Riverwood Health & Rehabilitation Center is one of just a few nursing homes in Starke, Florida. This facility received an overall grade of D based on the data we looked at. This wasn't the worse facility we looked at, but we would still struggle to recommend it. We would not blame you if you're ready to stop reading and find another facility. However, if you want to learn more about this place's category grades, we will discuss inspections in the next paragraph.
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Riverwood Health & Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
Note: Riverwood Health & Rehabilitation Center has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.
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- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
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Facility Inspections
Although this facility's overall grade is not a highlight, it actually received a slightly more favorable grade in the category of inspections. We awarded it a B- for this area, which is not bad. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing our inspection ratings. One key factor is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these are quite insignificant. Amazingly, this was one of the few nursing homes in the country that had no deficiencies whatsoever on its inspection report. This is very impressive. Lastly, this facility was flagged by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. We prefer to avoid facilities with this designation. Please do your best to find an alternative nursing home.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home actually received a decent grade in the area of nursing as well. We awarded it a grade of B- for that category, which is not a bad score. In computing our nursing scores, we assess both the number of hours nurses spend with residents and the training levels of those nurses. This facility provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this nursing home surprisingly excelled in some of the quality-based metrics we assessed. In fact, it scored well in the area of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be indicators of the quality of nursing care. In many cases, the quality of nursing care is as important as the number of hours of care provided.
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Short-term Care Quality
This facility's third best category turned out to be short-term care. In that category, we gave this facility a B-. Our short-term care ratings are believed to be more critical for those in need of rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation usually utilizes higher levels of skilled nursing. This includes not merely nursing services, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other types of therapy. In this place's case, we were surprised to learn that it actually provides less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than the average facility. The hope is always that this does not adversely impact the quality of care. The final measure we looked at in this category is the number of patients who who were able to eventually return home from the facility. We found that just 5.1 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home. This figure was below average.
Long-term Care Quality
The final category we scored was long-term care. This facility was given a B- for this category. Long-term care grades assess a facility's assistance with daily living instead of the skilled therapy or healthcare services that are critical to a rehabilitation facility. In addition to looking at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. Finally, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Riverwood Health & Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Riverwood Health & Rehabilitation Center, 9.06% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Riverwood Health & Rehabilitation Center, 0.91% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are considered by many experts to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Falls are routinely the result of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Riverwood Health & Rehabilitation Center, 0.64% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this metric could also be misleading for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Riverwood Health & Rehabilitation Center, 4.56% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of long-term patients receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Riverwood Health & Rehabilitation Center, 17.35% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who were prescribed antianxiety medication. These medications are typically given to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Riverwood Health & Rehabilitation Center, 0% of Patients
This is the percent of patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Riverwood Health & Rehabilitation Center, 100% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Riverwood Health & Rehabilitation Center, 6.85% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Riverwood Health & Rehabilitation Center, 14.74% of Residents
This is the percent of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Riverwood Health & Rehabilitation Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Riverwood Health & Rehabilitation Center, 14.74% of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Riverwood Health & Rehabilitation Center, 7.37% of Patients
This metric tracks the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to assess patient care during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Riverwood Health & Rehabilitation Center, 75.95% of Resident
This datapoint measures the percent of short-term residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry believe this is a reliable measure of rehabilitation performance.
Nearby Hospitals
- Shands Starke Regional Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 0.4 miles away922 E Call St Starke Florida 32091Proprietary(904) 368-2300
- Lake Butler HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 14.64 miles away850 E Main St Lake Butler Florida 32054Proprietary(386) 496-2323
Nearby Dialysis
- Bma - Starke0.85 miles away444 W Madison St Starke Florida 32091Dialysis Stations: 26 (904) 964-8822
- Middleburg Dialysis LLC17.42 miles away2070 Palmetto St Suite 9 Middleburg Florida 32068Dialysis Stations: 16 (904) 406-5560
- Clay County Dialysis17.74 miles away1784 Blanding Blvd Suite #4 Middleburg Florida 32068Dialysis Stations: 16 (904) 291-1537