Westminster Towers is in Orlando, Florida, which is one of the most densely populated metropolitan areas in the nation. With an overall grade of A, this is clearly a top-shelf nursing home. This is really as good of a nursing home as you'll find. As you can see below, this place also performed well in our category scores. It would be hard to poke holes in this nursing home's profile.
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Westminster Towers
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
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 - Church related
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
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Facility Inspections
In addition to receiving a strong overall grade, this facility also earned excellent health inspections recently. We awarded it one of our best scores in that area, with a grade of A. Arguably the most critical factor we look at in computing our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes with better grades in this category typically dodged the more severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. This facility was assessed 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be major deficiencies. This means that the government inspectors did not deem any of these deficiencies to create an imminent risk to patient health or safety. A couple minor dings are not necessarily the end of the world.
Nurse Quality
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility received an impressive grade of A- in our nursing category. The nursing score includes many subcategories. The most important factor is the quantity of hours nurses spent with patients. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well when it comes to minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
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Short-term Care Quality
Building on its first-rate profile, this facility also was awarded an excellent short-term care score, with a score of A-. Short-term care ratings are based in part on the nursing home's quantity of skilled nursing services. This includes a vast range of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final measure we considered in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that 4.9 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.
Long-term Care Quality
Moving on to the next category, this facility was given a high-end long-term care grade. In fact, we awarded it a B+ in this area, topping off one of our finer profiles. Facilities that receive this type of grade in long-term care tend to provide consistent 24/7 care to ensure residents are well cared for. After considering the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 94.14893 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is more than the vast majority of nursing homes. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Westminster Towers Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Westminster Towers, 4.36% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often caused by patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care can reduce the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Westminster Towers, 3.46% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure gauges the percentage of long-term residents which suffered falls which caused severe injury. We use this statistic in computing our nursing grades.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Westminster Towers, 0.54% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely caused by a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this datapoint can be skewed for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Westminster Towers, 6.15% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are given to residents for many medical conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias. Unfortunately, in limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Westminster Towers, 13.41% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents who were given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are prescribed to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Westminster Towers, 3.26% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents showing symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Westminster Towers, 96.55% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Westminster Towers, 8.91% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and continence. Some believe this is a measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Westminster Towers, 18.58% of Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents who maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Westminster Towers, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care. There is a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Westminster Towers, 18.58% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Westminster Towers, 4.5% of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the overall quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Westminster Towers, 77.78% of Resident
Measures the percent of short-term residents that saw functional improvements.
Scores for Orlando, FL
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- 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
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
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