Royal Palm Beach Health and Rehabilitation Center
600 Business Park Way, West Palm Beach FL 33411 · (561) 798-3700 · 95.41% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Royal Palm Beach Health and Rehabilitation Center is in the large metropolitan area of West Palm Beach, Florida. We gave this facility an overall grade of A, making it one of the top three facilities in the city. You really can not do any better than this facility. This place also received consistently good grades in all four of the major categories. Additional information about its category grades can be found below.
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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
In addition to receiving a great overall score, this nursing home also earned an A+ inspection rating. This score is based on the facility's recent government inspections. An A+ in this category is one of the best complements we can pay to a facility. Our inspection scores weigh several factors included in a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher grades in this area tend to have few of these severe deficiencies. 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. This tells you that the government inspectors didn't consider any of these deficiencies to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
We also want to emphasize the fact that this facility received an impressive grade of A in our short-term care category. Our short-term care ratings are meaningful for individuals looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually mandates higher levels of skilled nursing services. This includes a vast range of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. One of this nursing home's strength is that it offers more hours of care from registered nurses to its residents. The last item we looked at in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. It fared as well as just about any nursing home in Florida in this area with 59.6 percent of its patients returning home.
Long-term Care Quality
Contributing to its fine assessment, this facility also was awarded a strong long-term care grade, with a score of A-. Long-term care ratings in this range generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. One of the criteria we considered after this nursing home's quality nursing hours was vaccinations. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to 97.74011 percent of its residents. Vaccines are a great way to avoid unnecessary hospitalizations for seniors. The last datapoint we assessed was the nursing home's hospitalization rate. Although it had 2.23 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, its risk adjusted metric was close to the national average due to it having more complex patients.
Nurse Quality
Moving on to our last category, this nursing home also performed admirably in our nursing category. We gave it a grade of B+ in this area. This rounded out a first-rate profile. Nursing grades are primarily associated with the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This particular facility provided 4.2 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis. This was one of the more impressive totals we found. Furthermore, we found that a significant portion of this care was provided by registered nurses, which are highly skilled nurses. On top of offering impressive levels of care, this place also performed well in several of the quality measures we looked at. For example, in terms of the number of its residents suffering falls resulting in major injury, this nursing home performed as well as any nursing home Florida. Avoiding serious falls is generally a good indicator that a facility has quality controls in place. Major falls can generally be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are employed.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Royal Palm Beach Health and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This measures the percent of long-term residents that have new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We factor in this statistic in computing both nursing and long-term care grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term care residents who suffered falls which caused serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be a sign of lower levels of patient supervision.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This tells you the percent of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be a barometer of nursing care . UTI's are often associated with a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this datapoint may be misleading for certain facilities due to different reporting standards for infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many patients, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric gauges the percent of long-term residents who are prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This metric measures the percent of long-term patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Measures the percent of long-term care patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and eating.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This metric measures the percent of long-term patients who remained mobile levels. Some argue that the ability to move around is important for patients mental and physical health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the overall quality of nursing home care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percent of short-term stay residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with activities of daily living often correlates with better rehabilitation.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better