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Whispering Springs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: C
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Whispering Springs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center's website

506 S 7th St,
Carrizo Springs TX 78834

(830) 876-5011

41.7% estimated occupancy 1

Whispering Springs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is an average-sized facility in Carrizo Springs, Texas. This turns out to be a middle of the pack facility, with an overall grade of C. As far as we can see, this place ought to be a solid choice for most people. One of the major highlights of this nursing home's report card is its remarkable inspection score, which is addressed 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 Hospice
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Amputee Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Bariatric Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Lymphedema Care

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2022)
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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

In addition to being a respectable facility overall, this facility really excelled in the category of inspections, where it earned an A+. Few facilities performed better in this area. Our inspection grades weigh several factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One key criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher grades in this area tend to have very few of these severe deficiencies. While this facility had some minor dings on its government inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those found in categories G through L. This means that the inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A couple of minor deficiencies shouldn't stop you from considering a nursing home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B

Another one of this nursing home's higher category grades was in the area of long-term care. In that area, we awarded this nursing home a grade of B. It actually fared better than most nursing homes in this area. When facilities receive this type of grade in long-term care it is typically a good sign for resident care and indicates that the nursing home is well-staffed with nurses and aids. After considering the quantity of care provided by nurses, we next considered the facility's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia sadly can be a life or death health condition for nursing home patients so we like it when a facility does not leave this to chance. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: D

Sadly, this facility only received a grade of D for its short-term care grade, which is not a very good score. In our short-term care score, we try to create a sound measure for rehabilitation services. In this process, we look at a facility's offerings of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. Considering its score in this area, we weren't stunned to find that this facility is well below average in terms of the number of physical therapy and registered nurse hours offered to its residents based on the figures we looked at. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of patients that returned home from this nursing home. This facility didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was well off the national average.

Nurse Quality

Grade: F

The final area we analyzed is nursing, which turned out to be this nursing home's weakest category. Sadly, it received an F for this category, which is certainly very disappointing. The nursing category weighs many factors, many of which are associated with nursing hours. This nursing home offered only 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis. This is a very low total compared to most nursing homes. To pair with its subpar totals in the area of nursing hours per resident, this nursing home also didn't perform as well in the quality-based measures we looked at in computing our nursing grades. We looked at the percent of residents experiencing major falls and pressure ulcers. This place had more pressure ulcers and falls than the average facility. This could be a bad sign when you consider that many falls and bed sores are preventable with better nursing care. Unfortunately, these scores pulled down this nursing home's nursing grade significantly.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Whispering Springs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: C

In Whispering Springs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 10.96% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percent of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by patients not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: C

In Whispering Springs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 4.35% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of residents who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are routinely linked to lower quality nursing care. Additional nurse staffing can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In Whispering Springs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often associated with lower quality nursing care. Additional nurse staffing can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Note that this datapoint is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have varying reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Whispering Springs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 3.21% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These drugs are used for several conditions, including dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A

In Whispering Springs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 9.93% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are given to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: D

In Whispering Springs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 17.12% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients who are showing symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Whispering Springs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 100% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care residents that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for seniors, making these types of vaccines important for resident well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In Whispering Springs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 13.95% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and continence.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: C

In Whispering Springs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 10.53% of Residents

This indicates the percent of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: F

In Whispering Springs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Whispering Springs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 10.53% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical abilities of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: F

In Whispering Springs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 21.9% of Patients

This is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to assess short-term care.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Dimmit Regional HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 0.13 miles away704 Hospital Drive Carrizo Springs Texas 78834Voluntary non-profit - Other(830) 876-2424

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fmc Carizzo Springs Kidney Disease Clinic0.05 miles away409 S. 7th Street Carrizo Springs Texas 78834Dialysis Stations: 20 (830) 876-3939
  • Fmc San Antonio, LLC17.41 miles away1313 Veterans Ave Suite E Crystal City Texas 78839Dialysis Stations: 1 (830) 374-9022