Juniper Village at Lincoln Heights is a small nursing home located in San Antonio, Texas. We awarded this nursing home an overall grade of A-, resulting in it being one of the five best facilities in San Antonio. Based on our analysis, this place is simply as good as it gets. We also gave this facility impressive scores in all four of the major categories we assessed. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Juniper Village at Lincoln Heights
- Nursing Home
- Assisted Living
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- No Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
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Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
On top of performing well in its overall grade, this nursing home received a first-rate nursing score. We gave it a grade of A in that category. Our nursing grade is mostly based on the facility's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home Texas in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as by having a policy of turning residents more frequently.
Short-term Care Quality
Among its many high-end scores, this facility received a strong short-term care grade. In fact, we awarded it a score of A in that category. Our short-term care scores are probably most critical for those in need of a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally requires more highly-skilled nursing. This means not only nursing, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final metric we considered in this area is the number of residents that ultimately returned home from the facility. We found that 5.8 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
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Facility Inspections
This facility earned a B for its inspections grade. This is an above average score in this category. Inspection grades are based on several pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that score well in this area typically have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Although this facility had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none were serious based on CMS' deficiency scale. A few minor dings are not necessarily something to panic about.
Long-term Care Quality
The last area we looked at was long-term care, in which this facility was awarded a B. Believe it or not, this was this facility's least impressive category. A facility is doing something right when their lowest score still outperforms most other facilities. Nursing homes that excel in long-term care tend to provide patients with more supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. In addition to considering the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is very impressive. Pneumonia is too frequently a dangerous health condition for nursing home patients so we prefer when a facility does not leave its residents vulnerable. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0 hospitalizations 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.
Juniper Village at Lincoln Heights Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Juniper Village at Lincoln Heights, 7.17% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Juniper Village at Lincoln Heights, 3.38% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls leading to injury are often the result of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Juniper Village at Lincoln Heights, 1.52% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often caused by poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this metric could also be misleading for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Juniper Village at Lincoln Heights, 10.14% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Juniper Village at Lincoln Heights, 22.67% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are generally used to treat residents experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Juniper Village at Lincoln Heights, 4.84% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents demonstrating depressive symptoms. High rates of depression may imply worse patient care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Juniper Village at Lincoln Heights, 93.69% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Juniper Village at Lincoln Heights, 17.58% Percentage of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and continence. Many would argue this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Juniper Village at Lincoln Heights, 11.91 Percentage of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the overall quality of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Juniper Village at Lincoln Heights, 66.29% Percentage of Resident
This tells you the percentage of short-term residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of performance with activities of daily living often correlates with superior rehabilitation services.
Scores for San Antonio, TX
- Overall Rating has a grade of C
- 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 B-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
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