Villa Maria Nursing Center is a very-large non-profit facility in Miami, Florida. This facility received an overall grade of B, which is a good score. Based on our ratings, you can do much worse than this facility. We were also pleased to find that this nursing home didn't have any weak links in any of the four major categories. More information about its category grades can be found below.
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Villa Maria Nursing Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Facility Inspections
On top of being a quality facility overall, this place especially excelled in the area of inspections, where it received an A-. Few facilities performed better in that area. Our inspection grades account for a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One key criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better grades in this area tend to have very few of these severe deficiencies. Although this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. We should point out that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in this industry.
Nurse Quality
Among its many impressive scores, this nursing home received an excellent nursing rating. We gave it an B+ in that area. Our nursing grade is based on the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We weigh both the levels of licensure of the nurses and the quantity of hours spent with residents. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as having a system of moving a patient more frequently.
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Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home was given an impressive long-term care grade as well. We awarded it one of our better grades in that area with a score of B+. Nursing homes that do well in this category typically provide residents with more supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. On top of considering the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is very impressive. Pneumonia is often a deadly illness for nursing home residents so we like it when a nursing home does not roll the dice on this issue. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Short-term Care Quality
The next category we looked at is short-term care. In this category, we awarded this facility a C. Our short-term care ratings are based in part on a facility's quantity of skilled highly skilled professionals. This means a vast scope of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, in addition to other variations of therapy. Unfortunately, we were not able to locate information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of residents who eventually returned home from this nursing home. We found that 4.7 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was well below average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Villa Maria Nursing Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Villa Maria Nursing Center, 4.13% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Villa Maria Nursing Center, 0% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of long-term stay residents who have had falls which caused serious injury. We use this statistic in computing our nursing ratings.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Villa Maria Nursing Center, 0.17% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often linked to facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Additional nurse staffing can reduce the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Note that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Villa Maria Nursing Center, 12.34% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Villa Maria Nursing Center, 10.78% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are given to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Villa Maria Nursing Center, 0% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients who are showing signs of depression. Higher rates of depression may be an indicator a lower level of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Villa Maria Nursing Center, 100% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Villa Maria Nursing Center, 8.57% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Villa Maria Nursing Center, 12.4% of Residents
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay residents that were able to retain mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Villa Maria Nursing Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Villa Maria Nursing Center, 12.4% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Villa Maria Nursing Center, 0% of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Villa Maria Nursing Center, 84.49% of Resident
This tells you the percentage of short-term residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Scores for Miami, FL
- Overall Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A
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