Fairway Oaks Center is an average-sized nursing home located in Tampa, Florida. This is a good facility with a B overall. This was right in line with the city grade in Tampa. Even in a city featuring 18 other nursing homes, this nursing home ought to be a perfectly acceptable choice. This place's impressive report card was highlighted by its inspection score, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
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Fairway Oaks Center
- Nursing Home
- Assisted Living
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
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Facility Inspections
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. Our inspection ratings account for several factors found on a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with better grades in this category typically have few of these severe deficiencies. This place was assessed 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered severe. This means that the government inspectors didn't deem any of these deficiencies to create an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Remember that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in this industry.
Nurse Quality
To complement its strong performance in other categories, we gave this nursing home a grade of B+ for our nursing rating. Nursing ratings are primarily tied to a facility's nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this place 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 nation in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as by having a policy of moving a patient even once per day.
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Long-term Care Quality
This facility is also strong in the area of long-term care, where it received a score of B. It outperformed most nursing homes in this area. For prospective patients seeking a permanent place to live rather than rehabilitation, long-term care grades are an important measure. Once we finished looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses, we turned to the facility's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 71.35136 percent of its patients against pneumonia. While its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we had hoped, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Short-term Care Quality
Our final category is short-term care, where we gave this facility a grade of B- in that area. Our short-term care ratings are considered to be most meaningful for those in need of a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually mandates more skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes not only nursing, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final measure we considered in this area is the percentage of patients who returned home from the nursing home. We found that just 4.4 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home. This figure was below the national average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Fairway Oaks Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Fairway Oaks Center, 6.9% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric is is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who developed pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a solid barometer of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Fairway Oaks Center, 2.16% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injuries are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls are routinely caused by poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Fairway Oaks Center, 0.59% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections may be associated with poorer hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Fairway Oaks Center, 10.38% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term patients receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Fairway Oaks Center, 29.53% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of residents prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are given to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Fairway Oaks Center, 0% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents showing symptoms of depression. Higher rates of depression may be a sign a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Fairway Oaks Center, 82.07% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Fairway Oaks Center, 8.1% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Fairway Oaks Center, 10.14% of Residents
This metric measures the percent of long-term residents that maintained mobility. Many in the industry believe that the ability to move around is important for patients physical and mental well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Fairway Oaks Center, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Fairway Oaks Center, 10.14% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Fairway Oaks Center, 10.6% of Patients
This is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to assess patient care during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Fairway Oaks Center, 80.18% of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Scores for Tampa, FL
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
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