Sylvan Health Center
2770 Regency Oaks Blvd, Clearwater FL 33759 · (727) 791-1500 · 90% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Sylvan Health Center is a nursing home located in Clearwater, Florida, which has 172,247 people. Featuring an overall rating of A, this nursing home is among the better nursing homes in Clearwater. This truly is an impressive achievement given that the city offers some quality facilities. Even in a city featuring 14 nursing homes, this nursing home jumped off the page as a quality selection. Headlining this place's exemplary profile is its short-term care score, which you can find in the next section.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 60 Beds
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Short-term Care Quality
In addition to earning a great overall score, this facility received an A+ for short-term care. In determining our short-term care ratings, we scrutinize the nursing home's levels of highly skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other licensed professionals. This category is considered to be a solid measure of a facility's ability to rehabilitate patients. This facility excelled at the highest level in the two key staffing areas we looked at. It offered about 50% more care from physical therapists and registered nurses than the average nursing home. This is an excellent sign. The last statistic we looked at in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that it fared as well as just about any facility in Florida in this area with 81.1 percent of its residents returning home. For most nursing homes, fewer than half of their short-term residents are able to return home.
Facility Inspections
This nursing home also earned an A+ inspection grade, making it one of the rare places to receive multiple A+'s in our categories. Our inspection grades weigh a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher scores in this area tend to have very few severe deficiencies. This nursing home was assessed 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be major deficiencies. This tells you that CMS did not consider any of these deficiencies to create an immediate threat to resident health or safety. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home also received an A+ nursing grade, making it one of the few nursing homes to receive multiple A+ category grades. In determining a nursing home's nursing score, we consider the quantity of hours nurses commit to patients and the skill levels of those nurses. This place boasts a really impressive 4.6 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis, of which a significant percentage was provided by registered nurses. This is one of the most highly trained levels of nurses. In addition to providing impressive levels of care, this place was also above average in each of the major quality measures we assessed in this category. It performed well in terms of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers.
Long-term Care Quality
Switching gears to our last area, this nursing home was given an acceptable long-term care grade. Although this is not as strong as a few of its other scores, this is still a middle of the pack score. In our long-term care rating, we focus more on the volume of care offered by a nursing home, as well as some quality data points. One of the factors we considered on top of this nursing home's very solid nursing hours was vaccinations. This facility provided the pneumonia vaccination to 100 percent of its residents. This is a reliable method to avoid unnecessary deaths and hospitalizations for the aged 65 and up population. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 1.13 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home had less hospitalizations than most nursing homes.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Sylvan Health Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients staying in one position for too long.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are often linked to poor nursing care. More supervision can minimize the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This tells you the percent of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely linked to a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this metric could be skewed for certain nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. These medications are sometimes used to treat several medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric tells you the percentage of long-term stay residents receiving antianxiety medications.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This is the percent of residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Higher levels of depression could indicate worse patient care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percentage of residents that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Measures the percent of long-term stay residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and taking a bath. Many in the industry believe that this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is the percent of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is key to the physical well-being of nursing home residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to measure patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This tells you the percentage of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better