Briarcliff Skilled Nursing Facility

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Memory Care

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

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Briarcliff Skilled Nursing Facility's website

4054 Northwest Loop,
Carthage TX 75633

(903) 693-8504

77.25% estimated occupancy ¹

Briarcliff Skilled Nursing Facility is an average-sized facility located in Carthage, Texas. With an overall rating of B, this appears to be a very respectable facility. Based on the data we reviewed, you could do much worse than this nursing home. You also may want to review this nursing home's category grades below. Long-term care grades are discussed in the next section.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Corporation
Offers Hospice
Offers Post-Acute Care
Offers Respite Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab
Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Transportation
Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
Amputee Recovery
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Cardiac Therapy
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Laboratory
X-Ray
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management
Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Registered Staff Hours

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Long-term Care Quality

On top of receiving a strong overall grade, this nursing home performed well in our long-term care category. In fact, we gave it an impressive grade of A for that category, which is one of our highest scores. Facilities that do well in this category tend to be well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to patients. On top of looking at the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. Vaccines are vital to keeping residents out of the hospital. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Facility Inspections

This facility also excelled in the area of inspections. We awarded it a grade of A for that category, which is one of our best grades. This is one of the few facilities with an overall grade in this range which earned multiple category grades this high. These inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Although this nursing home had some deficiencies on its report, none were serious based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

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Nurse Quality

This facility's next best category was its nursing grade, where it received a grade of C. While this didn't quite match its scores in some of the categories discussed above, this is still a decent score. There are numerous factors within this category. Most of these criteria reflect staffing levels. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient each day. This figure is significantly below average. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this facility surprisingly fared better in some of the quality measures we looked at. It performed well in the area of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls.

Short-term Care Quality

The final area we scored is short-term care. We gave this facility a D in the area of short-term care, making this the nursing home's least impressive category grade. In the category of short-term care, we try to evaluate measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We assess the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. Unfortunately, this facility was below average in terms of its quantity of registered nurse and physical therapy hours offered to its residents based on the metrics we looked at. The last measure we assessed in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that just 5.3 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is well below average. The combination of these subpar metrics was damning for this facility's short-term care grade.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Briarcliff Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Briarcliff Skilled Nursing Facility, 7.79% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Briarcliff Skilled Nursing Facility, 3.33% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of residents who suffered from a fall which caused serious injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Briarcliff Skilled Nursing Facility, 1.51% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be a measure of nursing care . UTI's are often associated with a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this datapoint may be skewed for certain nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Briarcliff Skilled Nursing Facility, 11.48% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of patients given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are given to residents for many medical conditions, including cognitive disorders. Sadly, in limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Briarcliff Skilled Nursing Facility, 22.56% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of residents who were given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are commonly given to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Briarcliff Skilled Nursing Facility, 4.81% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term residents who are demonstrating signs of depression. Some experts argue this is a reliable measure of quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Briarcliff Skilled Nursing Facility, 94.64% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term care patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines critical to patient health.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Briarcliff Skilled Nursing Facility, 17.1% Percentage of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Briarcliff Skilled Nursing Facility, 16.36% Percentage of Residents

This indicates the percentage of patients who maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

In Briarcliff Skilled Nursing Facility, 1.67 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Briarcliff Skilled Nursing Facility, 16.36 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Briarcliff Skilled Nursing Facility, 11.4 Percentage of Patients

This is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Briarcliff Skilled Nursing Facility, 66.86% Percentage of Resident

This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many in the industry would argue that this is a reliable measure of a facility's rehabilitation performance.

Nearby Hospitals

Ut Health East Texas Carthage HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.82 miles away409 Cottage Rd Carthage Texas 75633Voluntary non-profit - Private(093) 693-3841