Heritage Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare
2826 Cleveland Ave, Fort Myers FL 33901 · (239) 334-1091 · 97.25% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Heritage Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare is just one of 15 possibilities in Fort Myers, Florida. We gave it an overall grade of C, which is a middle of the pack score. We wanted to point out that Fort Myers received a city grade of A-, so you may want to look at some other options in the city as well. The best part of this nursing home's report card is its stellar inspection rating. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 120 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
This nursing home earned a solid overall grade as described above, but we really wanted to point out its excellent government inspection reports in recent years. We gave them an impressive grade of A in this category. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in calculating our inspection grades. One key factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some deficiencies are relatively minor. This nursing home received 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered severe. This means that CMS didn't consider any of these deficiencies to cause an immediate risk to patient health or safety. A couple minor deficiencies should not stop you from considering a nursing home.
Long-term Care Quality
We also gave this nursing home a decent grade in the area of long-term care, where we awarded it a B-. In our long-term care category, we focus more on the amount of services provided by a facility, as well as some quality metrics. After considering the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 99.53488 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is better than most nursing homes. Finally, we looked at the facility's number of hospitalizations. We found that this nursing home had 2.51 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Unfortunately, this figure was less impressive than its other scores in this category.
Nurse Quality
The next highest grade we gave this nursing home in any area came in the category of nursing, where we gave it a grade of B-. In calculating our nursing ratings, we look at both nursing hours and the skill levels of the nurses. This nursing home provides 3.8 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based metrics, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed admirably in this metric. Avoiding major falls is often a good indicator that a facility has quality controls in place. Many falls can be avoided if a nursing home offers enough nurses aids to assist its patients.
Short-term Care Quality
Turning to the final area, this facility really did not fare very well. Due to a poor grade of F in short-term care, this is its weakest category grade. In determining these short-term care grades, we analyze the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. Our objective is to create a scale for comparing the rehabilitation services of nursing homes. Not surprisingly, we found that this nursing home provides far less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than the average facility. Lastly, we assessed the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. This definitely wasn't a strength for this facility. We found that just 27.8 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home. At most facilities, around half of their residents are able to return home so this is well below average.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Heritage Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to remaining in the same position for too long.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients that have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are often caused by lower quality nursing care. Closer supervision limits the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percent of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care . UTI's are often the result of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this datapoint could also be skewed for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This measures the percentage of long-term patients that are given antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents in scenarios where such drugs aren't medically required. However, some facilities may need to rely more on these medications due to having more residents suffering from dementia.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients taking antianxiety drugs.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
Measures the percent of long-term care patients demonstrating signs of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percent of patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Measures the percentage of long-term care residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and continence.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients that retained mobility levels.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of 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 1,000 days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to assess patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percent of short-term residents that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better