Palm City Nursing & Rehab Center
2505 Sw Martin Hwy, Palm City FL 34990 · (772) 288-0060 · 85.33% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Palm City Nursing & Rehab Center is an average-sized facility located in Palm City, Florida. This nursing home received an A- overall, which is a very strong rating. In our view, this place is a no brainer for just about anybody. This nursing home's strong report card was highlighted by its inspection grade, which we will address in the next section.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 120 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
With an overall grade this high, it should come as no surprise that this facility excelled in the area of inspections, where it received a grade of A. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining our inspection scores. One key factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is usually more important than the number of deficiencies, as some deficiencies can be quite insignificant. This facility received 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This tells you that the government inspectors didn't consider any of these deficiencies to be an immediate threat to patient health or safety. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.
Short-term Care Quality
Contributing to its dominant resume, this nursing home also excelled in our short-term care area. In fact, it received a score of A for the area. In the area of short-term care, we strive to evaluate indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We look at a facility's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. This nursing home provides more services with physical therapists and registered nurses than most nursing homes we looked at. This is usually a favorable sign. The final statistic we looked at in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that it fared as well as just about any nursing home in Florida in this area with 60.4 percent of its residents returning home. With most facilities, fewer than half of their short-term residents are able to return home.
Nurse Quality
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility received an impressive grade of A in our nursing category. We scrutinized the levels of nurses employed by the facility, in addition to the quantity of time those nurses worked with residents, in computing our score in this area. This particular nursing home provided 4.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day, which was among the highest totals we found. Finally, this facility was also above average in each of the major quality measures we looked at in this category. It performed well when it comes to avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls.
Long-term Care Quality
The next area we assessed is long-term care, in which this facility was given a grade of B-. This was this nursing home's least impressive category. This is nevertheless nothing to be ashamed of. In determining our long-term care scores, we scrutinize the personal care offered to a facility's patients. In addition to considering the very respectable level of care provided by nurses and other staff at this facility, we also were impressed by the nursing home's record for vaccinations. By way of example, this facility gave the pneumonia vaccine to 97.17868 percent of its patients, which is above average. This combination proved to be successful as this place was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 1.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a substantially better hospitalization rate than most nursing homes.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Palm City Nursing & Rehab Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care can reduce 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 tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are routinely associated with poor nursing care. Additional nurse staffing can minimize the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who have suffered from urinary tract infections. UTI's may be an indicator of worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this datapoint can also be misleading for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is an indication of the percent of long-term stay patients taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure indicates the percent of long-term care residents receiving antianxiety drugs.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percent of residents showing symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care residents who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home patients, making these vaccines critical to patient well-being.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percent of patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with ADL's may indicate deterioration of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This indicates the percent of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical 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 thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This is the percentage of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better