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89.5/100

Excellent

Willowbrooke Ct Skilled Care Ctr Westminster Vlg

500 Spanish Fort Blvd, Spanish Fort, AL 36527

CMS 4/5 stars #1 of 7 in Baldwin County (251) 626-7007
Certified beds
60
Occupancy
16%
Ownership
Non-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

What to ask about before you visit

These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.

  • Last inspection was more than 2 years ago

    Ratings here are based on older survey data than at most facilities.

Our read on Willowbrooke Ct Skilled Care Ctr Westminster Vlg

Willowbrooke runs on 4.49 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 16 percent more than the national average, and that staffing shows up clearly in its five-star CMS staffing rating. Weekend coverage dips only about 4 percent below weekdays, so care doesn't thin out much when families visit. The trade-offs sit elsewhere: ten deficiencies on the current record, including two tied to abuse, though none reached harm or jeopardy. Its last inspection was April 2021, so that record is getting old and may not reflect today's conditions. Quality measures score well at four stars. Nonprofit ownership under a corporation. The strongest argument here is hands-on time; the open question is what a fresh inspection would find.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing30/30Stability7.5/15Outcomes12/15Enforcement10/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

30/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →5.24 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →1.4 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing holds steady

Staff stability

7.5/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →No turnover figure reported, scored neutral

Resident outcomes

12/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →4 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

10/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →No federal fines on record

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day4.49 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBetter than average
Registered nurse (RN) hours1.40 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBetter than average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours4.29 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBetter than average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnoverNot reported

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: April 8, 2021 (5 years ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

Who owns this home

Full record

Part of ACTS RETIREMENT-LIFE COMMUNITIES, which operates 27 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.

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Common questions about Willowbrooke Ct Skilled Care Ctr Westminster Vlg

What is the ElderGrade for Willowbrooke Ct Skilled Care Ctr Westminster Vlg? +

Willowbrooke Ct Skilled Care Ctr Westminster Vlg holds an ElderGrade of A (89.5 out of 100), which we describe as "excellent". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Willowbrooke Ct Skilled Care Ctr Westminster Vlg? +

Residents receive an average of 4.49 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Willowbrooke Ct Skilled Care Ctr Westminster Vlg been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does Willowbrooke Ct Skilled Care Ctr Westminster Vlg accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Willowbrooke Ct Skilled Care Ctr Westminster Vlg is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.