Grace Healthcare of Lake Wales

Nursing Home

Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

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730 N Scenic Hwy,
Lake Wales FL 33853

(863) 676-1512

68.2% 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.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
Has 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

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

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.

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Short-term Care Quality

This facility received its third most favorable category score in the category of short-term care. We awarded this facility a grade of B- in this category, which is a decent grade. In the category of short-term care, we endeavor to assess indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We look at a facility's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and various therapists. Unfortunately, this place was below average in terms of its level of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its patients based on the metrics we assessed. The question is whether this adversely impacted quality of care. The final metric we considered in this category is the percentage of patients who returned home from the facility. We found that just 4.8 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home. Unfortunately, this was below the national average.

Long-term Care Quality

The next area we scored is long-term care. This nursing home received a grade of B- in this area. In forming our long-term care grades, we look at the nursing home's ability to maintain its permanent residents' health and quality of life. On top of considering the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is more than the average nursing home. Finally, this place was also able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Grace Healthcare of Lake Wales Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Grace Healthcare of Lake Wales, 9.03% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often the result of patients staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Grace Healthcare of Lake Wales, 2.8% of Patients had Serious Falls

This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term patients who experienced falls which resulted in major injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be an indication of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Grace Healthcare of Lake Wales, 1.82% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely the result of a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this metric can be misleading for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Grace Healthcare of Lake Wales, 10.99% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term patients which were given antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior in scenarios where such medications are not medically required. Nevertheless, some facilities may need to rely more on these drugs due to an increased number of patients suffering from cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Grace Healthcare of Lake Wales, 21.46% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who are prescribed antianxiety medication. These medications are generally given to patients suffering from depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Grace Healthcare of Lake Wales, 2.43% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients who are demonstrating signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Grace Healthcare of Lake Wales, 94.61% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Grace Healthcare of Lake Wales, 13.17% Percentage of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and using the bathroom. Some experts believe that this is a measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Grace Healthcare of Lake Wales, 18.15% Percentage of Residents

This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients that maintained mobility. Some experts believe that mobility is important for patients mental and physical health.

Hospitalizations

In Grace Healthcare of Lake Wales, 1.59 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Grace Healthcare of Lake Wales, 18.15 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Grace Healthcare of Lake Wales, 9.19 Percentage of Patients

This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Grace Healthcare of Lake Wales, 77.65% Percentage of Resident

This is the percent of short-term patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.

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