Shell Point Nursing Pavilion is located in Fort Myers, Florida. The city has a population of 224,256 people. This facility is among the highest-graded facilities we found. It received one of the top ratings we offer. Despite Fort Myers featuring 13 other nursing homes available, this facility managed to stand out as a superb selection. If you look below, you will see this facility's category grades, which are also quite good.
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Shell Point Nursing Pavilion
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- Home Health Agency
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Aquatic Therapy
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Short-term Care Quality
One of the reasons this turned out to be a great nursing home is that it received an A+ short-term care grade. In the area of short-term care, we endeavor to assess indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We analyze the facility's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last item we looked at in this category is the number of residents who returned home from the facility. We found that 6.5 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.
Nurse Quality
Among its many impressive grades, this facility received an excellent nursing grade. In fact, we gave it a grade of A in that category. Nursing scores are mostly tied to the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home 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 place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
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Facility Inspections
This nursing home has had near flawless government inspections in recent years. We gave them an impressive grade of A- in this area. Inspection ratings are based on datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that score well in this category typically have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This nursing home was hit with 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered severe. This means that CMS did not deem any of the deficiencies an immediate risk to resident safety or health. We should point out that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in the industry.
Long-term Care Quality
The fourth category we scored was long-term care, where this facility received a grade of B+. This completed a very impressive report card. Few nursing homes received a B+ or better in every category. When nursing homes receive a grade 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 assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 98.839905 percent of its patients, which is significantly higher than the average nursing home. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. It had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Shell Point Nursing Pavilion Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Shell Point Nursing Pavilion, 9.5% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Shell Point Nursing Pavilion, 4.64% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of residents that sustained a fall resulting in severe injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Shell Point Nursing Pavilion, 1.19% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term care residents which had UTI's. UTI's may be an indication of lower quality nursing care. However, this metric may also be skewed for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Shell Point Nursing Pavilion, 16.05% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term patients which were given antipsychotic medication. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents in scenarios where such medications aren't medically indicated. Nevertheless, some facilities need to rely on these medications due to an increased number of residents with Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Shell Point Nursing Pavilion, 11.37% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric gauges the percentage of long-term care patients that are administered antianxiety drugs. These drugs are used to treat residents suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Shell Point Nursing Pavilion, 1.42% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Shell Point Nursing Pavilion, 99.21% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Shell Point Nursing Pavilion, 11.36% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living may be a sign of the decline of a patient's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Shell Point Nursing Pavilion, 13.08% of Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Shell Point Nursing Pavilion, 0.64 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is key to the physical health of patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Shell Point Nursing Pavilion, 13.08% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Shell Point Nursing Pavilion, 9.56% of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Shell Point Nursing Pavilion, 84.63% of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term care patients that experienced functional improvements.
Scores for Fort Myers, FL
- Overall Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of A
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
Looking for more options? Fort Myers, Florida has 12 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Cape Coral HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.19 miles away636 Del Prado Blvd Cape Coral Florida 33990Government - Hospital District or Authority(239) 574-2323
- Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Mem Health SystemAcute Care Hospitals 9.46 miles away13681 Doctors Way Fort Myers Florida 33912Government - Hospital District or Authority(239) 768-5000
- Lee Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.01 miles away2776 Cleveland Ave Fort Myers Florida 33901Government - Hospital District or Authority(239) 332-1111
Nearby Dialysis
- Bma - South Ft Myers5.41 miles away9400 Gladiolus Dr Ste 200 Fort Myers Florida 33908Dialysis Stations: 12 (239) 482-6700
- Cape Coral Home Training5.82 miles away3637 Del Prado Blvd S Suite 202 Cape Coral Florida 33904Dialysis Stations: 5 (239) 542-7076
- Fort Myers South Dialysis5.97 miles away8850 Gladiolus Dr Fort Myers Florida 33908CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (239) 415-1661
- Cape Coral Kidney Center, LLC5.97 miles away2735 Santa Barbara Blvd Suite 100-200 Cape Coral Florida 33914Dialysis Stations: 17 (239) 772-2988
- Cape Coral South Dialysis6.43 miles away3046 Del Prado Blvd South Suite 4a Cape Coral Florida 33904Dialysis Stations: 17 (239) 549-0339
- Fort Myers Kidney Care Center8.12 miles away14181 S Tamiami Trail #120 Fort Myers Florida 33912Dialysis Stations: 17 (239) 415-1062
- Cape Coral North Dialysis8.95 miles away1315 Se 8th Terrace Cape Coral Florida 33990Dialysis Stations: 12 (239) 772-8599
- Fort Myers Dialysis11.22 miles away4220 Executive Circle #38 Fort Myers Florida 33916CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 33 (239) 274-3681