Best Nursing Homes In FL: 44 Ranked ‘High Performing’ By U.S. News

FLORIDA — U.S. News & World Report’s 2022-23 Best Nursing Homes ratings released Tuesday can help Florida residents and their families sort out issues such as weekend staffing, infections that can lead to hospitalization and other problems before deciding on a facility.

Among 698 nursing homes in the Sunshine State, 64 long-term and 108 short-term care facilities were ranked as “high performing.”

And 44 Florida nursing homes received an overall “high-performing” rating of 5 on a 5-point scale.

The ratings also show nursing homes that fell short. More than 60 nursing homes in Florida received “below average” ratings, scoring only 1 or 2 on a 5-point scale. Most, however, were “average” with scores of 3 or 4.

Here’s how some top-rated nursing homes in Florida fared:

AdventHealth Care Center in Celebration

• Short-stay rating: 3 out of 3
• Long-stay rating: 3 out of 3
• Overall rating: 5 out of 5

AdventHealth in Dade City

• Short-stay rating: 3 out of 3
• Long-stay rating: Not available
• Overall rating: 5 out of 5

Baldomero Lopez Memorial Veterans Nursing Home in Land O Lakes

• Short-stay rating: Not available
• Long-stay rating: 3 out of 3
• Overall rating: 5 out of 5

Benderson Family Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Sarasota

• Short-stay rating: 3 out of 3
• Long-stay rating: 3 out of 3
• Overall rating: 5 out of 5

Buffalo Crossing Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in The Villages

• Short-stay rating: 3 out of 3
• Long-stay rating: 3 out of 3
• Overall rating: 5 out of 5

Florida Hospital North Pinellas in Tarpon Springs

• Short-stay rating: 3 out of 3
• Long-stay rating: Not available
• Overall rating: 5 out of 5

Kindred Hospital South Florida in Hollywood

• Short-stay rating: 3 out of 3
• Long-stay rating: Not available
• Overall rating: 5 out of 5

Sarasota Memorial Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Sarasota

• Short-stay rating: 3 out of 3
• Long-stay rating: 3 out of 3
• Overall rating: 5 out of 5

California led all states, with 206 nursing homes ranked as high performing in short-term care and 148 in long-term care. Florida, Pennsylvania and Texas also led other states with the highest number of high performing ratings.

About 1.1 million people a year over age 85 live in America’s 1,500 nursing homes, known by a variety of names that include skilled nursing facilities and post- and sub-acute care facilities. U.S. News said its rankings are intended to guide families in helping to find a nursing home that excels in the type of care they need.

This is the first time in the 13 years U.S. News has been compiling the ratings that infection rates and the consistency of weekend nursing staffing were included in the quality-of-care issues people should consider before deciding on a nursing home.

The performance ratings are based on data retrieved from reports nursing homes are required to submit to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid data. Specifically:

• The ratings for both short-and long-term care take into account the consistency of registered nurse staffing, the use of antipsychotic drugs, and success in preventing emergency room and hospital visits.
• The long-term care rating also includes measures of whether a nursing home changed ownership and how well they were staffed on weekends.
• The short-term rehabilitation rating also includes measures of a nursing home’s success in preventing falls, preventing serious infections and making sure residents are able to return home.

More about the methodology is found on the U.S. News website.