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The Meridian

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A
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2228 Seawall Blvd,
Galveston TX 77550

(409) 763-6437

57.81% estimated occupancy 1

With an address in Galveston, Texas, The Meridian is one of just two nursing homes in this city. We awarded this nursing home an A overall grade, ranking it in the top 20 percent of all facilities in the United States. In our view, this nursing home ought to be a great choice for most people. If you look further down this page, you can see this place's category grades, which are also quite good.

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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

Specialized Services

  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy

Awards

Best Nursing Home in Galveston, Texas badge

Best Nursing Home in Galveston, Texas Awards 2019

Registered Staff Hours

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Nurse Quality

Grade: A-plus

We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility excelled in our nursing rating. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. Nursing ratings are largely tied to the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place the nation in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by having a protocol of turning a patient even once per day.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

Adding to its top-shelf resume, this facility also excelled in our short-term care category. In fact, it received a grade of A for the category. In the area of short-term care, we seek to qualify indicators of a facility's rehabilitation. We look at a nursing home's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and various therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last datapoint we looked at in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We found that 6.4 percent of this nursing home's patients were able to return home.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

This nursing home has had near flawless inspections in recent years. We gave them an A- in this area. Inspection grades account for a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with better grades in this category typically have very few of these severe deficiencies. This place was hit with 6 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be major deficiencies. This indicates that the government inspectors did not consider any of these deficiencies to be an imminent risk to patient safety or health. Remember that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in the industry.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B

Switching gears to the final area, this facility received an extremely favorable long-term care rating. While this isn't as impressive as many of its other grades, this is still one of the stronger grades we offer. When nursing homes receive this type of score in long-term care it is usually a good sign for resident care and suggests that the facility is well-staffed with nurses and aids. One of the data points we considered on top of nursing hours was vaccines. This nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccination to 96.62162 percent of its patients. Vaccination is a reliable method to avoid unnecessary deaths for the aged 65 and up population. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

The Meridian Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-plus

In The Meridian, 6.19% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers . We factor in this statistic in computing our nursing grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A

In The Meridian, 1.35% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Falls resulting in injury are routinely caused by lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In The Meridian, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely associated with poor nursing care. However, this statistic could also be skewed for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In The Meridian, 10.22% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of residents given antipsychotic medications. These medications are sometimes used for several medical conditions, including cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In The Meridian, 17.52% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are administered to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: D

In The Meridian, 13.08% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents exhibiting depressive symptoms. Increased rates of depression could reveal lower quality care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In The Meridian, 97.73% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In The Meridian, 14.29% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and taking a bath.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: D

In The Meridian, 7.37% of Residents

This tells you the percentage of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: F

In The Meridian, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is key to maintaining the physical well-being of residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A

In The Meridian, 7.37% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B

In The Meridian, 12.43% of Patients

This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In The Meridian, 92.85% of Resident

Measures the percent of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements.

Nearby Hospitals

  • University of Texas Medical BranchAcute Care Hospitals 1.6 miles away301 University Boulevard Galveston Texas 77555Government - State(409) 772-1011

Nearby Dialysis

  • Univ of Texas Medical Branch1.74 miles away301 University Blvd Uhc 4th Floor rm4.234 Galveston Texas 77555Dialysis Stations: 3 (409) 772-9717
  • Island Dialysis2.79 miles away5920 Broadway Galveston Texas 77551CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (409) 740-1109
  • Bio-Medical Applications of Texas Inc2.94 miles away6011 Broadway St Galveston Texas 77551Dialysis Stations: 13 (409) 744-2068
  • Mainland Dialysis11.98 miles away4201 Gulf Freeway La Marque Texas 77568CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (409) 938-1678
  • Texas City Dialysis, Lp12.08 miles away3557 Palmer Hwy Texas City Texas 77590CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (409) 948-9300
  • Space City Dialysis Center LLC13.82 miles away6518 Memorial Drive Texas City Texas 77591Dialysis Stations: 17 (409) 965-0318
  • Davita Lamarque Dialysis14.21 miles away7236 Medical Center Dr Texas City Texas 77591Dialysis Stations: 16 (615) 928-3583
  • Sng - Sandcastle Dialysis Center15.51 miles away8900 Emmett F. Lowry Exp Suite 201 Texas City Texas 77591CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (409) 933-0406