With an address in Knox City, Texas, Brazos Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is the only facility we were able to find in the city. This is a fine facility. We gave it an overall grade of B, which is a quality score. Based on our ratings, you can do much worse than this facility. The best part of this facility's strong profile is its inspection rating. We discuss inspections in the next section
Brazos Valley Nursing & 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 - Limited Liability company
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
One of the reasons this place is a strong facility is that it received a very impressive inspection rating. In fact, inspections is its best category grade. In that category, we gave it an A. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing these inspection scores. One critical factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is usually more important 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 deficiencies. This means that CMS did not consider any of the deficiencies to create 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
This facility was given strong scores in the area of long-term care as well. As a result, it received one of our strongest scores in that category with a score of A-. When nursing homes receive this type of grade in this category it is typically a good sign for resident care and indicates that the place is well-staffed with nurses aids. One of the factors we considered in addition to nursing hours is vaccinations. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccination to 100 percent of its residents. This is a great way to avoid unnecessary deaths and hospitalizations for the senior population. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
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Nurse Quality
Next, we looked at the nursing category where we awarded this nursing home a grade of B-. This facility didn't perform quite as well in this category as it did in some other categories. Nevertheless, this is still a respectable score. Nursing ratings are mostly associated with a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This figure is significantly below the national average. Lastly, nursing ratings also consider quality-based measures, such as preventing major falls. Despite not having the highest total nursing hours, this place performed admirably in the metric of preventing major falls. This is typically a reliable indicator that a place has quality controls in place. Some falls could be avoided if a nursing home provides enough nurses aids to assist its patients.
Short-term Care Quality
The final area we rated is short-term care, turned out to be this nursing home's worst area. We gave this nursing home a grade of D in this area. This was one of the couple of weak links in a strong profile. Our short-term care grade is typically used to assess a nursing home's rehabilitation services. In order to have high-end rehabilitation services, facilities generally need to provide higher levels of skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, speech therapists and other highly trained professionals. In this place's case, we found that it provides fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than a typical facility. The last datapoint we assessed in this category is the percentage of residents that ultimately were able to return home from the nursing home. This nursing home struggled quite a bit in this area as well, with just 0 percent of its residents returning home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Brazos Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Brazos Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 7.79% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is an indication of the percent of long-term residents who developed new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Brazos Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 3.33% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric indicates the percent of long-term residents who have sustained falls resulting in serious injury. This is one of the statistics we use in calculating nursing ratings.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Brazos Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 1.51% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often the result of lower quality nursing care. However, this statistic may be skewed for some nursing homes due to different reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Brazos Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 11.48% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric indicates the percent of long-term care residents that are administered antipsychotic medication. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a facility is using these medications to subdue residents in situations where such medications aren't medically indicated. Nevertheless, some facilities need to rely on these drugs due to an increased number of residents suffering from cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Brazos Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 22.56% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were given antianxiety medications. These medications are commonly used to treat residents experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Brazos Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 4.81% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term patients exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Brazos Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 94.64% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Brazos Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 17.1% Percentage of Patients
This is the percentage of residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Brazos Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 16.36% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percent of patients who retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Brazos Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 1.67 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the overall quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Brazos Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 16.36 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is key to restoring the health of patients.
Nearby Hospitals
- Knox County HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.61 miles away701 Southeast 5th Street Knox City Texas 79529Government - Hospital District or Authority(940) 657-3535