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Amarillo Center for Skilled Care

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: C
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6641 W Amarillo Blvd,
Amarillo TX 79106

(806) 352-8800

60.9% estimated occupancy 1

Amarillo Center for Skilled Care is located in Amarillo, Texas. With an overall grade of C, this is a middle of the road facility. This grade is not too far off the city grade for Amarillo, which is a B-. This place did not meet our expectations in every category we looked at, but it did not receive any terrible grades either. Additional information about its category grades is available below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Limited Liability company
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Palliative Care
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Optometry
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

We want to draw your attention to the fact that this facility really outperformed its overall score in the area of inspections. In fact, it received an excellent government inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our best grades in that area with a grade of A. Arguably the most significant factor we consider in determining our inspection scores is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a facility's inspection reports. Facilities with higher scores in this area typically avoided the most severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. While this facility had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. A couple of minor deficiencies should not lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: C

This facility's next highest category turned out to be short-term care. In that category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of C. Our short-term care ratings are presumably more critical for those requiring a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically utilizes additional skilled nursing services. This means not only nursing, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other types of therapy. We found that this facility was below average in the two key staffing areas we looked at. The facility supplied fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other facilities. The final item we looked at in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that just 5.4 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is actually below average.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: D

Turning to the area of long-term care, this facility was awarded just a D in this area. If you are looking for services other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at long-term care scores. After looking at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is better than the majority of nursing homes. Surprisingly, this nursing home also fared well at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had just 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Sadly, a few of its other scores in the category weren't as favorable as these.

Nurse Quality

Grade: D

This nursing home's weakest category was nursing, which is the last area we assessed. For this category, we awarded this nursing home a D. Our nursing rating weighs a number of subcategories. The most heavily weighted one is the number of hours nurses spent with patients. This place provided only 0.2 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This is a very low total compared to most nursing homes. Finally, we also looked at some quality-based metrics in calculating our nursing grades. This facility was above average in two of the statistics we focus on, with solid scores for minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Amarillo Center for Skilled Care Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-plus

In Amarillo Center for Skilled Care, 6.52% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely caused by residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B

In Amarillo Center for Skilled Care, 3.17% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of long-term care patients which suffered a fall which resulted in major injury. We use this statistic in computing nursing ratings.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B

In Amarillo Center for Skilled Care, 1.44% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely associated with facilities with worst hygiene practices. Better nursing care limits the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Note that this metric is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A

In Amarillo Center for Skilled Care, 6.86% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to patients for a variety of medical conditions, including cognitive disorders. Unfortunately, in limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Amarillo Center for Skilled Care, 17.19% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are commonly prescribed to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: C

In Amarillo Center for Skilled Care, 7.04% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents who are showing signs of depression. Increased rates of depression could be a sign worse patient care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A-minus

In Amarillo Center for Skilled Care, 99.57% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In Amarillo Center for Skilled Care, 14.29% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: F

In Amarillo Center for Skilled Care, 4.26% of Residents

This is the percent of patients who maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A

In Amarillo Center for Skilled Care, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. There is a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Amarillo Center for Skilled Care, 4.26% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical abilities of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A

In Amarillo Center for Skilled Care, 6.88% of Patients

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-minus

In Amarillo Center for Skilled Care, 74.3% of Resident

This indicates the percent of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of performance with activities of daily living usually correlates with successful rehabilitation services.

Scores for Amarillo, TX

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus

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Nearby Dialysis

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