Stratford Court of Palm Harbor is a small nursing home in Palm Harbor, Florida. Sporting an overall score of A+, this nursing home is one of the most impressive nursing homes we assessed. Based on all of the relevant data, you can not go wrong here. One of the best aspects of this nursing home's stellar report card is its inspection reports. Inspection grades are discussed in the next section.
Stratford Court of Palm Harbor
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2021 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
On top of being a first rate facility overall, this facility performed well in our inspections category, where it earned an A+. Very few places performed as well in this area. Our inspection grades are tied to 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 those reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. While this nursing home had some deficiencies on its report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility fared very well in our short-term care rating. We awarded them a dominant grade of A+ in this category. Our short-term care scores are considered to be more meaningful for residents in need of a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally requires higher levels of highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes not just nursing services, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final datapoint we considered in this area is the number of residents that ultimately returned home from the nursing home. We found that 6.8 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
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Nurse Quality
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility excelled in our nursing rating. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. Our nursing grade looks at the nursing home's nurse staffing levels. We weigh both the levels of licensure of those nurses as well as the amount of time spent with residents. This particular nursing home provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Long-term Care Quality
In the final category we analyzed, this nursing home was given high scores in the category of long-term care as well. Consequently, it was given an A+. This rendered it one of the few of facilities we gave A+'s in each of our categories. Facilities that do well in this category tend to be well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to patients. Once we looked at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is significantly higher than the average nursing home. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. 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.
Stratford Court of Palm Harbor Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Stratford Court of Palm Harbor, 9.08% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often caused by patients staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Stratford Court of Palm Harbor, 2.82% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents that have had a fall which resulted in severe injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Stratford Court of Palm Harbor, 1.81% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care . UTI's are often caused by a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this metric could also be skewed for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Stratford Court of Palm Harbor, 10.64% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents given antipsychotic drugs. These drugs are used for a variety of medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Stratford Court of Palm Harbor, 21.27% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents that are given antianxiety drugs. These medications are typically given to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Stratford Court of Palm Harbor, 2.33% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Stratford Court of Palm Harbor, 94.94% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Stratford Court of Palm Harbor, 13.07% Percentage of Patients
This is the percentage of patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could indicate deterioration of a patient's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Stratford Court of Palm Harbor, 16.78% Percentage of Residents
This is the percent of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Stratford Court of Palm Harbor, 1.76 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is important to preserving the physical well-being of nursing home residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Stratford Court of Palm Harbor, 16.78 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Stratford Court of Palm Harbor, 9.16 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Stratford Court of Palm Harbor, 78.49% Percentage of Resident
This is the percentage of short-term residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
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- Largo Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 11.81 miles away201 14th St Sw Largo Florida 33770Proprietary(727) 588-5200
- Adventhealth CarrollwoodAcute Care Hospitals 13.11 miles away7171 N Dale Mabry Hwy Tampa Florida 33614Voluntary non-profit - Church(813) 932-2222
- Memorial Hospital of TampaAcute Care Hospitals 15.97 miles away2901 W Swann Ave Tampa Florida 33609Proprietary(813) 873-6400
Nearby Dialysis
- Rai-Us 19 North-Clearwater1.98 miles away29296 Us Hwy 19 N #1 Clearwater Florida 33761CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (727) 785-9036
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- Fkc - Belleair Dialysis Center9.71 miles away617 Lakeview Road Suite B Clearwater Florida 33756CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (727) 441-8590
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