Heartland Health Care Center Lauderhill is in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, which is among the largest cities in the nation. This facility was given an overall grade of C, which is a middle of the pack score. Based on all of the relevant data, there are definitely much worse facilities out there. This place is better in some categories than others, but it didn't have any weak links in any of the major areas discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.
Heartland Health Care Center Lauderhill
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Pharmacy
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
We would like to point out that this facility's inspection score exceeded its overall score. This facility earned a grade of B in this area, which is one of our better grades. Inspection grades account for a host of factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with better grades in this area typically have few severe deficiencies. While this nursing home had a few minor dings on its government inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones found in categories G through L. This tells you that the government inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. A couple of minor deficiencies should not stop you from considering a nursing home.
Short-term Care Quality
We also gave this nursing home a solid grade in the category of short-term care, where it received a B-. Short-term care grades are commonly employed to gauge a nursing home's performance with rehabilitation. To have highly rated rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally must have better levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other highly trained professionals. Unfortunately, this place was below average in terms of its number of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its patients based on the metrics we assessed. The last item we looked at in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that just 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is below average.
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Nurse Quality
This nursing home's next best category was nursing. We awarded it a grade of B- in this category. This is basically a middle of the road grade in this category. Our nursing rating is primarily based on the nursing home's nurse staffing. This place provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident daily. This is a low total compared to most other nursing homes. Lastly, despite not having the most impressive total nursing hours, this place actually performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is typically a reliable indicator that a place has sufficient quality controls in place.
Long-term Care Quality
Moving on to our fourth category, this nursing home was given an acceptable long-term care score of C. If you are looking for services other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each nursing home's long-term care grades. After considering the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination data. We were pleased to find that this nursing home vaccinated 99.570816 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Lastly, this nursing home was also able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Heartland Health Care Center Lauderhill Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Heartland Health Care Center Lauderhill, 9.08% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint is an indication of the percent of long-term care residents who suffer from pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a reliable indicator of nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Heartland Health Care Center Lauderhill, 2.82% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients who sustained a fall leading to major injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Heartland Health Care Center Lauderhill, 1.81% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term care residents that have sustained urinary tract infections. Although more of these infections could reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it is difficult to compare between facilities due to facilities having reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Heartland Health Care Center Lauderhill, 10.64% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to confirm these medications are being used only where medically required. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Heartland Health Care Center Lauderhill, 21.27% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients given antianxiety medications. These drugs are prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Heartland Health Care Center Lauderhill, 2.33% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who are exhibiting signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Heartland Health Care Center Lauderhill, 94.94% of Patients
This is the percent of patients that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Heartland Health Care Center Lauderhill, 13.07% Percentage of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and continence.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Heartland Health Care Center Lauderhill, 16.78% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percent of patients who maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Heartland Health Care Center Lauderhill, 1.76 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Heartland Health Care Center Lauderhill, 16.78 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Heartland Health Care Center Lauderhill, 9.16 Percentage of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. There is a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Heartland Health Care Center Lauderhill, 78.49% Percentage of Resident
This metric measures the percentage of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements.
Scores for Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
Looking for more options? Fort Lauderdale, Florida has 18 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Plantation General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 2.51 miles away401 Nw 42nd Ave Fort Lauderdale Florida 33317Voluntary non-profit - Private(954) 587-5010
- University Hospital and Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 3.94 miles away7201 N University Dr Fort Lauderdale Florida 33321Proprietary(954) 721-2200
- Broward Health Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6.27 miles away1600 S Andrews Ave Fort Lauderdale Florida 33316Government - Hospital District or Authority(954) 355-4400
- Holy Cross HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.89 miles away4725 N Federal Hwy Fort Lauderdale Florida 33308Voluntary non-profit - Church(954) 771-8000
- Northwest Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.26 miles away2801 N State Rd 7 Pompano Beach Florida 33063Proprietary(954) 974-0400
- Broward Health Coral SpringsAcute Care Hospitals 7.66 miles away3000 Coral Hills Dr Pompano Beach Florida 33065Government - Hospital District or Authority(954) 344-3000
- Memorial Hospital PembrokeAcute Care Hospitals 9 miles away7800 Sheridan St Hollywood Florida 33024Government - Hospital District or Authority(954) 962-9650
- Broward Health NorthAcute Care Hospitals 10.39 miles away201 E Sample Rd Pompano Beach Florida 33064Government - Hospital District or Authority(954) 786-6950
Nearby Dialysis
- Florida Kidney Center0.37 miles away7309 West Oakland Park Blvd Fort Lauderdale Florida 33319CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 32 (954) 578-7678
- Lauderhill Dialysis1.32 miles away2916 N State Road 7 Fort Lauderdale Florida 33313CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (954) 731-6044
- Ft Lauderdale Dixie Dialysis2.36 miles away1299 East Commercial Blvd #100 Fort Lauderdale Florida 33334CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (954) 776-6056
- Oakland Dialysis Center LLC2.49 miles away3250 N State Road 7 Reef Plaza Fort Lauderdale Florida 33319Dialysis Stations: 16 (954) 717-2293
- Davita Inverrary Dialysis2.6 miles away4984 N University Drive Fort Lauderdale Florida 33351Dialysis Stations: 20 (954) 748-1659
- Plantation Home Training2.66 miles away8144 W Broward Blvd Fort Lauderdale Florida 33324Dialysis Stations: 3 (954) 473-9138
- Plantation Dialysis - Plantation2.8 miles away7061 Cypress Rd Ste 103 Fort Lauderdale Florida 33317CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (954) 583-2100
- Pine Island Kidney Center2.95 miles away1871 N Pine Island Rd Fort Lauderdale Florida 33322Dialysis Stations: 20 (954) 916-8958