Florida Presbyterian Homes is a small non-profit nursing home located in Lakeland, Florida. This proved to be an A rated facility, which is one of the highest grades we offer. This is one of the top three nursing homes in Lakeland. Scroll down to see this facility's category ratings, which are also strong. It is hard to poke holes in this nursing home's profile.
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Florida Presbyterian Homes
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Nurse Quality
In addition to a phenomenal overall grade, this facility also received A+ nursing grade. Our nursing score analyzes the facility's nurse staffing levels. We look at both the levels of training of the nurses as well as the number of hours spent with patients. This nursing home averages 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics 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 place the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as by employing a system of turning a patient at least once a day.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility also received an A+ for its short-term care grade. With our short-term care rating, we endeavor to craft a meaningful barometer for rehabilitation. In this process, we analyze the nursing home's level of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility 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. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents that returned home from this facility. We found that 6.4 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
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Facility Inspections
Tallying yet another strong category grade, this nursing home also excelled in the area of inspections, where it earned an A. Our inspection ratings are based on datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that receive favorable grades in this area have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. While this facility had some minor dings on its report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you CMS did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A few relatively minor dings are not the end of the world.
Long-term Care Quality
The next area we rated is long-term care. This nursing home received an above average nursing grade in our assessment, with a B. Although this isn't as elite as many of its other scores, this remains one of the more impressive scores for that area. Nursing homes that excel in long-term care typically are well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to residents. On top of assessing the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. Vaccines are vital to keeping residents out of the hospital. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Florida Presbyterian Homes Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Florida Presbyterian Homes, 3.28% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric tells you the percentage of long-term stay residents that have pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Florida Presbyterian Homes, 0.76% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls leading to injury are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Florida Presbyterian Homes, 6.45% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term stay residents that sustained a UTI. UTI's could be an indicator of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this datapoint can be skewed for some facilities due to varying reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Florida Presbyterian Homes, 5.56% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents in situations where such drugs are not medically indicated. However, some facilities need to rely more on these medications due to an increased number of patients suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Florida Presbyterian Homes, 25.81% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of residents given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are administered to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Florida Presbyterian Homes, 7.09% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Florida Presbyterian Homes, 98.63% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines vital to patient safety.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Florida Presbyterian Homes, 10.71% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and bathing. Some experts would argue that this is a measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Florida Presbyterian Homes, 15.18% of Residents
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay patients that were able to retain mobility. Some would argue that the ability to move around is important for patients mental and physical health.
Hospitalizations
In Florida Presbyterian Homes, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is critical to preserving the physical health of residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Florida Presbyterian Homes, 15.18% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Florida Presbyterian Homes, 11.44% of Patients
This is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to assess patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Florida Presbyterian Homes, 95.51% of Resident
This is the percentage of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Scores for Lakeland, 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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Nearby Hospitals
- Lakeland Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 1.92 miles away1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd Lakeland Florida 33805Voluntary non-profit - Private(863) 687-1100
- Bartow Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.34 miles away2200 Osprey Blvd Bartow Florida 33831Proprietary(863) 533-8111
- South Florida Baptist HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.96 miles away301 N Alexander St Plant City Florida 33563Voluntary non-profit - Private(813) 757-1200
- Winter Haven HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.38 miles away200 Ave F Ne Winter Haven Florida 33881Voluntary non-profit - Private(863) 293-1121
Nearby Dialysis
- Fresenius Kidney Care Lakeland2.33 miles away1550 Lakeland Hills Blvd Lakeland Florida 33805CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (863) 680-1046
- Lakeland Dialysis2.59 miles away515 E. Bella Vista St. Lakeland Florida 33805Dialysis Stations: 16 (863) 688-5463
- Lake Vista Dialysis3.41 miles away3187 Us Hwy 98 N Lakeland Florida 33805CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (863) 603-2130
- Lakeland South Dialysis3.7 miles away4774 South Florida Avenue Lakeland Florida 33813CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (863) 646-0462
- Plant City Dialysis10.2 miles away1211 W Reynolds St Ste 1 Plant City Florida 33563CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (813) 752-2136
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- Bartow Dialysis11.57 miles away1190 E Church St Bartow Florida 33830Dialysis Stations: 16 (863) 533-1601
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