Sabal Palms Health Care Center

Services and Housing Options

Memory Care, Nursing Home, Hospice, Respite, Rehabilitation

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Sabal Palms Health Care Center Description

Come to Sabal Palms Health & Rehabilitation (Sabal Palms) for comfort and peace of mind knowing you are in the right place. Sabal Palms is a skilled nursing facility that offers residents and patients restorative therapy, support for their families, and much more. This award-winning community is located on The Palms of Largo campus, which has been a staple in the Largo community since 1990. We are dedicated to helping each resident and patient lead a fulfilling life, and we aim to provide an outstanding experience through our Platinum Service®.

Memory Care

When your loved one is losing their memory, we're here to help with Pearls of Life® memory care. Pearls of Life helps residents and patients live rich, full lives by uncovering the hidden gems within each individual.

Rehabilitation

At our rehabilitation center, you will receive personalized physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy to help you heal, recover and become your best self. We take a personalized approach to your care, whether it’s one-on-one fitness training to restore balance, chef-inspired meals, or socially engaging programs. Our team members are here to help you have the best time during your stay. Our customized care plans are designed to help you reach your wellness goals. We carefully monitor and adjust your plan as needed to promote improvements in physical strength, health and endurance.

Ranking

Ranking in City: 20 out of 23 communities in Largo

Ranking in State: 1371 out of 1691 communities in FL

Parent Organization

Sabal Palms Health Care Center is a member of a larger group of communities called The Goodman Group

Amenities

Sabal Palms Health Care Center offers many amenities to its residents. A salon is available for residents to enjoy haircuts, styling and manicures. There is also a resident library where they can find books and magazines to read. Additionally, the center offers access to the Largo Community Center and the Highland Recreation Complex. The Plaza at Largo is also accessible to Sabal Palms Health Care Center's residents.

Services

Sabal Palms Health Care Center offers a comprehensive array of services to its residents. Three chef-inspired meals per day, spiritual services, and life enrichment programs are provided to help residents stay active and engaged. Housekeeping, all utilities including telephone with rehabilitation stay, basic cable TV, complimentary Wi-Fi, 24-hour emergency call system, 24-hour on-site staffing, month-to-month rental and no buy-in fee make the experience at Sabal Palms even more enjoyable.

Memory Care Services and Amenities

At Sabal Palms Health Care Center, individuals can receive the highest level of skilled nursing care and personalized service offerings. Residents are provided with three chef-inspired meals per day, as well as therapeutic diets if necessary. Social services, housekeeping, maintenance, and all utilities (excluding telephone) are also included, along with basic cable TV. 24-hour on-site staffing is available for support, and life enrichment programs are offered to encourage socialization and engagement.

Rehabilitation Services and Amenities

Sabal Palms Health Care Center offers the best in rehabilitation services and amenities. Skilled nursing care is available along with personalized service offerings. Three chef-inspired meals per day are provided as well as therapeutic diets and social services. Housekeeping and maintenance are included, and each room features a window view. Residents also enjoy a walk-in shower, an extra-wide bed, all utilities including telephone, basic cable TV, complimentary Wi-Fi, 24-hour on-site staffing and life enrichment programs.

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Employee Reviews for The Goodman Group in Largo, Florida

3 out of 5 stars. Based on 2 reviews

Employees working for The Goodman Group in the Largo, FL area have mixed opinions about their experience. On the positive side, they report that they can work all the overtime they want and that the facility is nice and the staff is great. On the negative side, they report that nurses are expected to be on call and are often required to work mandatory overtime. They also report that the staffing is inadequate and that the CNAs contracted by the agency often do not follow instructions from the nurses. Additionally, employees report that the reputation of the facility is bad in the community and that the care provided to residents is borderline neglect. They also report that there is no vacation time, that superiors are biased towards certain employees, and that there is poor decision making and inability to follow and enforce regulations due to inappropriate behavior with select employees. Employees advise that only those focused on addressing work protocol and blind to superiors personal interests should consider working here.

Employee Reviews for The Goodman Group

3.53 out of 5 stars. Based on 66 reviews

Advice to Management: Get rid of the "old guard" that have been there forever and bring in fresh ideas and new blood. Listen to your employees and make changes that will benefit them. Respect your employees and show them that you value their hard work and dedication.

Information from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

This nursing community has been given an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars by The Center for Medicare and Medicaid receiving 1 stars on its health inspection, 3 stars on its quality measures rating, and 3 stars on its staffing rating. Within the quality measure rating, each facility is given a short-stay rating and a long-stay rating. This facility received a 3-star short-stay rating and a 3-star long-stay rating. This nursing home is certified by Medicare and Medicaid and was first approved to provide Medicare and Medicaid services on 05/18/90 and is run by a for profit organization. It is a very large-sized nursing community with 244 nursing beds. Currently, there are 187 residents within the nursing community. Be advised these resident occupancy numbers are not always up to date and are collected from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services website periodically.

Alerts from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

This facility has been given 3 fines by The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for a total of $115,407.82. The facility has had 1 payment denials, which is when the government stops payments to a nursing home for new residents until the facility fixes an outstanding citation. The facility has also had 17 substantiated complaints reported in the last 3 years that resulted in a citation. The facility has had 6 facility incidents reported in the last 3 years that resulted in a citation.

Overall Ratings

Sabal Palms Health & Rehabilitation is a nursing home that unfortunately falls significantly short in terms of quality and services. The facility has a 1-star overall rating, the lowest possible, placing it in the bottom 20% of all nursing homes in terms of overall ratings. This is alarmingly lower than the average nursing home ratings in the state. Furthermore, Sabal Palms has also secured a 1-star health inspection rating, the lowest possible, which positions it in the bottom 10% of all facilities in terms of health inspections. This health inspection rating is likewise below the state average. Additionally, in terms of quality rating, this nursing home is in the lower 40% of all facilities, an evaluation that is again disappointingly lower than the state average.

Staff Ratings

Sabal Palms Health & Rehabilitation consistently ranks among top performing nursing homes in terms of staff availability. It's nestled within the top 40% of facilities in terms of nursing aid staffing hours per resident per day, offering 2.37 hours which surpasses the state average of 2.35. Similarly, it presents exceptional Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) care, with 0.96 staffing hours per resident per day, in contrast to the state's 0.83, indexing it among the top 40% of similar facilities. Furthermore, Registered Nurse (RN) staffing hours per resident per day are at a significant 0.81, which is greater than the states' 0.67, catapulting it to among the upper 30% of care facilities. Also, certified staffing hours per resident per day stand at 1.77, outdoing the state average of 1.51; this puts Sabal Palms in the top 30% of facilities. However, it’s noteworthy that it places in the bottom 40% when physical therapist staffing hours per resident per day are considered, providing just 0.03 hours in comparison to state's average of 0.09.

Covid Data

The Sabal Palms Health & Rehabilitation nursing home is in a concerning position with its vaccination rates, landing in the bottom 20% of facilities when it comes to having residents and staff up to date with their latest vaccinations. Its resident vaccination rate is significantly below the state average, sitting at only 38.9% compared to the state's 52.9%. However, it is the staff vaccination rate that truly emphasizes the issue. Boasting a meager 3.8% staff up to date vaccination rate, Sabal Palms is vastly underperforming compared to the state average staff vaccination rate of 20.2%. These figures position the facility in the unfortunate bottom 20% bracket in terms of staff vaccination rates, signaling an urgent need for improvement in both resident and staff health protection measures.

Quality Measures

Sabal Palms Health & Rehabilitation is a nursing home that prides itself on its noteworthy record in preventive health measures, boasting a pneumococcal vaccine administration rate of 98.27%, surpassing the state average of 96.7%. However, the facility also grapples with certain healthcare challenges. In the arena of ulcer prevention, Sabal Palms falls in the bottom 20% of facilities with 11.51% of its residents experiencing this issue, a number slightly higher than the state's 9.04%. Similarly, in terms of antipsychotic medication administration, it ranks in the bottom half of facilities with 14.18% of its residents receiving such medication, compared to the state average of 10.24%. The home also struggles with a higher percentage of residents showing depressive symptoms at 3.83%, against the state's 2.58%, placing it in the bottom half for this metric. Finally, the facility is in the bottom 40% in terms of residents whose need for daily assistance has grown, with a rate of 17.18%, noticeably above the state's 11.84%.

Emergency and Hospitalization Quality Measures

Sabal Palms Health & Rehabilitation, a nursing home facility, has a mixed record when it comes to performance metrics. Hospitalization rates per 1000 days are 1.99, placing the facility in the lower 40% when compared to other facilities: a figure still marginally lower than the state average of 2.12. However, on the bright side, their rate for outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 days stands at 0.63, emerging in the top 30% category, with less frequency than the state's average of 0.79. The facility ranks even better with an impressive figure of 9.47 for the percentage of short-stay residents who had outpatient emergency visits; this puts them in the top 40%, performing better than the state average of 9.97%. Unfortunately, the facility finds itself in the bottom 20% for the percentage of short stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission at 30.93%, surpassing the state average of 25.54%.

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