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Signature Healthcare Center of Waterford

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A-minus
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8333 W Okeechobee Road,
Hialeah FL 33016

(305) 556-9900

89.62% estimated occupancy 1

Signature Healthcare Center of Waterford is in Hialeah, Florida, which is one of the most densely populated metropolitan areas in the nation. This facility received an A- overall, which is one of our better ratings. In our view, this place ought to be a great choice for just about anybody. Scroll down to see this facility's category ratings, which are also strong. It is hard to find any major flaws in this facility's profile.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • Has Family Council
  • For profit - Limited Liability company
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Hemodialysis
  • Podiatry
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Optometry
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Lymphedema Care
  • Total Parenteral Nutrition

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

In addition to receiving a strong overall rating, this facility excelled in our inspections category, which is based on the facility's inspection reports. We gave it a grade of A for that category. Inspection scores are tied to datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that score well in this area have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This nursing home was hit with 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This tells you that the government inspectors did not consider any of these deficiencies to create an immediate risk to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

This nursing home also fared very well in the category of long-term care, where we awarded it a score of A-. Very few nursing homes performed better in this area. For patients seeking a permanent place to live rather than skilled nursing, long-term care is an important category. After looking at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 93.77162 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which happens to be somewhat below what we were hoping for but still a respectable percentage. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

Turning to our third category, this nursing home also received a score of B+ for its short-term care rating. This is a well above average grade in this area. With our short-term care category, we try to forge a valuable measure for rehabilitation. In this process, we assess the facility's level of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we looked at the number of residents that ultimately returned home from this nursing home. We found that 4.5 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B

Turning to the next category, this nursing home received a strong nursing grade. Even though this wasn't nearly as impressive as some of its other scores, this is still one of the stronger scores we offer. Our nursing rating features a number of subcategories. The most heavily weighted variable is the number of hours nurses spent with patients. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility 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 often be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Signature Healthcare Center of Waterford Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: D

In Signature Healthcare Center of Waterford, 15.35% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers . We factor in this statistic in computing our nursing grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-minus

In Signature Healthcare Center of Waterford, 1.9% of Patients had Serious Falls

This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term patients which have sustained a fall leading to severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be an indication of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B

In Signature Healthcare Center of Waterford, 1.71% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely caused by a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this metric could be skewed for some nursing homes due to different reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

In Signature Healthcare Center of Waterford, 21.7% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. These medications may be used for a variety of conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: D

In Signature Healthcare Center of Waterford, 28.92% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are administered to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A-plus

In Signature Healthcare Center of Waterford, 0.18% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients showing depressive symptoms. Increased levels of depression may imply worse patient care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: C

In Signature Healthcare Center of Waterford, 89.18% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-plus

In Signature Healthcare Center of Waterford, 5.06% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: F

In Signature Healthcare Center of Waterford, 3.96% of Residents

This metric tracks the percentage of long-term stay patients that remained mobile levels. Many would argue that the ability to move around is important for patients mental and physical health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: C

In Signature Healthcare Center of Waterford, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Signature Healthcare Center of Waterford, 3.96% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-plus

In Signature Healthcare Center of Waterford, 5.36% of Patients

This indicates the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A-minus

In Signature Healthcare Center of Waterford, 84.38% of Resident

This metric is a measure of the percentage of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements.

Scores for Hialeah, FL

  • Overall Rating has a grade of A
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of A-minus
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of A
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of A-minus
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A-plus

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