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Grace Healthcare of Lake Wales

  • Nursing Home

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: D
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730 N Scenic Hwy,
Lake Wales FL 33853

(863) 676-1512

70.2% estimated occupancy 1

Note: Grace Healthcare of Lake Wales has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.

Grace Healthcare of Lake Wales is a nursing home in Lake Wales, Florida. This city has 37,098 people. This facility is a relatively poor nursing home. A grade of this caliber indicates we found some red flags. This nursing home seems to have very little working in its favor. More information on this nursing home's category grades may be found below. Its best category was inspections, which is addressed in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Limited Liability company

Specialized Services

  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: B-minus

While we did not have many positive things to say about this facility's overall score, it earned a respectable inspection report this year. It received a decent grade in that area with a B-. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating these inspection scores. One of those factors is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some are relatively minor. Fortunately, although this nursing home had some minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones found in categories G through 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 health or safety. Lastly, this facility was flagged by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. We prefer to avoid facilities with this designation. Please do your best to find an alternative nursing home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

One of the other reasons we graded this nursing home so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing grade. This turned out to be its second best category grade. In that category, we awarded this facility an B-. Our nursing rating weighs several datapoints, most of which are tied to levels of nurse staffing. This place provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient per day. This is a much lower figure than we were hoping for. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place actually excelled in some of the quality measures we looked at. In fact, it scored well when it comes to minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. Many consider these areas to be measures of the quality of nursing care. In many cases, the quality of nursing care is just as important as the quantity of hours of care offered.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

This facility received its third most favorable category score in the category of long-term care. We awarded this facility a grade of B- in this category, which is a decent grade. In a long-term care setting, the nursing home's primary goal is to keep patients healthy and safe. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate residents. Once we assessed the amount of care provided by nurses, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination statistics. We were pleased to find that this facility vaccinates 96.74797 percent of its patients for pneumonia. This place keeps its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0.03 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: F

The last area we looked at was short-term care, in which this facility was given a very poor grade here as well. Sadly, it received a lowly F for this area, which is definitely somewhat alarming. Our short-term care scores are thought to be most important for people needing rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation usually mandates higher levels of highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes not only nursing, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. Considering its weak rating in this category, we weren't stunned to learn that this nursing home provided substantially fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per patient than most other facilities. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of patients who returned home from this nursing home. This facility didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 4.1 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was well off the national average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Grace Healthcare of Lake Wales Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-plus

In Grace Healthcare of Lake Wales, 2.49% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In Grace Healthcare of Lake Wales, 3.66% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are considered by many experts to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls leading to injury are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-plus

In Grace Healthcare of Lake Wales, 1.33% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections may be linked to poorer hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A

In Grace Healthcare of Lake Wales, 6.29% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of residents given antipsychotic medications. These drugs are used for several medical conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: F

In Grace Healthcare of Lake Wales, 42.31% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are given to patients suffering from depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: C

In Grace Healthcare of Lake Wales, 7.14% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients exhibiting symptoms of depression. Higher rates of depression could be an indicator a less hospitable environment.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-plus

In Grace Healthcare of Lake Wales, 98.37% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-minus

In Grace Healthcare of Lake Wales, 9.33% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Grace Healthcare of Lake Wales, 21.16% of Residents

This indicates the percent of residents that maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: F

In Grace Healthcare of Lake Wales, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care. There is a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Grace Healthcare of Lake Wales, 21.16% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: F

In Grace Healthcare of Lake Wales, 24.77% of Patients

This is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In Grace Healthcare of Lake Wales, 90.74% of Resident

Measures the percent of short-term residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many in the industry believe this is a reasonable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Adventhealth Lake WalesAcute Care Hospitals 1.8 miles away410 S 11th St Lake Wales Florida 33853Proprietary(863) 676-1433
  • Winter Haven HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.38 miles away200 Ave F Ne Winter Haven Florida 33881Voluntary non-profit - Private(863) 293-1121
  • Bartow Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 15.84 miles away2200 Osprey Blvd Bartow Florida 33831Proprietary(863) 533-8111
  • Poinciana Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 17.55 miles away325 Cypress Pkwy Kissimmee Florida 34758Proprietary(407) 530-2000
  • Adventhealth Heart of FloridaAcute Care Hospitals 18.54 miles away40100 Hwy 27 Davenport Florida 33837Proprietary(863) 422-4971

Nearby Dialysis

  • Lake Wales Dialysis1.9 miles away1125 Bryn Mawr Ave Lake Wales Florida 33853Dialysis Stations: 12 (863) 679-9851
  • Rai Care Centers - Lake Wales2.14 miles away1348 State Road 60 E Lake Wales Florida 33853Dialysis Stations: 15 (863) 676-9510
  • Winter Haven South Dialysis6.02 miles away7220 Cypress Gardens Blvd Winter Haven Florida 33884CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (863) 324-5040
  • Rai Care Centers - Winter Haven11.42 miles away1200 E Lake Silver Dr Winter Haven Florida 33881CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (863) 299-0007
  • Winter Haven Dialysis12.08 miles away1625 Unity Way Nw Winter Haven Florida 33881CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (863) 294-8851
  • Bartow Dialysis15.69 miles away1190 E Church St Bartow Florida 33830Dialysis Stations: 16 (863) 533-1601
  • Fmc-Auburndale15.86 miles away365 Havendale Blvd Auburndale Florida 33823Dialysis Stations: 16 (863) 551-3159
  • Rai Care Centers - Haines City16 miles away110 Patterson Rd Haines City Florida 33844CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (863) 422-0800