Southern Pines Healthcare Center is an average-sized facility in New Port Richey, Florida. Featuring an overall score of D, this is a well below average nursing home. Keep in mind that New Port Richey received a city grade of B-, so should look at other options in the city as well. The best thing we can say about this place is that it didn't receive any F's in in any of the major categories. More information about its category grades can be found below.
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Southern Pines Healthcare Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
Note: Southern Pines Healthcare Center has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
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Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
Although we gave this nursing home a poor overall grade, we actually awarded it a fairly respectable score in the area of inspections, where we gave it a B-. This was certainly better than its other category grades. We believe that one of the most important factors in assessing an inspection report is deficiencies. We especially focus on the severity of the deficiencies. While this nursing home had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. Lastly, this facility was flagged by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. We prefer to avoid facilities with this designation. Please do your best to find an alternative nursing home.
Nurse Quality
We also awarded this facility a grade of B- for our nursing rating. Nursing ratings are largely associated with a facility's nurse staffing. This nursing home provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This figure is significantly below average. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this facility surprisingly excelled in some of the quality-based metrics we looked at. It performed well in terms of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be indicators of the quality of nursing care. In many cases, the quality of nursing care is every bit as important as the number of hours of care provided.
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Short-term Care Quality
This facility's third best category was its short-term care grade, where it was awarded a B-. Our short-term care grades are considered to be more critical for patients requiring rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation usually requires higher levels of skilled nursing. This means not just nursing services, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. Unfortunately, we found that this place provided fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other facilities. Lastly, we considered the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 4.4 percent of this facility's patients returned home. At most facilities, closer to half of their patients are able to return home so this figure is below average.
Long-term Care Quality
The final area we assessed is long-term care. This facility was awarded a B- in this category. For residents seeking a permanent residence rather than rehabilitation, long-term care grades are very important. Once we looked at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 94.63602 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is better than the average nursing home. Lastly, this nursing home was also able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Southern Pines Healthcare Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Southern Pines Healthcare Center, 13.14% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care can minimize the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Southern Pines Healthcare Center, 3.45% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a fall which resulted in major injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Southern Pines Healthcare Center, 1.57% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are linked to inadequate hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Southern Pines Healthcare Center, 5.11% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many residents, it is important to confirm these medications are being used appropriately. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Southern Pines Healthcare Center, 22.55% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of long-term care patients receiving antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Southern Pines Healthcare Center, 9.21% of Patients
This is the percent of residents who are demonstrating depressive symptoms. Increased rates of depression could be an indicator lower quality care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Southern Pines Healthcare Center, 97.32% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines indispensable.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Southern Pines Healthcare Center, 16.81% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and using the bathroom.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Southern Pines Healthcare Center, 16.33% of Residents
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that were able to retain mobility. Some argue that mobility is important for patients health.
Hospitalizations
In Southern Pines Healthcare Center, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Southern Pines Healthcare Center, 16.33% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Southern Pines Healthcare Center, 9.94% of Patients
Measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Southern Pines Healthcare Center, 88.84% of Resident
Measures the percent of short-term residents that experienced functional improvements.
Scores for New Port Richey, FL
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
Looking for more options? New Port Richey, Florida has 6 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Medical Center of TrinityAcute Care Hospitals 4 miles away9330 Sr 54, Ste 401 New Port Richey Florida 34655Proprietary(727) 834-4900
- Regional Medical Center Bayonet PointAcute Care Hospitals 7.81 miles away14000 Fivay Rd Hudson Florida 34667Proprietary(727) 819-2929
- Adventhealth North PinellasAcute Care Hospitals 8.62 miles away1395 S Pinellas Ave Tarpon Springs Florida 34689Voluntary non-profit - Other(727) 942-5000
- Mease Countryside HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.3 miles away3231 Mcmullen Booth Rd Safety Harbor Florida 34695Voluntary non-profit - Private(727) 734-6950
- Mease Dunedin HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 16.92 miles away601 Main St Dunedin Florida 34698Voluntary non-profit - Private(727) 733-1111
Nearby Dialysis
- New Port Richey Kidney Center2.47 miles away7421 Ridge Road Port Richey Florida 34668CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 28 (727) 846-8401
- Davita Trinity Dialysis3.75 miles away2870 Bund Ave New Port Richey Florida 34655Dialysis Stations: 20 (727) 372-7742
- Physicians Dialysis Trinity4.13 miles away9332 State Road 54 Suite 306 New Port Richey Florida 34655Dialysis Stations: 13 (727) 848-0106
- Tarpon Springs Dialysis, LLC7.02 miles away41747 Us Highway 19 North Tarpon Springs Florida 34689Dialysis Stations: 21 (727) 934-8774
- Bayonet Point - Hudson Kidney Ctr8.02 miles away14144 Nephron Ln Hudson Florida 34667Dialysis Stations: 16 (727) 863-5459
- Physicians Dialysis - Hudson8.03 miles away14153 Yosemite Dr Ste 102 Hudson Florida 34667Dialysis Stations: 8 (727) 862-0603
- Rai-Us 19 North-Clearwater13.83 miles away29296 Us Hwy 19 N #1 Clearwater Florida 33761CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (727) 785-9036
- Dsi North Tampa Dialysis15.87 miles away3421 North Lakeview Drive Tampa Florida 33618Dialysis Stations: 17 (813) 261-1864