Brightpointe at Lytle Lake is an average-sized facility in Abilene, Texas. This nursing home was awarded an overall grade of D, which is a lower end score. This place seems to have very little going for it. Despite all this, one of the few highlights of this facility's report card is its strong inspection rating. You can scroll down to find out about inspections and other category scores
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Brightpointe at Lytle Lake
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
Although we didn't give this nursing home a good overall score, we did give it a strong grade in the area of inspections, where it earned a grade of B+. Our inspection grades weigh a host of factors found on a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. You should avoid places with a bunch of severe deficiencies flagged. This particular nursing home received 6 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a solid inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home's second highest category turned out to be long-term care. In that category, we gave this nursing home a C. For long-term care residents, the primary objective is to keep patients healthy and safe. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate residents. After assessing the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination statistics. We were disappointed to learn that this nursing home vaccinated just 80.434784 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Nevertheless, this facility keeps its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
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Nurse Quality
We also wanted to draw your attention to this facility's poor nursing grade where it received an F. The nursing rating consists of a handful of components, however, the main one is the number of nurse hours per patient per week. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing scores. This nursing home performed well in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers.
Short-term Care Quality
The last category we graded was short-term care. This facility received a very poor grade of F in that category. Short-term care grades are vital for individuals needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually requires higher levels of highly-skilled nursing services. This includes a wide range of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Not surprisingly, we learned that this facility offers significantly less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than the typical nursing home. Finally, we assessed the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that just 4 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Brightpointe at Lytle Lake Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Brightpointe at Lytle Lake, 12.12% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This statistic indicates the percent of long-term residents who suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a solid indicator of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Brightpointe at Lytle Lake, 3.11% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term care patients who had a fall resulting in major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be an indicator of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Brightpointe at Lytle Lake, 0.34% of Patients had UTIs
This figure measures the percentage of long-term patients who had UTI's. While a higher rate infections could reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it can be problematic to compare different facilities due to facilities having reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Brightpointe at Lytle Lake, 15.66% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to residents for many conditions, including dementia. Unfortunately, in limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Brightpointe at Lytle Lake, 25.62% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of residents who were given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Brightpointe at Lytle Lake, 4.11% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients demonstrating depressive symptoms. Increased rates of depression may be a sign lower quality care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Brightpointe at Lytle Lake, 87.46% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Brightpointe at Lytle Lake, 17.28% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and eating. Many in the industry would argue this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Brightpointe at Lytle Lake, 15.32% of Residents
This tells you the percent of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Brightpointe at Lytle Lake, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Brightpointe at Lytle Lake, 15.32% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Brightpointe at Lytle Lake, 12.27% of Patients
This metric tracks the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to assess short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Brightpointe at Lytle Lake, 53.39% of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term stay residents that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with activities of daily living typically correlates with higher quality rehabilitation.
Scores for Abilene, 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-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
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