Westminster St Augustine is one of six facilities in Saint Augustine, Florida. With an A+ overall grade, we ranked this nursing home in the top five percentile of all facilities in the United States. Based on all of the relevant data, you can't go wrong with this facility. This also turned out to be a very consistent nursing home with consistent grades in all of the major categories we assessed. More information about these categories is available below.
Westminster St Augustine
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- No Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Church related
- 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
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
In addition to faring well overall, this nursing home also received a nearly flawless inspection report. As a result, it earned one of our highest grades in that area with an A+. Inspection grades account for several factors found on a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher grades in this category usually have very few severe deficiencies. While this nursing home had some minor dings on its government inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are labeled as categories G through L. This tells you the inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility also received an A+ for its short-term care grade. In the category of short-term care, we endeavor to evaluate measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We assess the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and various therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last metric we considered in this area is the number of patients who returned home from the facility. We found that 6.3 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
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Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was strong in the area of long-term care, where we gave it a score of A. Very few nursing homes fared better in this area. Facilities that do well in long-term care typically are well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to residents. One of the factors we considered in addition to nursing hours was vaccinations. This nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. Vaccination is a proven method to minimize negative health outcomes for the senior population. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Nurse Quality
In the final category we analyzed, this facility was given a very strong grade of A in our nursing category. With this score, the nursing home topped off a straight A report card. There are a host of subcategories within this grade. Most of these criteria are tied to staffing levels. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality measures and this facility 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 often be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as by having a system of moving a resident at least once a day.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Westminster St Augustine Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Westminster St Augustine, 9.08% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric gauges the percent of long-term care residents which suffer from pressure ulcers . We consider this statistic when determining our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Westminster St Augustine, 2.82% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure indicates the percent of long-term residents who sustained a fall resulting in severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in computing nursing grades.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Westminster St Augustine, 1.81% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are often caused by poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this datapoint could also be misleading for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Westminster St Augustine, 10.64% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These drugs may be used for treating a variety of medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Westminster St Augustine, 21.27% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint is an indication of the percent of long-term residents which are prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are generally given to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Westminster St Augustine, 2.33% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients who are showing depressive symptoms. Some would argue that this is a reasonable measure of patient quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Westminster St Augustine, 94.94% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Westminster St Augustine, 13.07% Percentage of Patients
This is the percent of residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Westminster St Augustine, 16.78% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents who maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Westminster St Augustine, 16.78 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Westminster St Augustine, 9.16 Percentage of Patients
This metric measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Westminster St Augustine, 78.49% Percentage of Resident
This metric measures the percentage of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements.
Scores for Saint Augustine, FL
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
Looking for more options? Saint Augustine, Florida has 5 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Flagler HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.77 miles away400 Health Park Blvd Saint Augustine Florida 32086Voluntary non-profit - Private(904) 819-4426
- Ascension St Vincent's SouthsideAcute Care Hospitals 19.18 miles away4201 Belfort Rd Jacksonville Florida 32216Voluntary non-profit - Private(904) 296-3700
- Nh JacksonvilleAcute Care - Department of Defense 19.3 miles away2080 Child Street Jacksonville Florida 32212Department of Defense(904) 542-7300
- Mayo ClinicAcute Care Hospitals 19.32 miles away4500 San Pablo Rd Jacksonville Florida 32224Voluntary non-profit - Private(904) 953-2000
- Orange Park Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 19.46 miles away2001 Kingsley Ave Orange Park Florida 32073Voluntary non-profit - Other(904) 276-8500
Nearby Dialysis
- Jacksonville South Dialysis Center10.97 miles away14965 Old St Augustine Rd Unit 114 Jacksonville Florida 32258CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (904) 880-9494
- Fmc Dialysis Services - Saint Augustine11.7 miles away1680 Osceola Elementary Road Suite B Saint Augustine Florida 32084Dialysis Stations: 17 (904) 824-6191
- Saint Augustine Dialysis12.4 miles away264 Southpark Cir E Saint Augustine Florida 32086CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (904) 808-0445
- Fresenius Kidney Care St Augustine South12.57 miles away65 Whitehall Dr Saint Augustine Florida 32086Dialysis Stations: 14 (904) 797-3600
- Fleming Island Dialysis15.2 miles away4575 Us Hwy 17 Unit 301 Fleming Island Florida 32003Dialysis Stations: 12 (904) 215-2476
- Fmc - Mandarin15.52 miles away9143 Philips Hwy Suite 110 Jacksonville Florida 32256Dialysis Stations: 16 (904) 538-0270
- Taskett Dialysis, LLC17.35 miles away8021 Philips Highway Suite 15 Jacksonville Florida 32256Dialysis Stations: 16 (904) 636-9652
- Northeast Florida Dialysis Center18.06 miles away2141 Loch Rand Blvd #113 Orange Park Florida 32073CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (904) 272-7331