Located in Estero, Florida, Life Care Center of Estero is the only nursing home we identified in this city. With an overall score of A+, this facility is undoubtedly a top-shelf facility. As far as we can see, this place looks like a no brainer for most people. Headlining this place's stellar report card is its inspection reports, which is addressed in the next section.
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Life Care Center of Estero
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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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
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. Perhaps the most critical factor we consider in determining our inspection ratings is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a facility's inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher scores in this area most likely dodged the most severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. Although this facility had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were serious based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Contributing to its high-end profile, this nursing home also performed well in our long-term care area. In fact, we awarded it a score of A for the category. Nursing homes that do well in long-term care tend to provide patients with better supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. After considering the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is significantly higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
We also wanted to alert you to the fact that this nursing home received an elite score of A in our short-term care area. In the category of short-term care, we endeavor to qualify indicators of a facility's rehabilitation. We assess a nursing home's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. 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, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last datapoint we looked at in this area is the number of residents who ultimately returned home from the nursing home. We found that 5.7 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
Nurse Quality
Moving on to the last category, this facility was awarded a high-end nursing grade. In fact, we awarded it an A in this area, resulting in this facility receiving straight A's. Our nursing rating is based on several subcategories. The most heavily weighted factor is the amount of time nurses spent with residents. This facility 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 look at these metrics as reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care being provided, since better care tends to reduce these problems.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Life Care Center of Estero Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Life Care Center of Estero, 2.07% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin caused by remaining in the same position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Life Care Center of Estero, 4.08% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injury are considered by many experts to be an indicator of nursing care . Major falls leading to injury are often the result of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Life Care Center of Estero, 0.71% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often linked to nursing homes with worse hygiene protocols. More frequent bathing reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. We want to point out that this statistic is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Life Care Center of Estero, 19.63% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. These medications are used to treat a variety of medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Life Care Center of Estero, 12.11% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term stay residents who are administered antianxiety drugs. These drugs are generally prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Life Care Center of Estero, 0% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients showing depressive symptoms. High levels of depression could be an indicator lower quality care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Life Care Center of Estero, 99.79% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Life Care Center of Estero, 7.11% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and taking a bath.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Life Care Center of Estero, 8.62% of Residents
This tells you the percent of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Life Care Center of Estero, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Life Care Center of Estero, 8.62% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Life Care Center of Estero, 8.03% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to assess short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Life Care Center of Estero, 90.33% of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percentage of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Mem Health SystemAcute Care Hospitals 8.61 miles away13681 Doctors Way Fort Myers Florida 33912Government - Hospital District or Authority(239) 768-5000
- Lee Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.49 miles away2776 Cleveland Ave Fort Myers Florida 33901Government - Hospital District or Authority(239) 332-1111
- Physicians Regional Medical Center - Pine RidgeAcute Care Hospitals 15.01 miles away6101 Pine Ridge Road Naples Florida 34119Proprietary(239) 348-4000
- Cape Coral HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 16.71 miles away636 Del Prado Blvd Cape Coral Florida 33990Government - Hospital District or Authority(239) 574-2323
- Lehigh Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 16.76 miles away1500 Lee Blvd Lehigh Acres Florida 33936Voluntary non-profit - Private(239) 369-2101
- Naples Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.45 miles away350 7th St N Naples Florida 34102Voluntary non-profit - Private(239) 436-5000
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