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Island Health and Rehabilitation Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B-minus
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125 Alma Blvd,
Merritt Island FL 32953

(321) 453-0202

78.33% estimated occupancy 1

Island Health and Rehabilitation Center is one of only three available nursing homes located in Merritt Island, Florida. We gave this facility an overall grade of B-. A score of this caliber requires some respectable marks. This place has some things going for it. The best part of this facility's profile is is its short-term care score. short-term care grades are discussed in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Pharmacy

Registered Staff Hours

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Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

We would like to point out that this facility's short-term care score exceeded its overall score. This facility earned a B+ in this area, which is a strong score. Our short-term care grades are based in part on the facility's quantity of skilled highly skilled professionals. This means a vast range of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, not to mention other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we assessed the number of patients who ultimately were able to return home from this facility. We found that 4.8 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-plus

This nursing home also received a strong grade in our nursing category. We awarded this nursing home an above average grade of B+ in this area. Nursing ratings are mostly based on a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

The next highest category we gave this nursing home in any category came in the category of long-term care, where we gave it a B-. If you are looking for services other than short-term rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each facility's long-term care grades. After considering the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 99.34211 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is higher than most nursing homes. This place also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.03 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Facility Inspections

Grade: C

The final category we looked at is inspections. We gave it a C in this category. This is a middle of the road score in this category. Nevertheless, it wasn't as good as some of this facility's other category grades. We would argue that one of the most important factors in evaluating an inspection report is deficiencies. In this regard, we especially focus on the severity of the deficiencies. This place was hit with 7 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were in categories G through L. This indicates inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies to be an imminent danger to patient safety or health. Unfortunately, we also need to draw your attention to the fact that this facility received significant government fines in recent years.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Island Health and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In Island Health and Rehabilitation Center, 7.14% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic indicates the percent of long-term patients who suffer from pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are a reliable barometer of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B

In Island Health and Rehabilitation Center, 2.96% of Patients had Serious Falls

This figure is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who sustained a fall resulting in major injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be an indicator of lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A

In Island Health and Rehabilitation Center, 0.34% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely caused by nursing homes with worse hygiene protocols. Additional nurse staffing reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. We want to point out that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B

In Island Health and Rehabilitation Center, 12.82% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to residents for many medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias. Sadly, in some cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In Island Health and Rehabilitation Center, 26.67% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of residents given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are used to treat patients experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Island Health and Rehabilitation Center, 0% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients showing depressive symptoms. Many in the industry would argue this is a reasonable measure of patient quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A-minus

In Island Health and Rehabilitation Center, 99.36% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A

In Island Health and Rehabilitation Center, 8.44% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: D

In Island Health and Rehabilitation Center, 8.84% of Residents

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care residents that maintained mobility.

Hospitalizations

Grade: D

In Island Health and Rehabilitation Center, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A

In Island Health and Rehabilitation Center, 8.84% of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: C

In Island Health and Rehabilitation Center, 15.55% of Patients

This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the quality of care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B

In Island Health and Rehabilitation Center, 79.46% of Resident

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some believe that this is a reliable measure of a facility's rehabilitation performance.

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  • Viera HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.72 miles away8745 N Wickham Rd Melbourne Florida 32940Voluntary non-profit - Private(321) 434-9000
  • Parrish Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 18.15 miles away951 N Washington Ave Titusville Florida 32796Government - Hospital District or Authority(321) 268-6111
  • Steward Melbourne HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.84 miles away250 North Wickham Road Melbourne Florida 32935Proprietary(321) 752-1200

Nearby Dialysis

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=105325