Corpus Christi Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
2735 Airline Rd, Corpus Christi TX 78414 · (361) 992-0816 · 97.25% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Corpus Christi Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is on a list of 15 facilities in Corpus Christi, Texas. Sporting an overall grade of D, this is a relatively poor facility. This place has very little going for it. If you aren't deterred by this facility's report card, feel free to continue reading to find out about its category scores. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 120 Beds
CCRC :
Government - Hospital district
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
While this nursing home's overall score was not a highlight, it actually excelled in the area of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A for that category, which is one of our best scores. Our inspection scores are tied to several items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Deficiencies are an important item to look for on these reports. You should especially avoid facilities that have severe deficiencies associated with risks to resident well being. This facility was hit with 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be major deficiencies. This indicates that the inspectors did not consider any of these deficiencies to pose an imminent risk to resident health or safety. A few minor deficiencies are not the end of the world.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility's second highest area was long-term care. In that category, we awarded this facility a grade of B-. Long-term care scores are important for prospective residents seeking personal care. In addition to looking at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 99.73822 percent of its residents. The last statistic we looked at was the nursing home's hospitalization rate. We found that this place had 1.95 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is not too far off the national average.
Short-term Care Quality
Sadly, this facility received an F for its short-term care grade. Short-term care grades are based on a nursing home's quantity of skilled nursing services. This means a vast scope of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, in addition to other forms of therapy. Considering its score in this area, we weren't surprised to discover that this place was well below average in terms of its number of registered nurse and physical therapy hours provided to its patients based on the figures we assessed. Finally, we assessed the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. This wasn't a strength for this facility. We found that just 43.9 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home. At most facilities, about half of their patients are able to return home so this is well below average.
Nurse Quality
The last area we graded was nursing, in which this nursing home received a rock bottom score in this area also. Sadly, it received an abysmal F in this category, which is definitely somewhat alarming. We analyzed the skill-level of nurses working for the nursing home, as well as the quantity of hours those nurses were with patients, in calculating our score in this category. This nursing home provided only 3.1 hours of nursing care per patient daily. 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 did not fare as well in the quality-based measures we looked at in determining our nursing grades. We looked at the percent of residents sustaining major falls and pressure ulcers. This nursing home had more pressure ulcers and falls than the average facility.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Corpus Christi Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a barometer of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are often the result of patients staying in one position for too long.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay residents that have had a fall resulting in severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be a sign of poor nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Although more of these infections may reflect poorly on a facility's nursing care, it can be difficult to compare different facilities due to nursing homes having inconsistent reporting standards.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are administered to patients for a variety of conditions, including dementia. Sadly, in some situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are administered to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents showing signs of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This tells you the percent of patients that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percentage of patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may be a sign of the decline of a patient's health.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This indicates the percentage of patients who maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This datapoint measures the percentage of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some would argue that this is a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better