Brightpointe at Lytle Lake is an average-sized facility in Abilene, Texas. This isn't a bad facility with a C overall grade. This grade is right in line with the city grade in Abilene. This nursing home seems to have some things working in its favor. You should also take a look at this nursing home's category grades below. We discuss short-term care in the next section.
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Brightpointe at Lytle Lake
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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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
Short-term Care Quality
This facility earned a favorable short-term care score this year. We awarded them a strong grade in that area, with a B. This is a better grade than the facility's overall score and was a boost to its overall profile. Short-term care scores are meaningful for prospective residents requiring rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually requires more highly-skilled nursing. This means a broad spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. However, based on the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last datapoint we assessed in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.
Facility Inspections
We also awarded this nursing home a B- for our inspections rating. This is more impressive than the facility's overall grade. Our inspection scores account for several factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. 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.
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Nurse Quality
Next, we looked at the nursing category where we awarded this nursing home a grade of B-, which is a decent grade. There are a host of datapoints within this grade. Most of the subcategories are tied to the quantity of nurse staffing. This facility provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures. While this facility got docked a bit for nursing hours, it actually excelled in a few of these quality-based metrics. With less than five percent of its patients experiencing pressure ulcers, it performed very well in this area. This is typically an indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can generally be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as having a system of turning residents even once per day.
Long-term Care Quality
The final category we scored is long-term care. For this category, we awarded this facility a grade of C. Long-term care grades focus on a nursing home's assistance with daily living rather than the highly skilled therapy and medical services that are critical to a skilled nursing facility. On top of looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 90.243904 percent of its residents. This is quite a bit below what we were hoping for. Nevertheless, this nursing home was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
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, 8.55% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Brightpointe at Lytle Lake, 4.18% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric indicates the percent of long-term residents who experienced falls resulting in serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries could be an indication of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Brightpointe at Lytle Lake, 2.24% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely caused by worse hygiene protocols. However, this metric could also be skewed for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Brightpointe at Lytle Lake, 12.69% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed to residents for a variety of medical conditions, such as dementia. Sadly, in limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Brightpointe at Lytle Lake, 21.05% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure gauges the percentage of long-term patients that are prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are generally prescribed to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Brightpointe at Lytle Lake, 2.25% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who are demonstrating signs of depression. Increased rates of depression could indicate worse patient care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Brightpointe at Lytle Lake, 91.79% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home patients, making these vaccines critical to patient health.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Brightpointe at Lytle Lake, 20% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and continence. Some experts would argue that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Brightpointe at Lytle Lake, 13.69% of Residents
This metric tracks the percent of long-term stay patients who were able to retain mobility. Some experts argue that the ability to move around is critical to residents' physical and mental well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Brightpointe at Lytle Lake, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Brightpointe at Lytle Lake, 13.69% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Brightpointe at Lytle Lake, 19.23% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to assess patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Brightpointe at Lytle Lake, 60.15% of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percentage of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many argue this is a reasonable measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.
Scores for Abilene, TX
- Overall Rating has a grade of C
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of D
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B
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