Hialeah Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
190 W 28th Street, Hialeah FL 33010 · (305) 885-2437 · 92.1% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Hialeah Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a very-large nursing home located in Hialeah, Florida. With an A overall grade, we ranked this facility in the top fifth of all facilities in the country. We couldn't find many negative things to say about this place. Its ratings are impeccable. We also gave this facility strong scores in all four of our categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 276 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Long-term Care Quality
To pair with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for its nursing grade. When facilities receive this kind of grade in long-term care it is typically a good sign for resident care and indicates that the place is well-staffed with nurses aids. In addition to providing very favorable levels of nursing care and other staffing, this facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to 99.902626 percent of its patients. This figure is also much better than most nursing homes. Lastly, we looked at its number of hospitalizations. We found that this place had 5.8 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Although this wasn't as strong as most of its other scores in this area, this figure can be skewed for some nursing homes based on the preexisting medical conditions of patients.
Facility Inspections
This nursing home has received near flawless inspections in recent years. We gave them an impressive grade of A in this area. Inspection ratings take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This facility was assessed 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This means that CMS didn't deem any of the deficiencies to create an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Nurse Quality
Adding to its impressive resume, this nursing home also excelled in our nursing category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A for that category. The nursing grade weighs a host of factors. The most important one is the number of hours nurses spent with patients. This facility provided 4.5 hours of nursing care per patient each day. This was one of the more impressive figures we found. Furthermore, a significant portion of this care was provided by registered nurses, which are highly skilled nurses. On top of offering high levels of care, this facility also performed well in several of the quality measures we looked at. In terms of the percentage of its patients suffering falls leading to major injury, this nursing home performed as well as any facility the state.
Short-term Care Quality
The final area we graded was short-term care. In this area, we gave this facility a favorable grade of B. Short-term care grades are often employed to gauge a nursing home's rehabilitation services. To offer quality rehabilitation services, facilities generally must provide higher levels of skilled nursing services. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other types of therapists. One reason for this facility's favorable grade in this category is it provides more care from registered nurses than the typical facility. Lastly, we looked at the number of residents that ultimately were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 9.4 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Hialeah Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents who suffered from a fall leading to serious injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percent of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections could be associated with insufficient hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents which are given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are typically given to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home patients, making these vaccines vital to patient care.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and taking a bath.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who maintained mobility. Some argue that the ability to move around is important for residents' mental and physical health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is key to the physical well-being of residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of nursing home care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This tells you the percent of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better