Springtree Rehabilitation & Health Care Center is an average-sized facility located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Featuring an overall score of A, it proved to be one of the top five nursing homes in the city. Even in a city featuring 19 other nursing homes, this facility is a great option. Headlining this nursing home's stellar report card is its inspection grade, which we will address in the next paragraph.
Springtree Rehabilitation & Health Care Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Grade: A
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pain Management
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Facility Inspections
Grade: A
In addition to earning a strong overall grade, this facility also performed well in our inspections category, which is based on the facility's inspection reports. In fact, we awarded it an A in this category. Our inspection scores are tied to many pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that excel in this area have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. Fortunately, although this place had a few minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are found in categories G through L. This tells you that the government inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Nurse Quality
Grade: A-minus
This facility also excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A-. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Our nursing rating looks at the nursing home's nurse staffing levels. We weigh both the levels of licensure of those nurses and the amount of time spent with patients. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well when it comes to avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
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Long-term Care Quality
Grade: A-minus
The next area we analyzed is long-term care. Contributing to its superb profile, this facility also performed well in that category. In fact, it received a grade of of A- in the category. Nursing homes that do well in this category tend to be well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to residents. Once we assessed the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 98.7013 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients healthy. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Short-term Care Quality
Grade: B-plus
In our final category, this facility also was awarded an impressive short-term care grade, with a grade of B+. This topped off an elite profile. In the category of short-term care, we attempt to qualify measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We assess a nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we considered the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 5.1 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Springtree Rehabilitation & Health Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: A-minus
In Springtree Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 9.08% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term care residents who have pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are an barometer of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: A-minus
In Springtree Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 2.82% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to serious injury are routinely linked to lower levels of patient supervision. More supervision reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: B-minus
In Springtree Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 1.81% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections could be linked to poorer hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: C
In Springtree Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 10.64% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This measures the percent of long-term stay residents who were administered antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such medications aren't medically indicated. However, some facilities need to rely more on these medications due to an increased number of residents suffering from cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: B-plus
In Springtree Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 21.27% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are administered to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: A-minus
In Springtree Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 2.33% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents showing signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: A-minus
In Springtree Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 94.94% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term care residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: B-minus
In Springtree Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 13.07% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: B
In Springtree Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 16.78% Percentage of Residents
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients that were able to retain mobility.
Hospitalizations
Grade: A
In Springtree Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 1.76 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: B
In Springtree Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 16.78 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Grade: B
In Springtree Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 9.16 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Grade: B-minus
In Springtree Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 78.49% Percentage of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term care patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Scores for Fort Lauderdale, 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
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
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