Accel at Willow Bend

Accel at Willow Bend is located in the densely populated metropolitan area of Plano, Texas which has a total of 278,067 people. It looks like this nursing home is one of the better nursing homes we assessed. A score in this range requires very strong marks across the board. You really can not do much better than this nursing home. This nursing home also received phenomenal scores in all of our categories. More information about these categories can be found below.

To pair with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for its nursing grade. Nursing homes that excel in this category tend to provide patients with more supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. Once we assessed the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 98.62069 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is far higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. The last statistic we looked at was the facility's hospitalization rate. We found that this place had 3.6 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Although this wasn't as strong as most of its other scores in this area, this figure may be skewed for some nursing homes based on the preexisting medical conditions of patients.

Adding to this facility's impressive resume, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A- for our inspections rating. Our inspection scores weigh a host of factors found on a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with better scores in this category generally have very few of these severe deficiencies. This nursing home was hit with 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered severe. This tells you that CMS didn't consider any of these deficiencies to be an immediate threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Additionally, this nursing home also received favorable short-term care scores this year. In fact, we awarded them one of our stronger scores in that category, with a grade of B+. In our short-term care assessment, we endeavor to forge a valuable gauge for rehabilitation. In doing so, we analyze the facility's scope of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. This nursing home provides more services with physical therapists and registered nurses than most nursing homes we looked at. This is usually a favorable sign. The last metric we looked at in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that it performed as well as just about any nursing home in Texas in this area with 58.7 percent of its patients returning home. Unfortunately, at most nursing homes, fewer than half of their short-term residents are able to return home.

The next category we rated ended up being this nursing home's poorest category. Nevertheless, even its worst category would actually be a strength for most facilities. We awarded it a strong grade of B in nursing. When computing a facility's nursing rating, we consider the quantity of hours nurses are caring for residents and the level of licensure of the nurses. This facility provided 4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is an impressive figure which typically leads to higher quality care. Lastly, this nursing home also excelled in several of the quality measures we assessed. With less than five percent of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, this place performed as well as any facility Texas in this category. This is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls. Many pressure ulcers can be avoided by offering better nursing care and having a system of turning patients more often.