Grace Healthcare of Lake Wales
730 N Scenic Hwy, Lake Wales FL 33853 · (863) 676-1512 · 90.1% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Grace Healthcare of Lake Wales is one of only two available facilities in Lake Wales, Florida. It looks like this is a fine facility. We gave this it an overall grade of B+, which is very favorable grade. Based on our ratings, this nursing home has quite a bit going for it. Keep reading to see this facility's category scores, which are also quite good. It is hard to poke holes in this place's profile.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 100 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
In addition to being a quality nursing home overall, this nursing home really excelled in the area of nursing, where it received an A. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Nursing scores are based in large part on quality and quantity of nursing care. This nursing home provides an impressive 4 hours of nursing care per patient daily. Lastly, this facility also excelled in the quality measures we looked at. It performed as well as any facility the state in the area of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers.
Facility Inspections
In addition, this facility excelled in inspections, where it received a grade of A. Arguably the most critical factor we consider in determining our inspection ratings is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Places with better scores in this category typically avoided the more severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. Although this facility had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were serious based on CMS' scale. A couple minor deficiencies aren't necessarily something to panic about.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility received an impressive short-term care grade as well. We awarded it one of our better scores in that category with a score of B. Short-term care ratings are vital for individuals seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally requires higher levels of skilled nursing services. This means a wide spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. This nursing home employs both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities employ these skilled professionals. The final measure we looked at in this category is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. This place was respectable in this area with 45.6 percent of its residents returning home.
Long-term Care Quality
The last area we graded is long-term care, in which this nursing home was awarded a grade of B. This facility did not turn out to have any identifiable weaknesses. Facilities that receive this kind of score in long-term care tend to provide consistent 24/7 care to make sure residents are well cared for. After we finished looking at the quantity of nursing care, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 99.64789 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is very impressive. Pneumonia sadly is often a life or death illness for nursing home residents so we strongly prefer when a facility does not roll the dice on this issue. This nursing home also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had only 1.62 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Grace Healthcare of Lake Wales Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin resulting from staying in one position for an excessive period of time.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This metric tells you the percentage of long-term stay patients who have suffered a fall leading to severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be an indicator of lower quality nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This figure measures the percentage of long-term residents who suffered from urinary tract infections. UTI's could be an indication of a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this datapoint can be skewed for some facilities due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure gauges the percentage of long-term patients taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients who were given antianxiety medications. These drugs are generally used to treat patients experiencing anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This tells you the percentage of patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percent of patients that required more 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 erosion of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents who were able to retain mobility.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric tracks the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. There is a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Measures the percentage of short-term residents that experienced functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better