North Campus Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
700 N Palmetto St, Leesburg FL 34748 · (352) 323-5500 · 87.33% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
North Campus Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is located in Leesburg, Florida, a city with a total of 55,765 people. Featuring an overall grade of B, this facility is a great choice. This grade is right in line with the city grade in Leesburg. This nursing home's strong report card was highlighted by its inspection reports, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 90 Beds
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Non profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
This nursing home received a quality overall score as described above, but we especially wanted to emphasize its excellent health inspections in recent years. We awarded them an A+ in this category. Our inspection grades weigh a host of factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher scores in this area typically have very few severe deficiencies. While this facility had some deficiencies on its report, none of them were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Contributing to this nursing home's list of strengths, it also was given a high-end long-term care score. We gave them a strong strong of A- in this category. Nursing homes that excel in long-term care typically are well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to patients. In addition to looking at the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents, which is significantly higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. The last datapoint we assessed was the nursing home's hospitalization rate. While it had 2.04 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, its risk adjusted metric was close to the national average due to it having more complex patients.
Short-term Care Quality
The third category we looked at was short-term care. In that category, we gave this nursing home a grade of B-. Our short-term care ratings are crucial for patients needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally utilizes higher levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes a vast scope of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other types of therapy. We were extremely impressed to find that this facility offers its residents substantially more physical therapist hours than most other nursing homes. The last datapoint we looked at in this area is the number of residents that who were able to eventually return home from the facility. This place performed better than most nursing homes in this area with 53.4 percent of its patients returning home. At most nursing homes, fewer than half of their short-stay residents are able to return home.
Nurse Quality
The next area we scored is nursing. We gave this facility a D for nursing, leaving this as the facility's weakest category grade. We assessed the licensure of nurses employed by the facility, as well as the quantity of hours the nurses were with patients, in computing our grade in this area. According to CMS records, this facility averaged 4 hours of nursing care per resident daily. This was actually above the national average. Keep in mind, however, that when we compute our nursing grades, we apply more weight to hours performed by nurses with a higher level of skill. Finally, our nursing scores also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed admirably in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Some falls can be avoided if a facility provides enough nurses aids to assist its patients.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
North Campus Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols limits the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay patients which have had a fall resulting in severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be a sign of poor nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with insufficient hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are given to residents for many conditions, including cognitive disorders. Tragically, in limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Some experts argue that this is a measure of quality of life.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Measures the percentage of long-term patients that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home patients, making these vaccines vital to patient safety.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percent of residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of the erosion of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the health of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This tells you the percent of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with ADL's usually correlates with higher quality rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better