Life Care Center of Estero is the only facility we found in Estero, Florida. It looks like this nursing home is ranked among the highest-rated nursing homes we found. A grade in this range requires first-rate scores across the board. In fact, this facility has the prestigious distinction of being one of the top 100 nursing homes in Florida. This is an impressive achievement in a state with a long list of high-end facilities. If you look below, you can see this nursing home's category scores, which look to be equally strong as its overall grade.
Life Care Center of Estero
Updated May 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
3850 Williams Road,
Estero FL 33928
89.03% estimated occupancy 1
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Facility Inspections
On top of receiving an elite overall grade, this nursing home also earned an A+ inspection grade. This is based on the facility's recent government inspections. An A+ in this category is one of the best complements we can pay to a nursing home. Our inspection grades are based on many pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that score well in this area tend to have 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. Fortunately, although this place had a few minor dings on its report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you the government inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
This top notch facility also was superb in the category of long-term care, where we gave it a score of A+. Few nursing homes fared better in this category. When facilities receive this type of score in long-term care it is typically a good sign for resident care and indicates that the nursing home is well-staffed with nurses and aids. In addition to looking at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients, which is much higher than the average nursing home. This nursing home was also able to keep its residents out of the hospital. While it had 1.73 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, its risk adjusted score was better than most nursing homes since it had some more complex patients.
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Short-term Care Quality
Moving on our third area, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A- for its short-term care grade. This is a first-rate score. In the category of short-term care, we strive to assess measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We analyze the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. One reason for this facility's strong score in this category is that it provides a greater volume of physical therapist hours to its residents than the average nursing home. The last item we assessed in this category is the number of patients that ultimately returned home from the facility. We found that it fared as well as just about any nursing home in Florida in this area with 58 percent of its patients returning home. With most facilities, fewer than half of their short-term residents are able to return home.
Nurse Quality
The last category we looked at was nursing, where this facility received an A-. This finished off a very favorable report card. Few nursing homes earned an A- or better in each of our categories. Our nursing rating focuses on the facility's level of nurse staffing. We factor in both the levels of training of the nurses as well as the number of hours spent with residents. With 4 hours of nursing care per resident per day, this place was above the national average. Lastly, this facility also excelled in the quality measures we looked at. It performed as well as any nursing home Florida in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls.
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, 9.04% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of long-term stay residents who developed pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Life Care Center of Estero, 2.8% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term patients who sustained a fall which caused serious injury. This is one of the statistics we use in computing nursing grades.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Life Care Center of Estero, 1.81% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are often caused by lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this datapoint can also be skewed for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Life Care Center of Estero, 11% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who are prescribed antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents in scenarios where such drugs aren't medically required. However, some facilities may need to rely on these drugs due to having more residents suffering from cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Life Care Center of Estero, 21.46% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Life Care Center of Estero, 2.43% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Life Care Center of Estero, 95.03% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Life Care Center of Estero, 13.16% Percentage of Patients
This is the percentage of residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may be a sign of deterioration of a resident's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Life Care Center of Estero, 18.15% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percentage of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Life Care Center of Estero, 1.59 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Life Care Center of Estero, 18.15 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Life Care Center of Estero, 9.19 Percentage of Patients
This is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Life Care Center of Estero, 77.65% Percentage of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term stay patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of performance with activities of daily living often correlates with successful rehabilitation.
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
Nearby Dialysis
- Bonita Springs Dialysis6.17 miles away9134 Bonita Beach Rd Bonita Springs Florida 34135Dialysis Stations: 16 (239) 949-0444
- Fort Myers South Dialysis8.62 miles away8850 Gladiolus Dr Fort Myers Florida 33908CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (239) 415-1661
- Bma - South Ft Myers8.97 miles away9400 Gladiolus Dr Ste 200 Fort Myers Florida 33908Dialysis Stations: 12 (239) 482-6700
- Fort Myers Kidney Care Center9.22 miles away14181 S Tamiami Trail #120 Fort Myers Florida 33912Dialysis Stations: 17 (239) 415-1062
- Naples Artificial Kidney Center10.25 miles away1750 Sw Health Parkway Naples Florida 34109Dialysis Stations: 23 (239) 566-1034
- Us Renal Care Uptown Dialysis10.53 miles away2700 Imokalee Road Suite 22 Naples Florida 34110Dialysis Stations: 17 (239) 596-3044
- Ara - Naples Dialysis Center LLC11.07 miles away4529 Executive Drive Naples Florida 34119Dialysis Stations: 20 (239) 566-7180
- Fort Myers Dialysis12.51 miles away4220 Executive Circle #38 Fort Myers Florida 33916CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 33 (239) 274-3681