Solaris Healthcare Plant City is a large non-profit nursing home located in Plant City, Florida. This is a great facility. We gave this it an overall grade of B+, which is very favorable rating. Based on our assessment, this nursing home ought to meet the needs of most people. This facility is better in some categories than others, but it didn't have any poor grades in any of the four major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Solaris Healthcare Plant City
- Nursing Home
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
On top of faring well overall, this nursing home also received nearly flawless government inspections. Therefore, it received one of our best scores in that area with a grade of A+. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining these inspection ratings. One of those factors is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some end up being relatively insignificant. Although this facility had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. Remember that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in this industry.
Long-term Care Quality
Another one of this facility's quality category grades came in the category of long-term care. We awarded them one of our stronger grades in that category, with a score of B+. Long-term care grades of this caliber generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. One of the criteria we considered after nursing hours is vaccines. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccination to 99.45652 percent of its patients. Vaccination is a proven method to avoid negative health outcomes for the senior population. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Nurse Quality
This facility received a very good nursing grade this year as well. It received one of our better scores in that category with a grade of B+. Nursing scores are based in large part on nurse staffing levels. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics 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 country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as employing a protocol of moving a patient more often.
Short-term Care Quality
The next area we scored is short-term care. In this area, we awarded this facility a decent grade of B-. This was this facility's worst area. In determining our short-term care ratings, we assess a nursing home's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other highly trained professionals. This category is frequently a reliable assessment of a facility's rehabilitation services. Unfortunately, we were not able to find information about this nursing home's registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. Finally, we assessed the percentage of residents that were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 5.1 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was actually quite a bit below the national average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Solaris Healthcare Plant City Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Solaris Healthcare Plant City, 9.19% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a solid measure of a facility's nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Solaris Healthcare Plant City, 2.87% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents who have had a fall leading to major injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Solaris Healthcare Plant City, 1.78% of Patients had UTIs
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who have had UTI's. While a higher rate of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it can be difficult to compare between facilities due to reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Solaris Healthcare Plant City, 10.42% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are given to patients for a variety of conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Unfortunately, in some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Solaris Healthcare Plant City, 21.31% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are given to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Solaris Healthcare Plant City, 2.53% of Patients
This is the percent of residents exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Solaris Healthcare Plant City, 95.81% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Solaris Healthcare Plant City, 12.69% Percentage of Patients
This is the percent of residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Solaris Healthcare Plant City, 14.03% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percent of patients that remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Solaris Healthcare Plant City, 2.07 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Solaris Healthcare Plant City, 14.03 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Solaris Healthcare Plant City, 9.64 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Solaris Healthcare Plant City, 77.72% Percentage of Resident
This is the percentage of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- South Florida Baptist HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 2.75 miles away301 N Alexander St Plant City Florida 33563Voluntary non-profit - Private(813) 757-1200
- Lakeland Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 9.1 miles away1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd Lakeland Florida 33805Voluntary non-profit - Private(863) 687-1100
- Brandon Regional HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.71 miles away119 Oakfield Dr Brandon Florida 33511Proprietary(813) 681-5551
- Adventhealth ZephyrhillsAcute Care Hospitals 16.59 miles away7050 Gall Blvd Zephyrhills Florida 33541Voluntary non-profit - Church(813) 788-0411
- Bartow Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 16.95 miles away2200 Osprey Blvd Bartow Florida 33831Proprietary(863) 533-8111
- North Tampa Behavioral HealthPsychiatric 17.92 miles away29910 Sr 56 Wesley Chapel Florida 33543Voluntary non-profit - Private(813) 333-0000
- Adventhealth Wesley ChapelAcute Care Hospitals 18.99 miles away2600 Bruce B Downs Blvd Wesley Chapel Florida 33544Voluntary non-profit - Private(813) 929-5490
Nearby Dialysis
- Plant City Dialysis2.04 miles away1211 W Reynolds St Ste 1 Plant City Florida 33563CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (813) 752-2136
- Lake Vista Dialysis8.83 miles away3187 Us Hwy 98 N Lakeland Florida 33805CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (863) 603-2130
- Lakeland South Dialysis9.14 miles away4774 South Florida Avenue Lakeland Florida 33813CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (863) 646-0462
- Fresenius Kidney Care Lakeland9.2 miles away1550 Lakeland Hills Blvd Lakeland Florida 33805CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (863) 680-1046
- Lakeland Dialysis9.32 miles away515 E. Bella Vista St. Lakeland Florida 33805Dialysis Stations: 16 (863) 688-5463
- Brandon East Dialysis13.41 miles away114 E Brandon Blvd Brandon Florida 33511CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (813) 657-2783
- Brandon Artificial Kidney Center13.97 miles away514 Medical Oaks Ave Brandon Florida 33511Dialysis Stations: 16 (813) 661-3815
- Dsi South Tampa LLC14.35 miles away731 West Lumsden Brandon Florida 33511CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (813) 661-7474