Bronte Health and Rehab Center is in Bronte, Texas, a city with 1,365 people. Sporting an overall score of B+, this nursing home should work for most people. Based on the data we reviewed, you could do much worse than this place. The best aspect of this facility's impressive report card was its inspection rating. Inspection reports are discussed in the next paragraph
Bronte Health and Rehab Center
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Government - Hospital district
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
On top of performing well in its overall grade, this nursing home performed at an even higher level in the area of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A. Arguably the most significant factor we consider in determining our inspection scores is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities with better scores in this category most likely dodged the more severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. While this place had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none were severe based on CMS' scale. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe made us feel better about this inspection report.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we rated this facility so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing score. This proved to be its second best category grade. In that category, we awarded this nursing home an A-. Our nursing rating consists of several datapoints, however, the main consideration is the number of nurse hours per patient per week. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as having a policy of moving residents more frequently.
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Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home's next best category was its short-term care score, where it was awarded a grade of B-. Our short-term care ratings are based in part on a facility's quantity of highly-skilled nursing services. This means a vast range of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, not to mention other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. However, according to the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the number of patients who ultimately were able to return home from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was quite a bit below average.
Long-term Care Quality
The final category we rated is long-term care, in which this nursing home received a B-. Although this wound up being its least impressive category score, this is still a middle of the pack score. In the area of long-term care, we focus on the quantity of services provided by a facility, rather than more medically-intensive services. After considering the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 98.666664 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is higher than the majority of nursing homes. Finally, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Bronte Health and Rehab Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Bronte Health and Rehab Center, 7.94% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers . We consider this statistic when determining our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Bronte Health and Rehab Center, 3.28% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic tells you the percent of long-term stay residents who have sustained a fall which resulted in severe injury. We use this statistic in calculating our nursing scores.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Bronte Health and Rehab Center, 1.64% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often linked to facilities with worst hygiene practices. Closer supervision minimizes the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Note that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Bronte Health and Rehab Center, 11.75% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many patients, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Bronte Health and Rehab Center, 22.77% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic indicates the percent of long-term care residents taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Bronte Health and Rehab Center, 4.66% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who are showing symptoms of depression. Many argue this is a reliable measure of patient quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Bronte Health and Rehab Center, 94.73% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Bronte Health and Rehab Center, 17.29% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may be a sign of the erosion of a patient's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Bronte Health and Rehab Center, 18.08% Percentage of Residents
Measures the percent of long-term residents who retained mobility levels.
Hospitalizations
In Bronte Health and Rehab Center, 1.58 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Bronte Health and Rehab Center, 18.08 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of patients.