Scott Lake Health and Rehabilitation Center is located in Lakeland, Florida. This facility is among the most impressive nursing homes we looked at. It received one of the top scores that we offer. Based on our assessment, this place is simply as good as it gets. Keep reading to see this nursing home's category scores, which are also strong. It would be hard to poke holes in this nursing home's profile.
Scott Lake Health and Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
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
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- Recreational Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. Our inspection grades account for a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better grades in this category tend to have few severe deficiencies. We weren't able to track down deficiency counts for this nursing home. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
On the list of its many elite scores, this facility was given a strong long-term care grade. In fact, we awarded it a score of A in that area. When nursing homes receive a score in this range in long-term care it generally means it has plenty of staff and is a quality place to live on a permanent basis. In addition to considering the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 97.93815 percent of its residents. Vaccines are vital to keeping residents out of the hospital. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Short-term Care Quality
Adding to its first-rate assessment, this facility also was awarded a strong short-term care score, with a grade of A-. Our short-term care scores are based on the nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This includes a wide scope of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, not to mention other forms of therapy. Unfortunately, we were not able to track down registered nurse or physical therapy staffing data for this facility. Finally, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 5.5 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
Nurse Quality
Switching gears to our last category, this facility also excelled in our nursing category. In fact, we awarded it a B+ in this category. This topped off a first-rate profile. Our nursing grade is based on the facility's level of nurse staffing. We consider both the levels of training of the nurses and the number of hours spent with residents. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed 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 place the nation in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as employing a policy of moving patients at least once a day.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Scott Lake Health and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Scott Lake Health and Rehabilitation Center, 9.08% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint is is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients which developed new or worsened pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a solid indicator of quality of care.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Scott Lake Health and Rehabilitation Center, 2.82% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injuries are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care. Better nursing care minimizes the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Scott Lake Health and Rehabilitation Center, 1.81% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be an indicator of nursing care . UTI's are routinely caused by worse hygiene protocols. However, this metric may be misleading for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Scott Lake Health and Rehabilitation Center, 10.64% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Scott Lake Health and Rehabilitation Center, 21.27% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients who were given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are given to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Scott Lake Health and Rehabilitation Center, 2.33% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients showing signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Scott Lake Health and Rehabilitation Center, 94.94% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term residents that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these vaccines vital to patient care.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Scott Lake Health and Rehabilitation Center, 13.07% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could indicate decline of a patient's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Scott Lake Health and Rehabilitation Center, 16.78% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percentage of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Scott Lake Health and Rehabilitation Center, 1.76 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Scott Lake Health and Rehabilitation Center, 16.78 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Scott Lake Health and Rehabilitation Center, 9.16 Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to measure short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Scott Lake Health and Rehabilitation Center, 78.49% Percentage of Resident
This is the percent of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with ADL's typically correlates with superior rehabilitation services.
Scores for Lakeland, FL
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
Looking for more options? Lakeland, Florida has 11 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Bartow Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6.95 miles away2200 Osprey Blvd Bartow Florida 33831Proprietary(863) 533-8111
- Lakeland Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.19 miles away1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd Lakeland Florida 33805Voluntary non-profit - Private(863) 687-1100
- South Florida Baptist HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.95 miles away301 N Alexander St Plant City Florida 33563Voluntary non-profit - Private(813) 757-1200
- Winter Haven HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.96 miles away200 Ave F Ne Winter Haven Florida 33881Voluntary non-profit - Private(863) 293-1121
Nearby Dialysis
- Lakeland South Dialysis1.65 miles away4774 South Florida Avenue Lakeland Florida 33813CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (863) 646-0462
- Fresenius Kidney Care Lakeland7.61 miles away1550 Lakeland Hills Blvd Lakeland Florida 33805CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (863) 680-1046
- Bartow Dialysis7.74 miles away1190 E Church St Bartow Florida 33830Dialysis Stations: 16 (863) 533-1601
- Lakeland Dialysis7.87 miles away515 E. Bella Vista St. Lakeland Florida 33805Dialysis Stations: 16 (863) 688-5463
- Lake Vista Dialysis8.76 miles away3187 Us Hwy 98 N Lakeland Florida 33805CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (863) 603-2130
- Plant City Dialysis11.25 miles away1211 W Reynolds St Ste 1 Plant City Florida 33563CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (813) 752-2136
- Fmc-Auburndale12.86 miles away365 Havendale Blvd Auburndale Florida 33823Dialysis Stations: 16 (863) 551-3159
- Rai Care Centers - Winter Haven14.47 miles away1200 E Lake Silver Dr Winter Haven Florida 33881CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (863) 299-0007