Nursing Homes in Altoona, FL- Monthly Analysis & Key Metrics
Data as of April 14, 2024
Reviewed by Richard Saunders
The City Level Skilled Nursing Home Analysis Report
Recently, the Biden administration announced a goal of improving nursing home care, as highlighted in several important announcements (see the initial announcement and a subsequent announcement). While this is a commendable goal, it is not entirely clear what the best approach is for achieving it. Proposing minimum staffing levels for all nursing homes simplifies a complicated issue. Nursing Homes address a wide range of resident needs, from short-term rehabilitation to long-term care to dementia and memory issues, that require different levels of care. It also fails to address a national staffing shortage that will likely only worsen.
At NursingHomeDatabase.com, we believe that one critical element of any improvement effort is to have access to good, clear data and analysis that can help everyone understand the current state of affairs, identify trends, and track progress over time. To this end, we have built this series of reports that will try to illuminate the key metrics of nursing home performance for each state. Our reports are designed to provide valuable insights and inform policymakers, healthcare providers, and families who are interested in nursing home care.
The analysis for the state level report cards of nursing home care is primarily derived from data that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ("CMS") provides. CMS publishes weekly data about nursing home occupancy and COVID-19 infections and publishes monthly reports with ratings, staffing levels, and deficiencies.
Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Altoona
The 10,000 foot view
Updated on April 14, 2024
This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.
According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Altoona has a total of 43 active skilled nursing facilities and 4,881 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Altoona of 85, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 0.02 persons in Altoona. There were 4,446 residents in nursing homes as April 14, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 91.09 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)
According to the monthly data, Altoona has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.
The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Altoona and a comparison to the state and national averages:
Staffing Levels | City | State / National |
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Registered Nurse (RN) | 0.59 | 0.69 / 0.65 |
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) | 2.32 | 2.33 / 2.26 |
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) | 0.93 | 0.82 / 0.88 |
All Staff | 3.84 | 3.84 / 3.78 |
State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Florida.
COVID-19 Infections in Altoona Nursing Homes
While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Altoona there were a total of 6 new cases and 6 new deaths among residents for the week ending April 14, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.
New and Lost Nursing Homes in Altoona
No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.
No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.
Occupancy Percentages for Altoona Nursing Homes
The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Altoona, FL. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.
Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Altoona
The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Altoona based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.
Facility | Rating |
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Adventhealth Care Center Apopka North 305 EAST OAK STREET APOPKA, FL |
9.33 |
Parkside Health and Rehabilitation Center 451 S AMELIA AVE DELAND, FL |
16.67 |
Blue Palms Health and Rehabilitation Center of Del 450 NORTH MCDONALD AVENUE DELAND, FL |
14.00 |
Chatham Glen Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center 16605 SE 74TH SOULLIERE AVENUE THE VILLAGES, FL |
16.00 |
Solaris Healthcare Waterman 4501 WATERMAN WAY TAVARES, FL |
16.67 |
Edgewater at Waterman Village 300 BROOKFIELD AVE MOUNT DORA, FL |
14.00 |
Village On The Green 500 VILLAGE PLACE LONGWOOD, FL |
14.67 |
Lakeview Terrace Rehab and Health Care Center 110 LODGE TERRACE DR ALTOONA, FL |
4.67 |
Majestic Oaks 901 VETERAN'S MEMORIAL PARKWAY ORANGE CITY, FL |
0.67 |
Avante at Mt Dora, Inc 3050 BROWN AVE MOUNT DORA, FL |
18.00 |
The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Altoona based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.
Facility | Rating |
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Cypress Care Center 490 S OLD WIRE RD WILDWOOD, FL |
78.33 |
Apopka Health and Rehabilitation Center 2001 ALSTON BAY BLVD APOPKA, FL |
141.20 |
Longwood Health and Rehabilitation Center 1520 S GRANT ST LONGWOOD, FL |
181.50 / |
Rosewood Health and Rehabilitation Center 3920 ROSEWOOD WAY ORLANDO, FL |
136.00 |
Lady Lake Specialty Care Center and Rehab 630 GRIFFIN AVENUE LADY LAKE, FL |
48.00 |
Lake Harris Health Center 701 LAKE PORT BLVD LEESBURG, FL |
209.00 |
Lake Mary Health and Rehabilitation Center 710 NORTH SUN DRIVE LAKE MARY, FL |
73.33 |
Bayview Center 301 S BAY ST EUSTIS, FL |
82.33 |
Bedrock Rehabilitation and Nursing Center at Winte 1700 MONROE AVE MAITLAND, FL |
158.33 |
Adventhealth Care Center Apopka South 3355 E SEMORAN BLVD APOPKA, FL |
62.67 |
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