Terrace Health & Rehabilitation Center
7207 Sw 24th Ave, Gainesville FL 32608 · (352) 333-0600 · 92.39% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
With an address in Gainesville, Florida, Terrace Health & Rehabilitation Center is one of eight available facilities there. This facility was awarded an A- overall, which is one of our more impressive grades. In fact, we were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it ahead of the majority of the nursing homes in Gainesville, which has a strong selection of facilities. This facility's impressive profile was highlighted by its inspection rating, which is addressed in the next section.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 138 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
In addition to being a first rate nursing home overall, this place also performed well in the area of inspections, where it received an A. Few facilities performed better in this area. Our inspection scores are based on items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that receive favorable grades in this area typically have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Although this nursing home had some deficiencies on its report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor made us feel better about this inspection report.
Long-term Care Quality
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this nursing home received an elite grade of A in our long-term care category. When facilities receive this kind of score in this category it is usually a good sign for resident care and suggests that the facility is well-staffed with nurses aids. Once we looked at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 97.068405 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is much higher than most nursing homes. Lastly, we looked at the nursing home's number of hospitalizations. Here we found that this nursing home had 3.2 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. While this wasn't as favorable as most of its other scores in this category, this statistic may be skewed for some nursing homes based on some of the preexisting medical conditions of residents.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility was given an impressive short-term care score as well. We awarded it one of our higher scores in that category with a grade of B. Short-term care grades are generally employed to measure a facility's rehabilitation services To have highly rated rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally must provide higher levels of skilled nursing services. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, respiratory therapists and other licensed professionals. One of this place's strengths is the number of hours of physical therapy offered. We found it provides at least 1.5 times as many hours of physical therapy than most other facilities. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that it outperformed the vast majority of facilities in the country in this area with 57.5 percent of its residents returning home.
Nurse Quality
The final area we assessed is nursing. This facility received an impressive nursing grade in our assessment, with a B. While this wasn't nearly as impressive as many of its other grades, this remains one of our stronger grades for that category. Our nursing rating analyzes quite a few factors, however, the most important one is the number of nurse hours per patient per week. This facility provided 3.9 hours of nursing care per resident daily. This is an impressive metric which typically correlates with quality care. Lastly, this nursing home also excelled in the quality-based metrics we assessed. For example, it fared as well as any facility the country in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We look at these statistics as good indicators of the quality of nursing care offered.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Terrace Health & Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term care residents who developed new or worsened pressure ulcers . We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are routinely associated with lower levels of patient supervision. More supervision limits 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 indicates the percentage of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often caused by lower quality nursing care. More frequent bathing can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Note that this metric is affected by by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who are exhibiting signs of depression. Many in the industry argue that this is a measure of quality of care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these vaccines vital to patient care.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and continence. Some experts would argue that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the overall quality of care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percent of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of independence with ADL's often correlates with superior rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better