Palm City Nursing & Rehab Center

Nursing Home

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

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Palm City Nursing & Rehab Center's website

2505 Sw Martin Hwy,
Palm City FL 34990

(772) 288-0060

75.91% estimated occupancy ¹

Palm City Nursing & Rehab Center is one of just two available nursing homes located in Palm City, Florida. This facility received an A- overall, which is among the best grades we offer. A score in this range requires superb marks across the board. This is really as good of a place as you'll find. This facility was also given phenomenal ratings in all four of the major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Corporation
Offers Hospice
Offers Post-Acute Care
Offers Respite Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab
Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Home Making
Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
Amputee Recovery
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Cardiac Therapy
Mental Health
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Pharmacy
Laboratory
X-Ray
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management
Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Total Parenteral Nutrition

Registered Staff Hours

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Short-term Care Quality

We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this nursing home received an impressive grade of A for short-term care. Short-term care scores are based in part on the nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled nursing services. This includes a vast spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. However, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final statistic we assessed in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that 5.9 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

Facility Inspections

In addition, this facility also earned a nearly flawless government inspection report. As a result, it earned one of our best grades in that category with an A-. Perhaps the most critical factor we look at in calculating our inspection grades is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Facilities with better grades in this category typically avoided the more severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. Although this place had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in the industry.

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Long-term Care Quality

We also would like to draw your attention to the fact that this facility received a first-rate grade of A- in our long-term care area. Facilities that excel in this category typically are well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to residents. On top of looking at the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients. Vaccines are vital to keeping residents healthy. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Nurse Quality

The final area we scored is nursing. In that category, we gave this nursing home an above average grade of B. There are several factors included in this area. Many of these subcategories relate to staffing levels. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality measures and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as employing a policy of moving a patient more often.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Palm City Nursing & Rehab Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Palm City Nursing & Rehab Center, 9.08% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Palm City Nursing & Rehab Center, 2.82% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of residents that have had a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are considered to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls are routinely caused by poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Palm City Nursing & Rehab Center, 1.81% of Patients had UTIs

This metric tells you the percentage of long-term stay residents which sustained urinary tract infections. While more infections may reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it can be difficult to compare different facilities due to nursing homes having varying reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Palm City Nursing & Rehab Center, 10.64% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are given to patients for a variety of conditions, including dementia. Unfortunately, in limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Palm City Nursing & Rehab Center, 21.27% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term care residents that are prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are used to treat residents experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Palm City Nursing & Rehab Center, 2.33% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who are exhibiting signs of depression. Many in the industry believe that this is a reliable measure of resident quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Palm City Nursing & Rehab Center, 94.94% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Palm City Nursing & Rehab Center, 13.07% Percentage of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's could be a sign of decline of a patient's health.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Palm City Nursing & Rehab Center, 16.78% Percentage of Residents

This tells you the percentage of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

In Palm City Nursing & Rehab Center, 1.76 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Palm City Nursing & Rehab Center, 16.78 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Palm City Nursing & Rehab Center, 9.16 Percentage of Patients

This is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to gauge short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Palm City Nursing & Rehab Center, 78.49% Percentage of Resident

This datapoint measures the percent of short-term residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry believe that this is a measure of rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

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St Lucie Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.7 miles away1800 Se Tiffany Ave Port Saint Lucie Florida 34952Proprietary(772) 335-4000
Port St Lucie HospitalPsychiatric 9.53 miles away2550 Se Walton Rd Port Saint Lucie Florida 34952Proprietary(772) 335-0400
Lawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart InstituteAcute Care Hospitals 18.82 miles away1700 S 23rd St Fort Pierce Florida 34950Proprietary(772) 461-4000
Jupiter Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 19.81 miles away1210 S Old Dixie Hwy Jupiter Florida 33458Voluntary non-profit - Private(561) 747-2234

Nearby Dialysis

Treasure Coast Kidney Center North4.89 miles away2348 Se Ocean Blvd Stuart Florida 34996CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (772) 286-2470
Fmc - Tradition7.55 miles away1748 Sw St Lucie West Blvd Port Saint Lucie Florida 34986CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 13 (772) 336-3793
Bma - Port Saint Lucie8.82 miles away709 Sw Port Saint Lucie Blvd Port Saint Lucie Florida 34953CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (772) 344-4998
Goldtree Kidney Center LLC9.06 miles away1407 Southeast Goldtree Drive Ste A Port Saint Lucie Florida 34952CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (772) 335-8677
Rai Care Centers - Port Saint Lucie11.48 miles away8661 S Us Hwy 1 Port Saint Lucie Florida 34952Dialysis Stations: 22 (772) 807-7229
Jupiter Dialysis18.18 miles away630 Maplewood Dr Ste 200 Jupiter Florida 33458Dialysis Stations: 16 (561) 748-1750
Bright Kidney Care, LLC18.86 miles away2000 Hartman Rd Ste 2 Fort Pierce Florida 34947CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (772) 467-1117
Rai Care Centers - Fort Pierce18.9 miles away2501 Ohio Ave Fort Pierce Florida 34950CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (772) 465-6551