MorseLife Health System is one of several nursing home options to decide among in West Palm Beach, Florida. Featuring an overall score of A+, it proved to be the highest graded facility in the city. In our view, this nursing home is a no brainer for most people. If you look further down this page, you will see this place's category grades, which appear to be equally strong as its overall rating.
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MorseLife Health System
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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
Grade: A-plus
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Laboratory
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Audiology
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Facility Inspections
Grade: A-plus
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. Arguably the most important factor we consider in calculating our inspection grades is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places with higher grades in this area most likely avoided the most severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. Although this facility had a few deficiencies on its report, none were serious based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
Grade: A-plus
Another reason we rated this facility so highly is that it was awarded an A+ short-term care grade. This is just about as elite as it gets in this area. In computing our short-term care scores, we look at the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, speech therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. Our goal is to devise a barometer for sizing up the rehabilitation services of different nursing homes. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we considered the number of residents who ultimately returned home from this nursing home. We found that 6.9 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
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Nurse Quality
Grade: A-plus
Another reason we rated this nursing home so highly is that it received an A+ nursing grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this category. Our nursing score is mostly associated with the facility's level of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Long-term Care Quality
Grade: A-plus
The fourth category we scored was long-term care. We awarded it another great grade of A+ in this category. This wrapped up a flawless report card of four A+'s. Nursing homes that receive this type of grade in long-term care tend to provide consistent 24/7 care to ensure patients are kept in good health. In addition to considering the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients. Vaccines are critical to keeping residents out of the hospital. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
MorseLife Health System Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: A-plus
In MorseLife Health System, 1.43% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term patients who suffered from pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are a great measure of quality of care.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: A-minus
In MorseLife Health System, 1.8% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that experienced falls leading to severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be a sign of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: A+
In MorseLife Health System, 0% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with poorer hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: A
In MorseLife Health System, 6.06% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of residents given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: B-plus
In MorseLife Health System, 16.36% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: B-plus
In MorseLife Health System, 1.54% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents showing depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: A
In MorseLife Health System, 100% of Patients
This is the percent of patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: A-plus
In MorseLife Health System, 6.19% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and taking a bath. Some experts would argue that this is a measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: B-minus
In MorseLife Health System, 12.77% of Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents who maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
Grade: B-plus
In MorseLife Health System, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is key to maintaining the physical health of nursing home residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: B-plus
In MorseLife Health System, 12.77% of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Grade: A
In MorseLife Health System, 6.07% of Patients
This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to assess the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Grade: A-plus
In MorseLife Health System, 93.71% of Resident
This metric measures the percent of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements.
Scores for West Palm Beach, FL
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
- 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
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Nearby Dialysis
- Continental Dialysis Care1.37 miles away2000 Continental Dr Ste A West Palm Beach Florida 33407CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (561) 840-4141
- Atlantic Kidney Centers LLC2.05 miles away4700 Congress Ave Ste 106 West Palm Beach Florida 33407CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (561) 845-2888
- Renal Care Partners of West Palm Beach3.19 miles away300 Executive Center Drive #101 West Palm Beach Florida 33401Dialysis Stations: 13 (561) 932-1981
- Saint Marys Hospital Dialysis Unit3.37 miles away901 45th St West Palm Beach Florida 33407Dialysis Stations: 24 (561) 882-6470
- Sunshine Dialysis Care Centers3.71 miles away2900 Broadway Ave, Ste 3004 West Palm Beach Florida 33404Dialysis Stations: 18 (561) 902-3164
- Dialysis Assoc of the Palm Beaches3.93 miles away2611 Poinsettia Ave West Palm Beach Florida 33407Dialysis Stations: 20 (561) 833-0759
- Pure Life Renal of West Palm Beach, LLC4.27 miles away1522 N Dixie Hwy West Palm Beach Florida 33401Dialysis Stations: 19 (561) 833-5355
- Fmc - Royal Palm Beach5.85 miles away6901 Okeechobee Blvd #d19 West Palm Beach Florida 33411Dialysis Stations: 18 (561) 616-3335
