Located in Chandler, Texas, Chandler Nursing Center is the sole option we were able to find there. It looks like this is a fine nursing home. We awarded it an overall grade of B, which is a favorable score. You can definitely do much worse than this facility. This facility is better in some categories than others, but it didn't have any poor grades in any of the major categories discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.
Chandler Nursing Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Government - Hospital district
- Offers Respite Care
- 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
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
One of the reasons this ended up being a strong facility is that it received an impressive inspection rating. In fact, inspections turned out to be its best category grade. In this category, we gave it an A+. Our inspection ratings are based on many datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that score well in this area tend to have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. While this place had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you the inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
We also awarded this nursing home a score of A+ for our long-term care grade. Long-term care ratings of this caliber generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. After considering the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 99.48718 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping residents out of the hospital. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Short-term Care Quality
This facilities next best area is short-term care. We awarded it a C in this category. This is essentially a middle of the pack score in this area. Our short-term care grades are likely most meaningful for individuals in need of rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation typically utilizes more highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means not just nursing, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. It does not look like this facility submitted data regarding its registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The final item we looked at in this category is the number of residents that eventually returned home from the nursing home. We found that just 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
Nurse Quality
The last area we looked at is nursing. We awarded it a grade of C in that category. This is basically a middle of the road grade in this category. Nursing scores are mostly tied to the facility's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this facility excelled in some of the quality measures we assessed. In fact, it scored well when it comes to avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. Many consider these areas to be reliable measures of the quality of nursing care. In some cases, the quality of nursing care is every bit as important as the number of hours of care offered.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Chandler Nursing Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Chandler Nursing Center, 7.79% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely caused by patients not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Chandler Nursing Center, 3.33% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are considered to be a measure of nursing care . Major falls are routinely caused by poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Chandler Nursing Center, 1.51% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections may be linked to poor hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Chandler Nursing Center, 11.48% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Chandler Nursing Center, 22.56% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic gauges the percent of long-term care patients who are administered antianxiety medication. These medications are typically prescribed to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Chandler Nursing Center, 4.81% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients who are exhibiting signs of depression. Higher rates of depression may imply a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Chandler Nursing Center, 94.64% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term residents who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home residents, making these vaccines indispensable.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Chandler Nursing Center, 17.1% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and taking a bath. Many believe this is a measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Chandler Nursing Center, 16.36% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percentage of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Chandler Nursing Center, 1.67 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Chandler Nursing Center, 16.36 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Chandler Nursing Center, 11.4 Percentage of Patients
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care.
Nearby Hospitals
- Baylor Scott & White Texas Spine & Joint HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.81 miles away1814 Roseland Boulevard Tyler Texas 75701Physician(903) 525-3300
- Ut Health East Texas Tyler Regional HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.33 miles away1000 South Beckham Ave Tyler Texas 75701Voluntary non-profit - Private(903) 597-0351
- Christus Mother Frances HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.43 miles away800 East Dawson Tyler Texas 75701Voluntary non-profit - Private(903) 593-8441
- University of Texas Health Science Center at TylerAcute Care Hospitals 17.78 miles away11937 Us Highway 271 Tyler Texas 75708Government - State(903) 877-7777
Nearby Dialysis
- Renal Center of Tyler8.57 miles away510 S. Sw Loop 323 Suite 580 Tyler Texas 75702Dialysis Stations: 20 (903) 596-0102
- West Tyler Dialysis8.71 miles away3600 West Erwin Tyler Texas 75702CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (903) 526-4286
- Watson Wise Dialysis Center11.27 miles away815 E First St Tyler Texas 75701CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (903) 595-2495
- Renal Care Group-Southeast Tyler12.45 miles away3826 Troup Highway, Suite # L Tyler Texas 75703CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (903) 581-5252
- Renal Center of Waterton12.74 miles away2895 Shiloh Road Tyler Texas 75703CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (903) 561-0292