Gulf Shore Care Center is one of only two facilities in Pinellas Park, Florida. This is a very respectable nursing home. We awarded it an overall grade of B, which is a respectable score. In our view, this place looks like a good fit for most people. This nursing home's impressive profile was highlighted by its inspection grade, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
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Gulf Shore Care Center
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
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Facility Inspections
In addition to being a strong facility overall, this place excelled in the area of inspections, where it earned an A. Not many nursing homes fared better in that area. Inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can find more information about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This nursing home was hit with 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This tells you that CMS did not consider any of these deficiencies an immediate risk to patient health or safety. Remember that deficiency-free inspections are rare in the industry.
Short-term Care Quality
The second highest category we awarded this nursing home in any category came in the category of short-term care, where we awarded it a grade of B-. In crafting our short-term care ratings, we quantify the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. Our objective is to devise a barometer for comparing the rehabilitation services of various facilities. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last measure we considered in this area is the percentage of patients who eventually returned home from the facility. We found that just 5 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
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Nurse Quality
The next highest grade we gave this nursing home came in the category of nursing, where we gave it a grade of B-. This wasn't quite as good as some of its other scores, but a grade in this range is not the end of the world. There are a number of factors included in this category. Most of the factors reflect the quantity of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place surprisingly excelled in some of the quality-based metrics we looked at. In fact, it performed well in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. Many consider these areas to be reliable indicators 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 provided.
Long-term Care Quality
The last category we rated was long-term care. For this category, we gave this nursing home a B-. Long-term care grades are essential for people seeking personal care. On top of considering the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. Thankfully, this facility gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents, which is a very respectable statistic. Finally, this place was also able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.03 hospitalizations 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.
Gulf Shore Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Gulf Shore Care Center, 9.19% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Gulf Shore Care Center, 2.87% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term residents which have experienced falls resulting in major injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be a sign of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Gulf Shore Care Center, 1.78% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term stay residents that had a urinary tract infection. Although more of these infections could reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it is difficult to compare between nursing homes due to facilities having reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Gulf Shore Care Center, 10.42% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a facility is using these medications to subdue residents in situations where such medications are not medically indicated. Nevertheless, some facilities need to rely on these drugs due to having more residents with Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Gulf Shore Care Center, 21.31% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of residents given antianxiety medications. These medications are given to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Gulf Shore Care Center, 2.53% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who are demonstrating signs of depression. Some argue that this is a reliable measure of quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Gulf Shore Care Center, 95.81% of Patients
This is the percent of patients who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Gulf Shore Care Center, 12.69% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living could indicate the erosion of a resident's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Gulf Shore Care Center, 14.03% Percentage of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who were able to retain mobility. Many believe that mobility is critical to residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Gulf Shore Care Center, 2.07 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Gulf Shore Care Center, 14.03 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Gulf Shore Care Center, 9.64 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Gulf Shore Care Center, 77.72% Percentage of Resident
This tells you the percentage of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of performance with activities of daily living often correlates with higher quality rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Northside HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 2.53 miles away6000 49th St N Saint Petersburg Florida 33709Proprietary(813) 521-5000
- St Petersburg General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 3.01 miles away6500 38th Ave N Saint Petersburg Florida 33710Proprietary(727) 384-1414
- Largo Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6.1 miles away201 14th St Sw Largo Florida 33770Proprietary(727) 588-5200
- Palms of Pasadena HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.65 miles away1501 Pasadena Ave S Saint Petersburg Florida 33707Proprietary(727) 381-1000
- St Anthonys HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.84 miles away1200 Seventh Ave N Saint Petersburg Florida 33705Voluntary non-profit - Church(727) 825-1100
- Johns Hopkins All Children's HospitalChildrens 8 miles away501 Sixth Avenue South Saint Petersburg Florida 33701Voluntary non-profit - Other(813) 898-7451
- Bayfront Health - St PetersburgAcute Care Hospitals 8.02 miles away701 6th St S Saint Petersburg Florida 33701Voluntary non-profit - Private(727) 823-1234
- Morton Plant HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 8.13 miles away300 Pinellas St Clearwater Florida 33756Voluntary non-profit - Private(727) 462-7000
Nearby Dialysis
- Rai Care Centers - Largo2.56 miles away12505 Starkey Rd Suite B Largo Florida 33773Dialysis Stations: 21 (727) 531-8227
- Fmc - Pinellas Park2.76 miles away7910 Us Hwy 19n Pinellas Park Florida 33781CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (727) 544-5916
- Lake Seminole Dialysis3.57 miles away10799 Park Blvd North Seminole Florida 33772Dialysis Stations: 20 (727) 319-0180
- Seminole Dialysis Center3.69 miles away6450 Seminole Blvd Seminole Florida 33772Dialysis Stations: 17 (727) 393-5551
- Pinellas West Shore Dialysis4.11 miles away3451 66th Street N Saint Petersburg Florida 33710Dialysis Stations: 12 (727) 345-8389
- Bay Breeze Dialysis Clinic Inc4.3 miles away11550 Ulmerton Rd Largo Florida 33778CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (727) 584-4047
- St Petersburg South Dialysis6.35 miles away2850 34th Street S Saint Petersburg Florida 33711CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (727) 864-4050
- Fmc - South Saint Petersburg6.66 miles away650 34th St S Saint Petersburg Florida 33711Dialysis Stations: 31 (727) 321-2527