Solaris Healthcare Plant City is a large non-profit nursing home located in Plant City, Florida. It looks like this nursing home is one of the higher-graded nursing homes we looked at. A grade of this caliber requires very strong marks across the board. In fact, we ranked this facility in the top quarter of all nursing homes in the nation. This nursing home's impressive profile was highlighted by its inspection grade, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
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Solaris Healthcare Plant City
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
Grade: A-minus
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Quick Details
- 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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Facility Inspections
Grade: A-plus
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this nursing home earned near flawless inspections in recent years. We gave them an impressive grade of A+ in this area. Inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Although this place had a few deficiencies on its report, none were serious based on CMS' scale. A couple minor deficiencies are not necessarily the end of the world.
Short-term Care Quality
Grade: B-plus
Another one of this nursing home's quality category scores came in the area of short-term care. We awarded them one of our more positive grades in that area, with a score of B+. In determining our short-term care grades, we size up the nursing home's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other licensed professionals. This grade is generally a reliable measure of the nursing home's ability to rehabilitate patients. It does not appear that this nursing home provided information about its staffing of registered nurses or physical therapists. The last item we assessed in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We found that 5.5 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.
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Nurse Quality
Grade: B-plus
Another strong feature for this facility is that it received an impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of B+. Nursing grades are based in large part on quality and quantity of nursing care. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality measures and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home the nation in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as having a policy of moving patients more frequently.
Long-term Care Quality
Grade: B-plus
Switching gears to the final category, this facility was awarded an extremely favorable long-term care grade. In fact, we awarded it a grade of B+ in that area, completing one of our finer profiles. When facilities receive this type of grade in long-term care it is typically a good sign for resident care and suggests that the place is well-staffed with nurses aids. On top of considering the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 99.64476 percent of its residents, which is far higher than the majority of nursing homes. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Solaris Healthcare Plant City Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: A
In Solaris Healthcare Plant City, 4.12% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric indicates the percent of long-term patients who developed pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a great barometer of quality of care.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: B-plus
In Solaris Healthcare Plant City, 2.13% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who had falls leading to severe injury. We use this statistic in calculating our nursing ratings.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: F
In Solaris Healthcare Plant City, 7.13% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term care residents that have sustained urinary tract infections. UTI's may be a sign of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this datapoint can also be misleading for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: B-minus
In Solaris Healthcare Plant City, 16.76% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: B
In Solaris Healthcare Plant City, 18.41% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term care residents who are prescribed antianxiety medication. These drugs are used to treat patients suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: A-minus
In Solaris Healthcare Plant City, 1.14% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients exhibiting symptoms of depression. Many would argue that this is a reasonable measure of quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: A-minus
In Solaris Healthcare Plant City, 99.49% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: B-plus
In Solaris Healthcare Plant City, 13.02% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: A-minus
In Solaris Healthcare Plant City, 22.95% of Residents
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who maintained mobility.
Hospitalizations
Grade: B-plus
In Solaris Healthcare Plant City, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: C
In Solaris Healthcare Plant City, 22.95% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Grade: A-plus
In Solaris Healthcare Plant City, 5.35% 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 care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to measure patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Grade: A
In Solaris Healthcare Plant City, 88.78% of Resident
This datapoint measures the percent of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements.
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
