Emory L Bennett Memorial Veterans Nursing Home
1920 Mason Avenue, Daytona Beach FL 32117 · (386) 274-3460 · 97.91% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Emory L Bennett Memorial Veterans Nursing Home is an average-sized government-owned nursing home located in Daytona Beach, Florida. It looks like this nursing home is one of the highest-rated nursing homes we assessed. It was given one of the best ratings we offer. We were not surprised to discover that this turned out to be one of the three best facilities in the city. One of the major highlights of this facility's stellar report card is its inspection reports. We discuss inspections in the next paragraph.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 120 Beds
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Government - State
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
In addition to receiving a great overall rating, this nursing home earned an A+ inspection rating. This score is based on the facility's recent inspection reports. An A+ in this category is one of the highest complements we can offer a nursing home. Our inspection grades account for a host of factors found on a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with better grades in this area usually have very few severe deficiencies. This place was hit with 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be severe deficiencies. This tells you that the inspectors didn't consider any of these deficiencies to create an imminent threat to resident safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Nurse Quality
This facility also excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Our nursing score assesses the facility's nurse staffing levels. We look at both the levels of licensure of the nurses as well as the quantity of hours spent with residents. This nursing home provided 5.3 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis, which is among the higher totals in the country. A significant portion of those hours were provided by registered nurses, which are one of the most skilled levels of nurses. We were really impressed by these statistics. In addition to offering high levels of nursing care, this nursing home also performed well in several of the quality measures we looked at. For example, in terms of the number of its residents suffering falls which lead to serious injury, this place outpaced the national average. This is often a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can generally be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Long-term Care Quality
We also want to emphasize the fact that this facility was awarded a first-rate score of A- in our long-term care area. Nursing homes that do well in this category tend to provide patients with closer supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. In addition to looking at the well above average level of care provided by nurses aids and other staff at this facility, we also were happy with the nursing home's vaccination statistics. For example, this facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to 99.55157 percent of its patients, which is very impressive. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 1.59 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home had less hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes.
Short-term Care Quality
The last category we analyzed was short-term care. This nursing home was given a strong short-term care score in our assessment, with a B-. Although this is not as dominant as some of its other grades, this is nevertheless an acceptable score in this category. Our short-term care grades are believed to be more important for individuals requiring a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally mandates more highly-skilled nursing. This means not only nursing, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. When we assessed this facility's nursing hours, we found it offered more care from registered nurses than most nursing homes. The last datapoint we looked at in this area is the number of residents that ultimately returned home from the facility. We found that just 12.4 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home. This figure is below average.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Emory L Bennett Memorial Veterans Nursing Home Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care can limit the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a fall which caused serious injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percent of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are often linked to a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this datapoint could be misleading for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients who are administered antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may suggest a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior in situations where such medications are not medically indicated. Nevertheless, some nursing homes need to rely on these drugs due to having more residents suffering from cognitive disorders.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients who were given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are administered to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This tells you the percentage of patients who are showing signs of depression. High levels of depression could reveal a less hospitable environment.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for seniors, making these vaccines vital to patient safety.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and taking a bath.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This indicates the percentage of patients that remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of residents.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to measure patient care during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better