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Gulf Health Care Center in Galveston

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: D
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3702 Cove View Blvd,
Galveston TX 77554

(409) 740-7330

47.06% estimated occupancy 1

Gulf Health Care Center in Galveston is in Galveston, Texas. Featuring an overall score of D, this is a subpar nursing home. If you are not happy with this facility's poor overall grade, you may find your options to be limited in Galveston. The city has just one other nursing home. Despite all this, one of the few highlights of this facility's report card is its impressive inspection grade. You can scroll down to learn more about inspections and other category grades

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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 Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Podiatry
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: B

Although we did not rate this facility favorably overall, we want to point out its relatively solid health inspections in recent years. We gave it a respectable grade of B in this category, which is much better than its overall grade. These inspection scores take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can find more information about each of these issues by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This facility received 8 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This means that CMS didn't deem any of these deficiencies to create an imminent threat to resident health or safety. A few minor deficiencies are not necessarily the end of the world.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: C

The next most favorable area we gave this facility in any category came in the area of short-term care, where we awarded it a C. Short-term care scores are crucial for patients seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally requires higher levels of skilled nursing services. This includes a broad spectrum of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Unfortunately, we found that this place provided fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other facilities. The more important thing is determining what bearing this had on quality of care. The final datapoint we looked at in this category is the number of patients that eventually returned home from the nursing home. We found that just 4.9 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home. Unfortunately, this was below average.

Nurse Quality

Grade: D

This facility's next best category was nursing, but even there it received a grade of just D. This is still a well below average grade. Our nursing score features numerous datapoints. The most heavily weighted factor is the amount of time nurses spend with patients. With a meager 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident daily, this place's nurse staffing levels were significantly below the national average. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in computing our nursing ratings. This place performed well in the area of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. Many consider these metrics to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: F

The last area we scored was long-term care. Sadly, it received an F in this category, which is a very poor score. Nursing homes that do not fare well in this category typically are not as well-staffed and are lagging in a few of the areas of routine healthcare services we assessed. Once we looked at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination statistics. We were somewhat surprised to discover that this facility vaccinated only 62.13992 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Surprisingly, this facility was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility had fewer hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes. This is its best score in this category.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Gulf Health Care Center in Galveston Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Gulf Health Care Center in Galveston, 9.35% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often the result of patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In Gulf Health Care Center in Galveston, 2.47% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are considered by many experts to be an indicator of nursing care . Falls resulting in injury are often caused by lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-plus

In Gulf Health Care Center in Galveston, 0.87% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of long-term residents which sustained a UTI. UTI's could be an indicator of poor nursing care. However, this statistic could be misleading for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Gulf Health Care Center in Galveston, 11.27% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This measures the percent of long-term stay patients taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Gulf Health Care Center in Galveston, 21.78% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term care residents that are administered antianxiety drugs. These drugs are commonly given to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-minus

In Gulf Health Care Center in Galveston, 4.57% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who are showing symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: F

In Gulf Health Care Center in Galveston, 71.74% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient health.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In Gulf Health Care Center in Galveston, 12.84% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and continence.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-minus

In Gulf Health Care Center in Galveston, 12.73% of Residents

This indicates the percentage of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Gulf Health Care Center in Galveston, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the overall quality of long-term care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Gulf Health Care Center in Galveston, 12.73% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-plus

In Gulf Health Care Center in Galveston, 9.48% of Patients

This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: F

In Gulf Health Care Center in Galveston, 57.63% of Resident

This tells you the percent of short-term residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.

Nearby Hospitals

  • University of Texas Medical BranchAcute Care Hospitals 7.21 miles away301 University Boulevard Galveston Texas 77555Government - State(409) 772-1011

Nearby Dialysis

  • Bio-Medical Applications of Texas Inc2.87 miles away6011 Broadway St Galveston Texas 77551Dialysis Stations: 13 (409) 744-2068
  • Island Dialysis3.67 miles away5920 Broadway Galveston Texas 77551CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (409) 740-1109
  • Univ of Texas Medical Branch7.4 miles away301 University Blvd Uhc 4th Floor rm4.234 Galveston Texas 77555Dialysis Stations: 3 (409) 772-9717
  • Mainland Dialysis9.65 miles away4201 Gulf Freeway La Marque Texas 77568CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (409) 938-1678
  • Texas City Dialysis, Lp11.23 miles away3557 Palmer Hwy Texas City Texas 77590CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (409) 948-9300
  • Space City Dialysis Center LLC12.25 miles away6518 Memorial Drive Texas City Texas 77591Dialysis Stations: 17 (409) 965-0318
  • Davita Lamarque Dialysis12.6 miles away7236 Medical Center Dr Texas City Texas 77591Dialysis Stations: 16 (615) 928-3583
  • Sng - Sandcastle Dialysis Center13.68 miles away8900 Emmett F. Lowry Exp Suite 201 Texas City Texas 77591CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (409) 933-0406