Ocoee Health Care Center is an average-sized nursing home in Ocoee, Florida. Sporting an overall score of B, this nursing home is a quality option. In our view, this place is a solid choice for most people. The best aspect of this nursing home's strong profile was its inspection score. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section
Ocoee Health Care Center
Updated May 1, 2022 by Sara Levinsohn
1556 Maguire Rd,
Ocoee FL 34761
74.24% estimated occupancy 1
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Facility Inspections
In addition to receiving a quality overall score, this facility also received impressive health inspections in recent years. We awarded them a favorable score in that category, with a B+. Inspection grades are based on datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that excel in this area have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. While this place had some minor dings on its report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means that the government inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Remember that deficiency-free inspections are rare in this industry.
Short-term Care Quality
Contributing to its profile, this facility also received a grade of B+ for its short-term care rating. This is a well above average grade in this category. With our short-term care grade, we try to craft a fair gauge for rehabilitation. In this process, we assess the nursing home's levels of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. 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 final datapoint we looked at in this area is the number of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that it performed as well as just about any nursing home in Florida in this area with 58.7 percent of its patients returning home. At most nursing homes, fewer than half of their short-stay residents are able to return home.
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Nurse Quality
In addition, this facility also received favorable nursing grades this year. In fact, we awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of B. The nursing score weighs a handful of components, but the primary one is the level of nurse hours spent with patients. This facility offers extremely high levels of nursing care, averaging 4.1 hours per patient each day. This is more nursing care than nearly any other place offers. Finally, this facility also performed well in several of the quality measures we assessed. In terms of the number of its patients sustaining falls which lead to major injury, this place performed as well as any facility in the country.
Long-term Care Quality
Moving on to our final area, this nursing home was awarded a decent long-term care score of B-. In a long-term care environment, the nursing home's primary goal is to maintain residents' quality of life and keep them safe. In addition to assessing the very solid quantity of care provided by aids and other staff at this facility, we also were impressed by the facility's vaccination data. For example, this nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccine to 97.265625 percent of its residents, which is above average. Finally, we looked at its number of hospitalizations. While it had 3.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, its risk adjusted score was not too bad.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Ocoee Health Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Ocoee Health Care Center, 9.04% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This statistic indicates the percentage of long-term care patients who are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers . We use this statistic in calculating both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Ocoee Health Care Center, 2.8% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a fall which caused serious injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Ocoee Health Care Center, 1.81% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often associated with facilities with worst hygiene practices. Additional nurse staffing can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Keep in mind that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have varying reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Ocoee Health Care Center, 11% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic is an indication of the percent of long-term patients who were given antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may mean a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior in situations where such drugs are not medically required. However, some facilities may need to rely more on these drugs due to an increased number of residents suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Ocoee Health Care Center, 21.46% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are given to patients suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Ocoee Health Care Center, 2.43% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents demonstrating depressive symptoms. Increased levels of depression could reveal a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Ocoee Health Care Center, 95.03% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for seniors, making these vaccines critical to patient health.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Ocoee Health Care Center, 13.16% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may indicate the deterioration of a resident's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Ocoee Health Care Center, 18.15% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percentage of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Ocoee Health Care Center, 1.59 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is key to maintaining the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Ocoee Health Care Center, 18.15 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Ocoee Health Care Center, 9.19 Percentage of Patients
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the quality of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Ocoee Health Care Center, 77.65% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term stay patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with ADL's generally correlates with successful rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
- Health CentralAcute Care Hospitals 1.01 miles away10000 W Colonial Dr Ocoee Florida 34761Government - State(407) 296-1820
- Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.06 miles away52 W Underwood St Orlando Florida 32806Voluntary non-profit - Private(321) 843-8000
- Adventhealth OrlandoAcute Care Hospitals 10.67 miles away601 E Rollins St Orlando Florida 32803Voluntary non-profit - Private(407) 303-1976
- Osceola Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 18.59 miles away700 West Oak Street Kissimmee Florida 34741Proprietary(407) 846-2266
- Nemours Children's HospitalChildrens 19.81 miles away13535 Nemours Pkwy Orlando Florida 32827Voluntary non-profit - Private(407) 567-4000
Nearby Dialysis
- Ocoee Dialysis1.56 miles away11140 W Colonial Dr Ste 5 Ocoee Florida 34761CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (407) 877-0626
- West Orange Winter Garden Dialysis Center LLC2.06 miles away1210 E Plant St Suite 130 Winter Garden Florida 34787CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (407) 297-8408
- Central Florida Kidney Center - Winter Garden2.53 miles away741 S Dillard St Winter Garden Florida 34787Dialysis Stations: 16 (407) 654-9127
- Winter Garden Dialysis2.94 miles away1222 Winter Garden Vineland Road Bldg 3 Suite 100 Winter Garden Florida 34787Dialysis Stations: 16 (407) 877-0364
- Bma - West Orlando5.15 miles away5600 W Colonial Dr Ste 101 Orlando Florida 32808Dialysis Stations: 20 (407) 297-3777
- Davita Clarcona Dialysis5.27 miles away8259 Clarcona Ocoee Rd Orlando Florida 32818Dialysis Stations: 16 (407) 299-2173
- Orlando Park Dialysis5.39 miles away5397 West Colonial Drive, Suite #120 Orlando Florida 32808CMS Rating: 1 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (407) 532-3109
- Davita Metrowest Dialysis6.16 miles away4578 S Kirkman Rd Orlando Florida 32811Dialysis Stations: 24 (407) 298-3977