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Regency Florence

Nursing Home

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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1951 E. 21st Street,
Florence OR 97439

(541) 997-8436

54.58% estimated occupancy ¹

Regency Florence is a small nursing home in Florence, Oregon. With an A- overall grade, we rated this facility in the top third of all facilities in the nation. This is really as good of a nursing home as you'll find. This nursing home's strong profile was highlighted by its nursing grade, which we will address in the next section.

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

Specialized Services

Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Palliative Care
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Cardiac Therapy
Diabetes Management
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management
Orthopedic Rehabilitation

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Nurse Quality

In addition to being a first rate facility overall, this nursing home also excelled in nursing, where it received an A. Few nursing homes fared better in this area. Our nursing score weighs several factors, most of which are tied to quantities of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Short-term Care Quality

On the list of its many high-end grades, this nursing home was awarded a top-shelf short-term care score. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A- in that area. In the area of short-term care, we endeavor to qualify measures of a facility's rehabilitation services. We analyze a facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final metric we assessed in this category is the number of patients that ultimately returned home from the facility. We found that 5.6 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

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Facility Inspections

This facility has received near flawless health inspections in recent years. We awarded them an impressive grade of A- in this category. Our inspection ratings are tied to many items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that score well in this area typically have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This particular nursing home received 4 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a good inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.

Long-term Care Quality

The final area we assessed is long-term care. In that area, we gave this facility a solid grade of B-. This ended up being this facility's least impressive area. In the area of long-term care, we analyze the quantity of care provided by a nursing home, as opposed to more sophisticated services. On top of considering the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. Thankfully, this facility provided the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is an above average statistic. This facility was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Regency Florence Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Regency Florence, 4.9% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Regency Florence, 2.78% of Patients had Serious Falls

This gauges the percent of long-term residents who suffered a fall which resulted in severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be a sign of lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Regency Florence, 4.63% of Patients had UTIs

This statistic is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who had a urinary tract infection. While more of these infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's nursing care, it is difficult to compare between facilities due to facilities having inconsistent reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Regency Florence, 2% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of residents given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to residents for a variety of conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias. Unfortunately, in limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Regency Florence, 8.97% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percentage of patients who were given antianxiety medications. These medications are typically used to treat patients experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Regency Florence, 0.94% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents exhibiting symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Regency Florence, 98.39% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines critical to patient care.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Regency Florence, 25% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Regency Florence, 29.32% of Residents

This tells you the percentage of patients that were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility is usually a great sign for residents' well-being.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Regency Florence, 29.32% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Regency Florence, 16.87% of Patients

This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the quality of care.