Briarcliff Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a facility located in Mcallen, Texas, which has a total of 131,628 people. We gave this facility a C overall, which isn't a bad grade. This is comparable with the city grade in Mcallen, which is a B-. Based on our assessment, there are certainly far worse places out there. One of the best aspects of this nursing home's report card is its exemplary inspection score, which we will address in the next paragraph.
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Briarcliff Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
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- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Government - Hospital district
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Facility Inspections
We want to draw your attention to the fact that this nursing home really outperformed its overall grade in the area of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless government inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with an A+. Our inspection ratings weigh several factors included in a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better grades in this area tend to have very few severe deficiencies. While this nursing home had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none were serious based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is always a good sign.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home also received high marks in the area of long-term care, with first-rate score of A- in this area. Nursing homes that excel in this category typically are well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to residents. Once we assessed the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Vaccines are critical to keeping patients out of the hospital. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Nurse Quality
This facility also earned a strong nursing grade. In fact, we gave it a score of F in this area. Our nursing grade looks at the facility's nurse staffing levels. We look at both the levels of skill of the nurses as well as the number of hours spent with residents. With only 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient per day, this facility's nurse staffing levels were quite a bit below average. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in calculating our nursing ratings. This facility performed well in terms of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. Many consider these datapoints to be reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home's weakest category was short-term care, which is the last area we scored. Unfortunately, we gave it an abysmal F for this category. In spite of some solid grades in other categories, this grade is still disappointing so we wanted to make sure you are aware. Short-term care scores are critical for prospective residents looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically mandates more skilled nursing. This includes a broad spectrum of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. With a grade of this caliber for this area, we were not surprised to find this facility was well below average in many staffing areas we focus on. The facility provided substantially fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other facilities. Lastly, we considered the number of residents who were able to return home from this nursing home. This facility didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 4 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was quite a bit off the national average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Briarcliff Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Briarcliff Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 5.12% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin caused by staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Briarcliff Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 3.89% 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
In Briarcliff Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 0% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who have sustained UTI's. UTI's could be a sign of poor nursing care. However, this statistic can also be misleading for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Briarcliff Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 22.68% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who are administered antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such medications are not medically indicated. Nevertheless, some facilities need to rely on these medications due to an increased number of patients with dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Briarcliff Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 17.23% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of patients given antianxiety medications. These medications are generally given to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Briarcliff Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 1.74% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who are demonstrating symptoms of depression. Higher levels of depression may be an indicator a lower level of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Briarcliff Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 100% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Briarcliff Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 28.26% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's could be a sign of decline of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Briarcliff Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 4.9% of Residents
This indicates the percent of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Briarcliff Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 4.9% of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Briarcliff Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 17.59% of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Briarcliff Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 74.23% of Resident
This tells you the percentage of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with ADL's typically correlates with superior rehabilitation services.
Scores for Mcallen, TX
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of C
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A
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Nearby Hospitals
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Nearby Dialysis
- Fresenius Medical Care Mcallen3.02 miles away1325 East Quebec Mcallen Texas 78503CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 37 (956) 682-1259
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- Fresenius Medical Care Edinburg Kidney Center4.1 miles away5406 South Jackson Road Edinburg Texas 78539CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (956) 668-1208
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- Valley Dialysis of Mcallen4.25 miles away2000 S. Cynthia Street Mcallen Texas 78503CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 32 (956) 994-3374
- Egonsa Dialysis, LLC4.27 miles away2500 South Jackson Rd Mcallen Texas 78503Dialysis Stations: 21 (956) 664-8251