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Avalon Place Wharton

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: D
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1405 Valhalla Dr,
Wharton TX 77488

(979) 532-1244

63.16% estimated occupancy 1

With an address in Wharton, Texas, Avalon Place Wharton is one of a mere two facilities there. This is a relatively poor nursing home, with an overall grade of D. This wasn't the worse nursing home we looked at, but we would still struggle to recommend it. Despite all this, one of the few highlights of this nursing home's report card is its strong inspection rating. You can continue reading to learn more about inspections and other category scores

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Speech Therapy
  • Dentistry
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy

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Facility Inspections

Grade: B

Although we did not rate this place favorably overall, we want to point out its relatively solid inspections in recent years. We gave it a B in this area, which is much better than its overall grade. Inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these factors by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Although this facility had a few deficiencies on its report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' deficiency scale. A few minor deficiencies aren't necessarily the end of the world.

Nurse Quality

Grade: C

This nursing home actually received a decent grade in the area of nursing as well. We awarded it a grade of C for that category, which is not a bad score. Our nursing score is largely tied to the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This is a low total compared with most other nursing homes. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place excelled in some of the quality measures we looked at. In fact, it scored well when it comes to minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: D

Unfortunately, this nursing home only received a grade of D for its short-term care score, which is well below average in this category. In the area of short-term care, we attempt to qualify measures of a facility's rehabilitation. We assess the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and various therapists. Not surprisingly, we found that this nursing home provides far less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than the average facility. Finally, we looked at the number of patients that eventually returned home from this nursing home. This facility didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was quite a bit off the national average.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: D

The next category we looked at was long-term care, which turned out to be a weak spot for this facility. We gave this facility a grade of just D in long-term care. In a long-term care environment, the primary goal is to maintain patients' quality of life and keep them safe. One of the data points we considered on top of nurse's aid hours is vaccines. Fortunately, this facility provided the pneumonia vaccine to 99.22179 percent of its patients. To our surprise, this nursing home also keeps its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had just 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Unfortunately, some of its other scores in this category were not as favorable as these.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Avalon Place Wharton Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A

In Avalon Place Wharton, 4.11% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage resulting from remaining in the same position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A+

In Avalon Place Wharton, 0% of Patients had Serious Falls

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who had falls leading to severe injury. We use this statistic in determining our nursing grades.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In Avalon Place Wharton, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often the result of worse hygiene protocols. More frequent bathing limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. We want to point out that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Avalon Place Wharton, 16.77% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to patients for a variety of conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias. Unfortunately, in some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: D

In Avalon Place Wharton, 34.54% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of residents who were given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are given to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In Avalon Place Wharton, 2.98% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients demonstrating depressive symptoms. Increased rates of depression may imply a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In Avalon Place Wharton, 95.96% of Patients

This is the percent of patients who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: C

In Avalon Place Wharton, 19.18% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and continence. Some believe that this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B

In Avalon Place Wharton, 15.82% of Residents

This indicates the percent of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B

In Avalon Place Wharton, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B

In Avalon Place Wharton, 15.82% of Residents Rehospitalized

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

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B

In Avalon Place Wharton, 11.77% of Patients

This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In Avalon Place Wharton, 88.91% of Resident

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

Nearby Hospitals

  • El Campo Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.96 miles away303 Sandy Corner Rd El Campo Texas 77437Voluntary non-profit - Private(979) 578-5251

Nearby Dialysis

  • Wharton Kidney Center1.32 miles away103 West Ahl Dag Street Wharton Texas 77488Dialysis Stations: 25 (979) 282-8484
  • Wharton Dialysis Care2.02 miles away205 N Alabama Road Wharton Texas 77488Dialysis Stations: 17 (979) 532-0012
  • El Campo Dialysis12.97 miles away307 Sandy Corner Road El Campo Texas 77437CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (979) 543-8200

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=455699