West Broward Rehabilitation and Healthcare
7751 W Broward Blvd, Fort Lauderdale FL 33324 · (954) 473-8040 · 90.75% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
West Broward Rehabilitation and Healthcare is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, which is one of the largest metropolitan areas in the country. With an A- overall grade, we ranked this nursing home in the top third of all facilities in the United States. In spite of Fort Lauderdale having 19 nursing homes available, this facility managed to stand out as a fine choice. This place also received consistently good ratings in all of our categories. More information about its category grades is available below.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 120 Beds
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For profit - Limited Liability company
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
On top of earning a great overall grade, this facility also received an excellent nursing grade, with an A. Our nursing grade is based on several factors, many of which are based on levels of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 4.3 hours of nursing care per resident each day. This was one of the more impressive figures we found. Furthermore, a significant percentage of this care was provided by registered nurses, which are highly skilled nurses. Both of these statistics are impressive. On top of offering high levels of care, this facility also performed well in several of the quality-based metrics we assessed. In terms of the percentage of its patients suffering falls leading to major injury, this facility performed as well as any facility the country.
Short-term Care Quality
We also would like to alert you to the fact that this facility received a high-end score of A- in our short-term care area. Our short-term care scores are presumably most meaningful for folks in need of rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation typically requires higher levels of highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes not only nursing, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. This nursing home provides more services with physical therapists and registered nurses than most nursing homes we looked at. This is usually a favorable sign. The last datapoint we assessed in this category is the number of residents who ultimately were able to return home from the nursing home. It fared respectably with 47.4 percent of its residents able to return home.
Long-term Care Quality
Turning to an additional strength for this nursing home, we awarded them one of our more positive scores in our long-term care category as well, with a grade of B+. Nursing homes that receive this type of score in this category tend to provide consistent around the clock care to ensure residents are well cared for. On top of very favorable nursing hour statistics, this facility's vaccination record is as good as it gets as well. In fact, this facility vaccinated 99.72527 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Finally, we looked at the facility's number of hospitalizations. Here we found that this place had 2.4 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days.
Facility Inspections
Finally, we found that this facility has earned favorable inspections in recent years. We awarded it a B in this category. Our inspection scores are based on many data points located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that excel in this category have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This particular nursing home received 7 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a good inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
West Broward Rehabilitation and Healthcare Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also known 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 indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a fall resulting in major injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This figure tells you the percent of long-term residents that sustained UTI's. Although more of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it can be problematic to compare between nursing homes due to facilities having varying reporting standards.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic tells you the percentage of long-term care residents which were given antianxiety medication. These drugs are commonly prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percent of residents exhibiting depressive symptoms. Increased rates of depression could indicate a lower level of care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This tells you the percentage of patients who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and eating. Some believe that this is a measure of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This metric tracks the percentage of long-term patients that retained mobility levels. Some experts believe that mobility is critical to patients mental and physical health.
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 usually a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the overall quality of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 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 stay residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better