El Reposo Nursing Facility is a small non-profit nursing home located in Florence, Alabama. With an overall rating of A, this nursing home is among the top facilities we looked at. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it in the top fifth of all nursing homes in the country. If you look further down this page, you can see this facility's category ratings, which are also strong.
El Reposo Nursing Facility
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
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Facility Inspections
On top of being a strong facility overall, it also earned A+ government inspections recently. Its inspections are virtually flawless. Our inspection grades weigh several factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher scores in this category usually have few severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Nurse Quality
Among its many impressive grades, this facility received an excellent nursing grade. In fact, we gave it a grade of A- in that category. Our nursing grade is largely tied to the facility's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
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Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home also received a very strong long-term care grade. In fact, this is this nursing home's third most impressive category score. In that area, this facility received a grade of A-. When facilities receive a score in this range in this category it generally means it's well-staffed and is a quality place to live on a permanent basis. One of the factors we considered after nursing hours is vaccinations. This nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. Vaccination is a proven method to minimize unnecessary deaths and hospitalizations for the senior population. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Short-term Care Quality
The next category we rated is short-term care. We gave this nursing home one of our better grades in that category, with a grade of B. Even though this isn't as high as several of its other scores, it is still a positive score. In calculating our short-term care scores, we look at the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. Our objective is to formulate a measure for comparing the rehabilitation services of various facilities. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final datapoint we assessed in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
El Reposo Nursing Facility Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In El Reposo Nursing Facility, 9.23% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who developed pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a reliable indicator of a facility's nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In El Reposo Nursing Facility, 3.48% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are considered to be a barometer of nursing care . Falls are often the result of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In El Reposo Nursing Facility, 3.13% of Patients had UTIs
This figure tells you the percentage of long-term residents which have had UTI's. UTI's could be an indicator of worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this datapoint may also be skewed for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In El Reposo Nursing Facility, 19.45% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs may suggest a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In El Reposo Nursing Facility, 23.11% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term residents taking antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In El Reposo Nursing Facility, 1.27% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms. Increased levels of depression could be a sign lower quality care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In El Reposo Nursing Facility, 92.58% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In El Reposo Nursing Facility, 12.92% Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and bathing.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In El Reposo Nursing Facility, 15.91% Percentage of Residents
Measures the percent of long-term care residents who maintained mobility.
Hospitalizations
In El Reposo Nursing Facility, 1.62 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In El Reposo Nursing Facility, 15.91 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Nearby Hospitals
- North Alabama Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 12.25 miles away1701 Veterans Drive Florence Alabama 35630Proprietary(256) 768-8400
- Shoals HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 16.49 miles away201 West Avalon Avenue Muscle Shoals Alabama 35661Government - Hospital District or Authority(256) 386-1601
- Helen Keller Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 16.75 miles away1300 South Montgomery Avenue Sheffield Alabama 35660Government - Hospital District or Authority(256) 386-4556
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita Renaissance11.12 miles away1840 Darby Drive Florence Alabama 35630Dialysis Stations: 10 (256) 764-2313
- Florence Dialysis12.84 miles away422 East Dr. Hicks Blvd Florence Alabama 35630CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (256) 764-5050
- Muscle Shoals Dialysis16.49 miles away712 State Street Muscle Shoals Alabama 35661Dialysis Stations: 10 (256) 386-7028
- Sheffield Dialysis16.91 miles away1120 S Jackson Hwy Ste 107 Sheffield Alabama 35660CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (256) 381-8004