St James Health and Rehabilitation Center is an average-sized nursing home located in Carrabelle, Florida. This proved to be a quality facility, with an overall grade of B+. Based on our assessment, this nursing home looks like a good fit for quite a few people. This nursing home's impressive profile was highlighted by its inspection grade, which we will address in the next paragraph.
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St James Health and Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
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Facility Inspections
To go along with a favorable overall grade, we awarded this place an A+ for our inspection category. Our inspection scores account for several factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher grades in this category typically have very few of these severe deficiencies. This facility was assessed 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered severe. This indicates that the government inspectors didn't deem any of these deficiencies to cause an imminent risk to resident safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility was awarded strong scores in the category of long-term care as well. Indeed, it received one of our most favorable scores in that area with a score of A. When nursing homes receive this type of score in long-term care it is typically a good sign for resident care and indicates that the place is well-staffed with nurses aids. After we finished looking at the volume of care provided by nurses, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia is too frequently a life or death illness for nursing home residents so we like it when a nursing home does not take any chances. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home was awarded its third best category score in the category of short-term care. We gave this facility a B- in this category, which is a respectable score. Our short-term care grades are arguably more important for people needing a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally utilizes higher levels of highly-skilled nursing. This includes not merely nursing services, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other types of therapy. We weren't able to track down registered nurse or physical therapy staffing data for this place. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home. At most nursing homes, closer to half of their residents are able to return home so this figure is below average.
Nurse Quality
The next category we analyzed was nursing, in which this facility was awarded a B-. This actually ended up being this nursing home's least impressive category. This is nevertheless not the end of the world. When determining our nursing grades, we factor in both the number of hours nurses spend with residents and the levels of licensure of those nurses. This nursing home averages just 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient daily, which is not an impressive total. Finally, we look at quality-based metrics, such as the percent of residents who experienced pressure ulcers and major falls. These statistics are decent measures of the quality of nursing care.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
St James Health and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In St James Health and Rehabilitation Center, 11.96% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely caused by residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In St James Health and Rehabilitation Center, 2.55% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term patients who experienced a fall which resulted in major injury. This is one of the statistics we use in computing nursing grades.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In St James Health and Rehabilitation Center, 3.24% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes linked to poorer hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In St James Health and Rehabilitation Center, 5.34% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of long-term patients receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In St James Health and Rehabilitation Center, 24.76% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint is an indication of the percent of long-term patients receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In St James Health and Rehabilitation Center, 1.33% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients showing depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In St James Health and Rehabilitation Center, 100% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In St James Health and Rehabilitation Center, 5.64% of Patients
This is the percent of patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living could indicate erosion of a resident's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In St James Health and Rehabilitation Center, 5.62% of Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In St James Health and Rehabilitation Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In St James Health and Rehabilitation Center, 5.62% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In St James Health and Rehabilitation Center, 0% of Patients
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In St James Health and Rehabilitation Center, 90.64% of Resident
This datapoint measures the percent of short-term residents who saw functional improvements.