Athens Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center is a senior living facility located in Athens, Texas, a city with 24,239 people. This proved to be a quality facility, with an overall grade of B. In fact, we found this facility to be better than the majority of the nursing homes in Athens, which has a city grade of B-. This facility's impressive profile was highlighted by its inspection reports, which we will address in the next paragraph.
Athens Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
In addition to performing well in its overall grade, this facility performed at an even higher level in the area of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating our inspection ratings. One critical factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some deficiencies can be relatively minor. This facility was hit with 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be severe. This tells you that CMS did not deem any of the deficiencies to cause an immediate risk to resident safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Additionally, this facility also was given favorable long-term care scores in our assessment. Indeed, we awarded them one of our more favorable grades in that area, with a score of B+. When nursing homes receive this type of grade in this category it is usually a good sign for patient care and indicates that the facility is well-staffed with nurses aids. In addition to considering the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 96.850395 percent of its residents, which is very impressive. Pneumonia can be a dangerous illness for nursing home patients so we strongly prefer when a facility does not take any chances. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
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Nurse Quality
The next highest grade we gave this nursing home came in the category of nursing, where we gave it a grade of B-. This wasn't quite as good as some of its other scores, but a grade in this range is not the end of the world. When computing our nursing ratings, we factor in both staffing levels and the training levels of the nurses. This particular nursing home provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This figure is far below the national average. Lastly, our nursing scores also consider quality-based measures, such as avoiding major falls. Despite not having the highest total nursing hours per resident, this facility performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is generally a reliable indicator that a facility has quality controls in place. Some falls can be avoided if a facility supplies enough nurses aids to assist its residents.
Short-term Care Quality
The final category we looked at was short-term care. This nursing home was awarded a B- for the category. In our short-term care category, we attempt to craft a meaningful gauge for rehabilitation. In doing so, we analyze a facility's scope of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. We were not able to track down registered nurse or physical therapy staffing data for this place. Lastly, we looked at the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home. At most facilities, closer to half of their residents are able to return home so this figure is below average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Athens Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Athens Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 7.79% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be an indicator of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Athens Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 3.33% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term residents who had a fall which caused severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries could be a sign of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Athens Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 1.51% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic measures the percentage of long-term residents that have had UTI's. While a higher rate infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it is difficult to compare between facilities due to reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Athens Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 11.48% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term patients taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Athens Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 22.56% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are prescribed to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Athens Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 4.81% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents showing symptoms of depression. Some would argue that this is a reasonable measure of patient quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Athens Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 94.64% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Athens Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 17.1% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and using the bathroom.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Athens Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 16.36% Percentage of Residents
This is the percentage of patients that remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Athens Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 1.67 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is important to preserving the physical health of patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Athens Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 16.36 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Scores for Athens, TX
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of D
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A
Looking for more options? Athens, Texas has 3 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Ut Health East Texas Athens HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 2.1 miles away2000 South Palestine St Athens Texas 75751Voluntary non-profit - Private(903) 676-1000
Nearby Dialysis
- Fresenius Medical Care Henderson County1.39 miles away1220 S Palestine Street Athens Texas 75751Dialysis Stations: 29 (903) 677-8471