Signature Healthcare of Orange Park is an average-sized facility located in Orange Park, Florida. This facility was awarded an overall grade of B, which is a quality rating. The nursing homes in Orange Park received high grades across the board with a B+ city grade, making this one of the best places in Florida to find a nursing home. This nursing home was better in some categories than others, but it did not have any weak links in any of the major areas discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Signature Healthcare of Orange Park
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Dentistry
- Occupational Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Podiatry
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
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Facility Inspections
On top of earning a strong overall score, this facility performed even better in the area of inspections which is associated with the facility's recent inspections. We awarded it an A for this area, which is one of our best grades. Inspection grades take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this nursing home had some deficiencies on its report, none of them were severe based on CMS' scale. A few minor deficiencies aren't something to panic about.
Long-term Care Quality
Another one of this nursing home's quality category scores came in the category of long-term care. We gave them one of our better scores in that category, with a score of B. Facilities that do well in long-term care tend to provide residents with better supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. Once we assessed the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination data. This nursing home vaccinated 97.58064 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients healthy. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
Turning to an additional strength for this nursing home, we gave them one of our stronger scores in our short-term care category as well, with a B. In determining our short-term care scores, we scrutinize a facility's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other licensed professionals. This grade is frequently a solid measure of a facility's rehabilitation. Unfortunately, we were not able to find registered nurse or physical therapy staffing data for this facility. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 5 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
Nurse Quality
The last area we assessed is nursing. This nursing home was given a C for this area. In computing a facility's nursing score, we consider the quantity of hours nurses commit to patients as well as the level of skill of those nurses. This facility provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This is a relatively low total compared with most facilities. Lastly, our nursing ratings also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. Although this place didn't have as many nursing hours as many other facilities we assessed, it was still better than average in the area of preventing falls. This is generally a reliable indicator of how carefully a facility's nursing staff is tending to its patients. Major falls can many times be prevented if more nurses and better safety protocols are in place.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Signature Healthcare of Orange Park Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Signature Healthcare of Orange Park, 11.11% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely the result of patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Signature Healthcare of Orange Park, 3.23% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are considered to be a measure of nursing care . Major falls are often the result of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Signature Healthcare of Orange Park, 0% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are often linked to a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this metric can also be skewed for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Signature Healthcare of Orange Park, 7.2% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. These drugs are sometimes used for several conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Signature Healthcare of Orange Park, 27.39% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients receiving antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Signature Healthcare of Orange Park, 13.78% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents exhibiting signs of depression. Many in the industry would argue that this is a reliable measure of patient quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Signature Healthcare of Orange Park, 98.79% of Patients
This is the percent of residents that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Signature Healthcare of Orange Park, 9.5% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Signature Healthcare of Orange Park, 13.98% of Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Signature Healthcare of Orange Park, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is key to the physical health of residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Signature Healthcare of Orange Park, 13.98% 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. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Signature Healthcare of Orange Park, 12.94% of Patients
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to measure patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Signature Healthcare of Orange Park, 88.64% of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with ADL's usually correlates with higher quality rehabilitation services.
Scores for Orange Park, FL
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A
Looking for more options? Orange Park, Florida has 6 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Orange Park Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.17 miles away2001 Kingsley Ave Orange Park Florida 32073Voluntary non-profit - Other(904) 276-8500
- Nh JacksonvilleAcute Care - Department of Defense 4.52 miles away2080 Child Street Jacksonville Florida 32212Department of Defense(904) 542-7300
- Ascension St Vincent's Clay CountyAcute Care Hospitals 6.79 miles away1670 St Vincents Way Middleburg Florida 32068Voluntary non-profit - Private(904) 602-1000
- Ascension St Vincent's RiversideAcute Care Hospitals 10.26 miles away1 Shircliff Way Jacksonville Florida 32204Voluntary non-profit - Private(904) 308-7300
- Ascension St Vincent's SouthsideAcute Care Hospitals 11.22 miles away4201 Belfort Rd Jacksonville Florida 32216Voluntary non-profit - Private(904) 296-3700
- Baptist Medical Center JacksonvilleAcute Care Hospitals 11.39 miles away800 Prudential Dr Jacksonville Florida 32207Voluntary non-profit - Private(904) 202-2000
- Memorial Hospital JacksonvilleAcute Care Hospitals 11.89 miles away3625 University Blvd S Jacksonville Florida 32216Proprietary(904) 702-6111
- Uf Health JacksonvilleAcute Care Hospitals 13.32 miles away655 W 8th St Jacksonville Florida 32209Voluntary non-profit - Private(904) 244-0411
Nearby Dialysis
- Orange Park Kidney Center0.1 miles away2061 Professional Center Dr Orange Park Florida 32073Dialysis Stations: 17 (904) 276-3311
- Northeast Florida Dialysis Center2.01 miles away2141 Loch Rand Blvd #113 Orange Park Florida 32073CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (904) 272-7331
- Fresenius Kidney Care Orange Park North2.01 miles away2010 Wells Pond Court Orange Park Florida 32073Dialysis Stations: 13 (904) 264-1101
- Ara Collins Road Dialysis Center2.41 miles away6196 Lake Gray Blvd Suite 112 Jacksonville Florida 32244Dialysis Stations: 16 (904) 772-0933
- Fresenius Kidney Care Clay County4.56 miles away400 College Dr Bldg 400 Middleburg Florida 32068Dialysis Stations: 13 (904) 272-9514
- Fleming Island Dialysis5.58 miles away4575 Us Hwy 17 Unit 301 Fleming Island Florida 32003Dialysis Stations: 12 (904) 215-2476
- Jacksonville Westside Dialysis5.7 miles away5276 Blanding Blvd Suite 26 Jacksonville Florida 32210Dialysis Stations: 20 (904) 573-6405
- Normandy Village Dialysis Center8.92 miles away1584 Normandy Village Pkwy #29 Jacksonville Florida 32221CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 29 (904) 781-7272