Sunbelt Health & Rehab Center-Apopka
305 East Oak Street, Apopka FL 32703 · (407) 880-2266 · 98.58% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Sunbelt Health & Rehab Center-Apopka is an average-sized non-profit facility located in Apopka, Florida. Sporting an overall grade of A, this facility is one of the most elite nursing homes we looked at. In fact, we ranked this facility in the top fifth of all facilities in the nation. Headlining this place's exemplary profile is its inspection grade, which you can find in the next section.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 120 Beds
CCRC :
Non profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
To pair with a favorable overall grade, we gave this place an A+ for inspections. Arguably the most important factor we consider in calculating our inspection ratings is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes with better grades in this category typically avoided the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. This place was hit with 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This means that CMS did not deem any of these deficiencies to pose an imminent threat to resident health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
Contributing to its high-end resume, this nursing home also performed well in our short-term care area. In fact, we gave it a grade of A- for the category. With our short-term care grade, we seek to forge a sound measure for rehabilitation services. In this process, we look at a nursing home's level of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. This nursing home elevated its grade in this category by offering more care from registered nurses to its residents than the average facility. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of residents that who were able to eventually return home from this nursing home. This place fared as well as just about any nursing home in the nation with 57.5 percent of its patients returning home.
Long-term Care Quality
We also would like to emphasize the fact that this nursing home received a strong grade of A- in our long-term care area. For prospective residents seeking a permanent place to live as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care grades are a key measure. Once we looked at the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 91.88191 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is somewhat lower than we anticipated but still a reasonably acceptable percentage. This facility also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. It had only 1.45 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days.
Nurse Quality
Moving on to our final area, this facility also excelled in our nursing category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of B+ for this category. This wrapped up a very strong profile. Our nursing rating is primarily based on a facility's nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 4.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day, which was among the highest totals we found. Lastly, this facility also performed well in several of the quality-based metrics we assessed. In terms of the number of its patients suffering falls leading to serious injury, this place performed better than the national average.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Sunbelt Health & Rehab Center-Apopka Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint is an indication of the percent of long-term patients which have pressure ulcers or bed sores. We factor in this statistic in computing our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of long-term care residents which have suffered a fall which caused serious injury. We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This tells you the percent of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be a barometer of nursing care . UTI's are often the result of poor nursing care. However, this metric could be misleading for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are given to patients for many medical conditions, such as dementia. Unfortunately, in some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric tells you the percentage of long-term residents who are given antianxiety medication. These drugs are commonly given to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This is the percentage of residents who are demonstrating signs of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This tells you the percentage of patients who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This indicates the percentage of residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's could indicate decline of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This metric tracks the percentage of long-term stay patients that were able to retain mobility.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you 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 metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This tells you the percentage of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of independence with ADL's typically correlates with successful rehabilitation.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better