Fouraker Hills Rehab and Nursing Center
1650 Fouraker Rd, Jacksonville FL 32221 · (904) 786-8668 · 84.33% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Fouraker Hills Rehab and Nursing Center is in the large metropolitan area of Jacksonville, Florida. This turns out to be a well above average facility, with an overall grade of B+. We were pleased to find out that this was in line with the other facilities in Jacksonville, which is one of the better cities in Florida to find a nursing home. The best aspect of this facility's strong report card was its inspection grade. Inspection reports are discussed in the next paragraph
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 120 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
On top of receiving a strong overall score, this facility performed even better in the area of inspections which is based on the nursing home's recent government inspections. In fact, we awarded it an A for this area, which is one of our best scores. Inspection grades weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these issues by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this place had a few minor dings on its government inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you the government inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe made us feel better about this inspection report.
Nurse Quality
Among this facility's other strengths is its elite nursing grade. We awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of A-. Nursing grades are mostly based on a nursing home's nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 4 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This is higher than the level of care offered by most places. Finally, this facility was also above average in each of the major quality-based metrics we looked at in this category. It performed well in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls.
Short-term Care Quality
The next category we analyzed was short-term care. This nursing home received a very positive short-term care score, with a grade of B in the area. Our short-term care grade is commonly employed to judge a nursing home's performance with rehabilitation To have highly graded rehabilitation services, facilities generally must have better levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, speech therapists and other highly skilled individuals. This nursing home is respectable both in terms of its quantity of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its residents. The last datapoint we considered in this category is the number of patients who ultimately were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that 43.3 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.
Long-term Care Quality
The final area we assessed ended up being this nursing home's weakest category. However, even in its weakest link we still awarded it a decent grade of B- for long-term care. In a long-term care setting, the facility's primary objective is to keep patients as healthy and safe as possible. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate residents. This facility's vaccination statistics lagged a bit behind some of its other statistics in this category, such as its number of nursing hours per resident. It gave the pneumonia vaccine to just 85.91549 percent of its patients. We would love to see some improvement in this area in the future. The last statistic we assessed was the nursing home's hospitalization rate. Although it had 2.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, its risk adjusted statistic was not as bad.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Fouraker Hills Rehab and Nursing Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This figure indicates the percentage of long-term stay residents that have new or worsened pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a solid indicator of a facility's nursing care quality.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This statistic indicates the percent of long-term care residents who experienced falls resulting in serious injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be a sign of lower quality nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely associated with facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Additional nurse staffing can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Note that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are given to patients for a variety of conditions, including cognitive disorders. Tragically, in limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are typically used to treat residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents who are demonstrating symptoms of depression. High levels of depression may be an indicator worse patient care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percentage of patients that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This indicates the percent of residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of the deterioration of a resident's health.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percentage of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of residents.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This datapoint measures the percent of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many in the industry argue that this is a reliable measure of rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better