With an address in Knox City, Texas, Brazos Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is the only facility we were able to find in the city. We gave it an overall grade of C, which is a middle of the road rating. Based on the data we reviewed, there are certainly far worse facilities out there. One of the major highlights of this facility's report card is its stellar inspection grade, which is addressed in the next section.
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Brazos Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
Grade: C
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Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- 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
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Facility Inspections
Grade: A
This facility earned a solid overall grade as described above, but we really wanted to point out its excellent inspection reports in recent years. We awarded them an A in this category. Perhaps the most important factor we look at in calculating our inspection grades is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Facilities with higher scores in this category most likely dodged the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. Although this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were serious based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is always a good sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Grade: B-plus
Another one of this facility's better category grades was in the area of long-term care. In that category, we gave this nursing home a B+. Facilities that do well in this category typically provide patients with better supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. In addition to looking at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents, which is better than most nursing homes. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
Grade: F
In addition, we gave this nursing home a rock-bottom F in the category of short-term care. In calculating these short-term care grades, we assess the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. The objective is to create a barometer for comparing the rehabilitation services of different nursing homes. Not surprisingly, we discovered that this place provides far less registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than the average facility. The final statistic we considered in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that just 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is well below average. The combination of these subpar statistics sunk this nursing home's short-term care grade.
Nurse Quality
Grade: F
Switching gears to our next category, this facility really did not perform very well. With a bottom of the barrel grade of F in nursing, this is this facility's weakest category. There are a variety of data points within this category. Most of these criteria relate to the quantity of nurse staffing. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low total compared to most nursing homes. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in calculating our nursing grades. This place performed well in the area of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these metrics to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Brazos Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: A
In Brazos Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 3.9% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure tells you the percent of long-term stay patients who suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers . We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: B-plus
In Brazos Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 2.23% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of residents who suffered from a fall resulting in major injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: A-minus
In Brazos Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 0.59% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely the result of a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this datapoint can be misleading for some nursing homes due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: B
In Brazos Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 14.61% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: F
In Brazos Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 39.62% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic indicates the percentage of long-term residents which were given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are typically used to treat residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: A+
In Brazos Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 0% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents who are showing depressive symptoms. Many believe that this is a reliable measure of quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: A
In Brazos Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 100% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these vaccines important for resident well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: A-minus
In Brazos Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 11.39% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with ADL's could indicate decline of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: C
In Brazos Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 9.61% of Residents
This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that were able to retain mobility. Some argue that the ability to move around is critical to patients health.
Hospitalizations
Grade: A-plus
In Brazos Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 0.87 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is critical to the physical health of nursing home residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: A-minus
In Brazos Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 9.61% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
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
