Life Care Center at Wells Crossing is one of seven available nursing homes in Orange Park, Florida. Sporting an overall grade of A, this facility is among the best nursing homes we found. Based on the data we reviewed, you can not go wrong with this place. This nursing home also received phenomenal scores in each of the major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Life Care Center at Wells Crossing
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
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Facility Inspections
We also wanted to point out the fact that this nursing home has received excellent health inspections in recent years. We awarded them an impressive grade of A in this area. Our inspection ratings are tied to many datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that score well in this category typically have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This place was assessed 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered severe. This means that CMS did not deem any of these deficiencies to be an immediate risk to resident health or safety. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.
Short-term Care Quality
On the list of its many dominant scores, this facility received first-rate short-term care grade. In fact, we gave it a score of A in this area. Our short-term care grades are considered to be more meaningful for folks needing a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically utilizes more skilled nursing services. This includes not just nursing, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. Unfortunately, we were not able to locate registered nurse or physical therapy staffing data for this facility. The final datapoint we considered in this category is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that 6.7 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
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Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was awarded a high-end long-term care grade. Indeed, this is this nursing home's third most impressive category score. In that area, we gave this facility a score of A-. Facilities that receive this kind of grade in this category typically provide consistent around the clock care to make sure patients are kept in good health. In addition to considering the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients. Vaccines are vital to keeping residents healthy. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Nurse Quality
The last area we looked at is nursing, where this facility was given an A-. This topped off a first-rate report card. Only a select few nursing homes earned an A- or higher in each of our categories. In computing a nursing home's nursing rating, we assess the amount of time nurses commit to residents as well as the skill levels of those nurses. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at certain nursing quality measures in computing our nursing grades. These include minimizing residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We view these statistics as predictive measures of the quality of nursing care offered, since better care tends to reduce these problems.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Life Care Center at Wells Crossing Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Life Care Center at Wells Crossing, 2.72% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term care residents that suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a solid measure of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Life Care Center at Wells Crossing, 4.93% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic tells you the percent of long-term residents who experienced falls which caused major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be an indication of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Life Care Center at Wells Crossing, 0.9% of Patients had UTIs
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who experienced a urinary tract infection. While a higher rate of these infections could reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it can be problematic to compare between facilities due to nursing homes having inconsistent reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Life Care Center at Wells Crossing, 9.03% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Life Care Center at Wells Crossing, 30.88% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure tells you the percent of long-term residents receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Life Care Center at Wells Crossing, 0.31% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients who are showing depressive symptoms. Higher levels of depression could be an indicator a lower level of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Life Care Center at Wells Crossing, 99.72% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Life Care Center at Wells Crossing, 3.93% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Life Care Center at Wells Crossing, 6.61% of Residents
This tells you the percentage of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Life Care Center at Wells Crossing, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is important to maintaining the physical well-being of nursing home residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Life Care Center at Wells Crossing, 6.61% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Life Care Center at Wells Crossing, 10.76% of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Life Care Center at Wells Crossing, 96.06% of Resident
Measures the percentage of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements.
Scores for Orange Park, 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-plus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A
Looking for more options? Orange Park, Florida has 6 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Orange Park Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 1.9 miles away2001 Kingsley Ave Orange Park Florida 32073Voluntary non-profit - Other(904) 276-8500
- Nh JacksonvilleAcute Care - Department of Defense 2.68 miles away2080 Child Street Jacksonville Florida 32212Department of Defense(904) 542-7300
- Ascension St Vincent's Clay CountyAcute Care Hospitals 8.63 miles away1670 St Vincents Way Middleburg Florida 32068Voluntary non-profit - Private(904) 602-1000
- Ascension St Vincent's RiversideAcute Care Hospitals 8.68 miles away1 Shircliff Way Jacksonville Florida 32204Voluntary non-profit - Private(904) 308-7300
- Ascension St Vincent's SouthsideAcute Care Hospitals 9.41 miles away4201 Belfort Rd Jacksonville Florida 32216Voluntary non-profit - Private(904) 296-3700
- Baptist Medical Center JacksonvilleAcute Care Hospitals 9.69 miles away800 Prudential Dr Jacksonville Florida 32207Voluntary non-profit - Private(904) 202-2000
- Memorial Hospital JacksonvilleAcute Care Hospitals 10.04 miles away3625 University Blvd S Jacksonville Florida 32216Proprietary(904) 702-6111
- Uf Health JacksonvilleAcute Care Hospitals 11.68 miles away655 W 8th St Jacksonville Florida 32209Voluntary non-profit - Private(904) 244-0411
Nearby Dialysis
- Fresenius Kidney Care Orange Park North1.47 miles away2010 Wells Pond Court Orange Park Florida 32073Dialysis Stations: 13 (904) 264-1101
- Northeast Florida Dialysis Center1.47 miles away2141 Loch Rand Blvd #113 Orange Park Florida 32073CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (904) 272-7331
- Ara Collins Road Dialysis Center1.92 miles away6196 Lake Gray Blvd Suite 112 Jacksonville Florida 32244Dialysis Stations: 16 (904) 772-0933
- Orange Park Kidney Center1.94 miles away2061 Professional Center Dr Orange Park Florida 32073Dialysis Stations: 17 (904) 276-3311
- Jacksonville Westside Dialysis4.66 miles away5276 Blanding Blvd Suite 26 Jacksonville Florida 32210Dialysis Stations: 20 (904) 573-6405
- Fresenius Kidney Care Clay County6.36 miles away400 College Dr Bldg 400 Middleburg Florida 32068Dialysis Stations: 13 (904) 272-9514
- Fleming Island Dialysis6.57 miles away4575 Us Hwy 17 Unit 301 Fleming Island Florida 32003Dialysis Stations: 12 (904) 215-2476
- Nxstage Kidney Care - Jacksonville7.55 miles away2777 University Blvd W #39 Jacksonville Florida 32217Dialysis Stations: 10 (904) 527-5322