Westminster Communities of Bradenton Westminster is a small non-profit nursing home located in Bradenton, Florida. Sporting an overall grade of A, this is without a doubt a top-shelf nursing home. At the end of the day, this place ought to be a wonderful choice for just about anybody. Headlining this facility's remarkable report card is its inspection grade, which you can find in the next section.
Westminster Communities of Bradenton Westminster
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
One of the reasons this place ended up being a quality nursing home is it received an A+ inspection grade. This is as good as it gets in this very important area. Inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can find more information about each of these factors by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This nursing home 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. This means that CMS didn't deem any of these deficiencies to create an immediate threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Contributing to its fine profile, this nursing home also received a dominant long-term care score, with a score of A. When nursing homes receive a score in this range in long-term care it generally means it has plenty of staff and is a quality place to live on a permanent basis. On top of assessing the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents, which is significantly higher than the average nursing home. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
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Short-term Care Quality
Moving on our next area, we gave this facility a score of A- for our short-term care rating. This is a very impressive rating. Our short-term care grade is commonly employed to judge a facility's rehabilitation services In order to offer highly graded rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally must provide better levels of highly skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, speech therapists and other types of therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last item we looked at in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that 5.1 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
Nurse Quality
In the final category we assessed, this facility received a very favorable grade of B+ in our nursing category. With this grade, the facility completed a very strong profile. Our nursing grade assesses a handful of factors, many of which are tied to levels of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can generally be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Westminster Communities of Bradenton Westminster Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Westminster Communities of Bradenton Westminster, 9.08% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Westminster Communities of Bradenton Westminster, 2.82% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of residents that have had a fall which caused severe injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Westminster Communities of Bradenton Westminster, 1.81% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of long-term care patients that sustained urinary tract infections. While a higher rate infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's nursing care, it is problematic to compare different nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Westminster Communities of Bradenton Westminster, 10.64% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of long-term patients who are prescribed antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents in situations where such medications are not medically required. However, some facilities need to rely more on these medications due to an increased number of patients with dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Westminster Communities of Bradenton Westminster, 21.27% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Westminster Communities of Bradenton Westminster, 2.33% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients exhibiting depressive symptoms. Increased levels of depression may be a sign a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Westminster Communities of Bradenton Westminster, 94.94% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for seniors, making these types of vaccines critical to patient safety.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Westminster Communities of Bradenton Westminster, 13.07% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with ADL's could be a sign of the erosion of a resident's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Westminster Communities of Bradenton Westminster, 16.78% Percentage of Residents
This is the percent of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Westminster Communities of Bradenton Westminster, 1.76 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Westminster Communities of Bradenton Westminster, 16.78 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Westminster Communities of Bradenton Westminster, 9.16 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Westminster Communities of Bradenton Westminster, 78.49% Percentage of Resident
This is the percent of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Scores for Bradenton, FL
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A
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Nearby Dialysis
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