St Mark Village
2655 Nebraska Ave, Palm Harbor FL 34684 · (727) 785-2577 · 81.37% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
St Mark Village is located in Palm Harbor, Florida. This facility was given an overall rating of A. In fact, this is actually ranked among the top three nursing homes in the city. We couldn't find many bad things to say about this nursing home. Its grades are impeccable. One of the best aspects of this facility's exemplary report card is its inspection reports. Inspection reports are discussed in the next paragraph.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 80 Beds
CCRC :
Non profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
On top of receiving a great overall score, this nursing home received an A+ inspection score. This is based on the facility's recent government inspections. An A+ in this area is one of the best complements we can pay to a facility. These inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these issues by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this facility had a few deficiencies on its report, none of them were serious based on CMS' deficiency scale. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was awarded an A+ short-term care grade, making it one of the few nursing homes to be awarded several A+ category scores. In our short-term care rating, we seek to forge a valuable gauge for rehabilitation services. In doing so, we look at a facility's levels of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. This nursing home provides more services with physical therapists and registered nurses than most nursing homes we looked at. This is usually a favorable sign. Lastly, we looked at the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that it outperformed the vast majority of nursing homes in this area with 72.3 percent of its residents returning home. This is a significantly higher rate than most facilities.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home also received an A+ for its nursing grade. In computing a facility's nursing rating, we weigh the amount of time nurses are with patients and the levels of training of the nurses. This facility provides an impressive 4.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is among the highest totals in Florida. Lastly, this nursing home also excelled in the quality-based metrics we looked at. For example, it fared as well as any nursing home the state in terms of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We look at these statistics as good indicators of the quality of nursing care being provided.
Long-term Care Quality
The last area we graded was long-term care. In that category, we gave this facility a decent grade of B-. This was this facility's least impressive area. Our long-term care scores are more important for folks requiring more traditional services associated with personal care. On top of favorable nursing hour statistics, this facility's vaccination statistics are better than most nursing homes as well. In fact, this facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.99 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
St Mark Village Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term care patients who had a fall which resulted in serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be an indication of lower levels of patient supervision.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percent of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are linked to inadequate hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric indicates the percent of long-term patients who are given antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior in scenarios where such medications aren't medically required. However, some nursing homes need to rely on these medications due to having more residents suffering from dementia.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This metric measures the percent of long-term residents exhibiting symptoms of depression. Many in the industry argue that this is a reliable measure of quality of care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This tells you the percentage of residents that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This indicates the percent of residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's could be a sign of the decline of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that were able to retain mobility.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is critical to preserving the physical health of patients.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better