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Decatur Medical Lodge

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: F
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701 W Bennett Rd,
Decatur TX 76234

(940) 626-2800

59.67% estimated occupancy 1

Decatur Medical Lodge is located in Decatur, Texas, a city with a total of 15,587 people. This nursing home was given an overall grade of F. If you are not satisfied with this facility's low overall grade, you may find you have slim pickings in Decatur. The city has just two other nursing homes. More information on this facility's category grades may be found below. Its best category is inspections, which is discussed in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Amputee Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Hemodialysis
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Total Parenteral Nutrition

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2022)
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Facility Inspections

Grade: B-minus

While this nursing home's overall grade was as bad as it gets, it actually didn't perform terribly in the area of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a B- for that category, which is one of our better scores. These inspection grades take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can find more information about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this facility had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means that the inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. A couple minor deficiencies aren't necessarily the end of the world.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

We were also surprised to discover that this nursing home earned a solid short-term care grade this year. We awarded it a B- in this area. Short-term care scores are based on a facility's quantity of highly-skilled nursing services. This means a broad spectrum of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, in addition to other types of therapy. Unfortunately, this facility was below average in terms of its level of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its patients based on the measures we assessed. Lastly, we assessed the number of residents that were able to return home from this facility. We found that 5.3 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was actually well below average.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: C

Remarkably, we awarded this nursing home a grade of C for our long-term care score, which is not a bad grade. In forming our long-term care ratings, we analyze the facility's ability to maintain its permanent residents' health and quality of life. On top of considering the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents. Lastly, this place was also able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Nurse Quality

Grade: F

The final area we analyzed is nursing. This nursing home was given a very poor grade of F in that category. Nursing ratings are tied to levels of nurse staffing. With a meager 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient daily, this place's nurse staffing levels were quite a bit below average. In addition to being below average in nursing hours per resident, this facility also had poor scores in the quality-based metrics we looked at in computing our nursing grades. We looked at the percent of patients experiencing major falls and pressure ulcers. This facility was at roughly 1.5 times the national average in both of these metrics. This is likely a bad sign when you consider that many falls and bed sores are preventable with better nursing care. These metrics pulled down this facility's nursing rating quite a bit.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Decatur Medical Lodge Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: D

In Decatur Medical Lodge, 13.38% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term stay residents that developed pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a great measure of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: C

In Decatur Medical Lodge, 5.31% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injuries are routinely linked to poor nursing care. Better nursing care reduces the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-plus

In Decatur Medical Lodge, 1.01% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percent of long-term care residents who have sustained a UTI. Although a higher rate of these infections could reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it can be difficult to compare different facilities due to varying reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B

In Decatur Medical Lodge, 14.56% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term care residents that were given antipsychotic drugs. Excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such medications aren't medically indicated. Nevertheless, some facilities need to rely on these medications due to an increased number of patients with dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B

In Decatur Medical Lodge, 19.39% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This gauges the percent of long-term care residents that are administered antianxiety drugs. These medications are typically used to treat patients experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: C

In Decatur Medical Lodge, 8.76% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents who are demonstrating symptoms of depression. Increased rates of depression could be an indicator worse patient care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Decatur Medical Lodge, 100% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient safety.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: F

In Decatur Medical Lodge, 27.66% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could indicate the decline of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: C

In Decatur Medical Lodge, 10.9% of Residents

This metric tracks the percentage of long-term stay residents who maintained mobility. Some experts would argue that mobility is vital to patients physical and mental health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: D

In Decatur Medical Lodge, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Decatur Medical Lodge, 10.9% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-minus

In Decatur Medical Lodge, 13.14% of Patients

This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to measure patient well-being during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In Decatur Medical Lodge, 90.26% of Resident

This tells you the percent of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with activities of daily living usually correlates with better rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Wise Regional Health SystemAcute Care Hospitals 0.43 miles away609 Medical Center Drive Decatur Texas 76234Government - Hospital District or Authority(940) 627-5921

Nearby Dialysis

  • Wise Regional Health System Dialysis Center0.12 miles away2150 S. Fm 51 Decatur Texas 76234Dialysis Stations: 24 (940) 626-1700
  • Decatur Home Dialysis, LLC0.12 miles away2301 S Fm 51 Ste 600 Decatur Texas 76234Dialysis Stations: 1 (940) 252-1700