Emerald Shores Health and Rehabilitation is an average-sized nursing home located in Panama City, Florida. It looks like this nursing home is ranked among the higher-rated nursing homes we looked at. A grade in this range requires high-end marks across the board. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top 25 percent of all facilities in the nation. The best part of this facility's strong profile is its inspection grade. We discuss inspections in the next section
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Emerald Shores Health and Rehabilitation
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- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient 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
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Facility Inspections
One of the many reasons this turned out to be a quality nursing home is that it received an A+ inspection grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this critical category. Inspection grades are based on many items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that score well in this category typically have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Although this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' deficiency scale. Remember that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in this industry.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility also was awarded a very strong short-term care score. In fact, this ended up being this nursing home's second strongest category grade. In that category, we awarded this facility a score of A. Short-term care ratings are based in part on a facility's quantity of highly-skilled highly skilled professionals. This means a vast spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, in addition to other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we assessed the number of patients that were able to return home from this facility. We found that 5.4 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
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Nurse Quality
Another strong feature for this facility is that it received an impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of B+. There are several datapoints included in this area. Most of these subcategories reflect staffing levels. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well in the area of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Long-term Care Quality
The final category we assessed was long-term care, where this facility was given a B. Believe it or not, this is this nursing home's weakest area. A facility is doing something right when their weakest score still is better than most other nursing homes. When facilities receive this type of grade in long-term care it is a good sign for resident care and indicates that the facility is well-staffed with nurses and aids. After looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is significantly higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Emerald Shores Health and Rehabilitation Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Emerald Shores Health and Rehabilitation, 12.6% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric gauges the percent of long-term stay patients that are suffering from pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a reliable indicator of a facility's nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Emerald Shores Health and Rehabilitation, 1.05% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents that have had a fall which caused major injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Emerald Shores Health and Rehabilitation, 0% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely the result of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this datapoint may also be misleading for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Emerald Shores Health and Rehabilitation, 11.3% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term care patients which were administered antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior in scenarios where such medications aren't medically indicated. However, some facilities may need to rely on these medications due to having more patients suffering from cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Emerald Shores Health and Rehabilitation, 26.71% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure gauges the percentage of long-term patients receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Emerald Shores Health and Rehabilitation, 0% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Many would argue this is a reliable measure of resident quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Emerald Shores Health and Rehabilitation, 100% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Emerald Shores Health and Rehabilitation, 17.72% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may be a sign of the decline of a patient's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Emerald Shores Health and Rehabilitation, 16.79% of Residents
This indicates the percent of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Emerald Shores Health and Rehabilitation, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is key to the physical well-being of nursing home patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Emerald Shores Health and Rehabilitation, 16.79% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Emerald Shores Health and Rehabilitation, 12.84% of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Emerald Shores Health and Rehabilitation, 82.98% of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some experts would argue that this is a reasonable measure of a facility's rehabilitation performance.
Scores for Panama City, FL
- Overall Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-plus
Looking for more options? Panama City, Florida has 4 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Ascension Sacred Heart BayAcute Care Hospitals 3.37 miles away615 N Bonita Ave Panama City Florida 32401Government - Hospital District or Authority(850) 769-1511
- Gulf Coast Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 4.92 miles away449 W 23rd St Panama City Florida 32405Proprietary(850) 769-8341
Nearby Dialysis
- Coastal Kidney Center3.55 miles away510 N Mcarthur Ave Panama City Florida 32401CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 28 (850) 914-0824
- Panama City Dialysis Center3.91 miles away615 Hwy 231 Panama City Florida 32405Dialysis Stations: 37 (850) 785-1233
- Fmc - Panama City4.41 miles away2100 Harrison Ave Panama City Florida 32405Dialysis Stations: 29 (850) 522-5407
- Lynn Haven Dialysis5.36 miles away404 E 24th Street Lynn Haven Florida 32444Dialysis Stations: 12 (850) 271-2937
- West Beach Dialysis Center19.6 miles away16201 Suite 102 Panama City Beach Pkwy Panama City Beach Florida 32413Dialysis Stations: 8 (850) 233-0837