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Buena Vida Nursing and Rehab-San Antonio

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
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5027 Pecan Grove,
San Antonio TX 78222

(210) 333-6815

27.79% estimated occupancy 1

Buena Vida Nursing and Rehab-San Antonio looks like it is one of a list of 62 nursing homes located in San Antonio, Texas. This city has quite a few more options to choose from compared to most cities in the state. Sporting an overall rating of B+, this looks like a high quality facility. In fact, we ranked this nursing home in the top third of all facilities in the country. This place's strong profile was highlighted by its inspection reports, which we will address in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2022)
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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

To go along with its favorable overall grade, we gave this nursing home an A for our inspections rating. Our inspection scores are based on many pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that excel in this category tend to have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This place was assessed 6 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered severe. This means that the inspectors did not deem any of these deficiencies to be an imminent threat to resident health or safety. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in this industry.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A-minus

This nursing home performed well in our nursing category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A- for that category, which is one of our highest scores. There are a number of factors within this grade. Many of the criteria reflect staffing levels. This nursing home provides 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well in terms of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

This facility was given a strong short-term care grade as well. We awarded it one of our better scores in that area with a grade of B+. Short-term care scores are vital for individuals in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally requires higher levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means a wide range of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like this nursing home provided information about its staffing of registered nurses or physical therapists. The final statistic we looked at in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

The final category we scored is long-term care. This facility received a very good long-term care grade this year, with a B-. Although this wasn't nearly as impressive as many of its other category grades, this is still a respectable rating for that area. In our long-term care rating, we assess the volume of services provided by a facility, along with a series of quality statistics. Once we finished looking at the amount of care provided by nurses, we turned to the facility's vaccination records. We were pleased to learn that this nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Finally, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Buena Vida Nursing and Rehab-San Antonio Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In Buena Vida Nursing and Rehab-San Antonio, 4.42% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin caused by remaining in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B

In Buena Vida Nursing and Rehab-San Antonio, 3.38% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are often the result of lower quality nursing care. More supervision can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In Buena Vida Nursing and Rehab-San Antonio, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely linked to worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this datapoint can also be misleading for certain facilities due to different reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A

In Buena Vida Nursing and Rehab-San Antonio, 5.06% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term residents taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these medications are being used appropriately. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B

In Buena Vida Nursing and Rehab-San Antonio, 17.95% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of patients given antianxiety drugs. These medications are generally used to treat patients suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: D

In Buena Vida Nursing and Rehab-San Antonio, 15.82% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A-minus

In Buena Vida Nursing and Rehab-San Antonio, 99.61% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: C

In Buena Vida Nursing and Rehab-San Antonio, 18.32% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of decline of a resident's medical condition.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: F

In Buena Vida Nursing and Rehab-San Antonio, 4.83% of Residents

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who remained mobile levels.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Buena Vida Nursing and Rehab-San Antonio, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care. There is a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the overall quality of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Buena Vida Nursing and Rehab-San Antonio, 4.83% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

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 C
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus

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