inspection score is based on the facility's inspections. Since the information is collected by government inspectors, we weight it heavily in overall grade. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating these inspection grades. One of those factors is health deficiencies. We would scrutinize the severity of the deficiencies. This particular nursing home was hit with 5 deficiencies by government inspectors. The only positive thing we found is that none of the deficiencies were in the categories that indicate that they caused a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, we also would like to point out that this nursing home was assessed significant government fines recently exceeding $50,000. This typically suggests that government inspectors grew tired after several years of failed inspections.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Diamond Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Diamond Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center, 9.08% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a measure of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Diamond Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center, 2.82% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injury are considered to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls resulting in injury are often caused by poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Diamond Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center, 1.81% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections could be linked to poorer hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Diamond Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center, 10.64% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric indicates the percentage of long-term stay patients who are given antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents in scenarios where such medications are not medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes need to rely more on these drugs due to having more patients with Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Diamond Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center, 21.27% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Diamond Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center, 2.33% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents who are demonstrating signs of depression. Higher levels of depression may reveal worse patient care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Diamond Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center, 94.94% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Diamond Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center, 13.07% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and taking a bath. Many in the industry would argue this is a measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Diamond Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center, 16.78% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Diamond Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center, 1.76 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Diamond Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center, 16.78 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Diamond Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center, 9.16 Percentage of Patients
This metric measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Diamond Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center, 78.49% Percentage of Resident
Measures the percentage of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Bayfront Health Seven RiversAcute Care Hospitals 9.37 miles away6201 N Suncoast Blvd Crystal River Florida 34428Proprietary(352) 795-6560
- Citrus Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.93 miles away502 W Highland Blvd Inverness Florida 34452Government - Hospital District or Authority(352) 726-1551
Nearby Dialysis
- Crystal River Dialysis Center4.28 miles away7435 W Gulf to Lake Hwy Crystal River Florida 34429CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (352) 564-8400
- Inverness Dialysis Center9.17 miles away1510 Highway 41 North Inverness Florida 34450CMS Rating: 1 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (352) 637-0500
- Ocala West Home Training17.82 miles away8615 Sw 103rd Street Rd Ocala Florida 34481Dialysis Stations: 2 (352) 854-3099
- Ocala Regional Kidney Center West17.93 miles away8585 Sw Highway 200 Suite 19 Ocala Florida 34481CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 28 (352) 854-5011