Crowell Nursing Center is the sole facility we found in Crowell, Texas. With an overall rating of B-, this looks like a solid facility. At the end of the day, this place looks like a good fit for quite a few people. This place was stronger in some categories than others, but it did not have any bad scores in any of our major areas discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.
Crowell Nursing Center
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
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
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Recreational Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
We want to point out that this facility really outperformed its overall grade in the area of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless government inspection report this year. As a result, we gave it one of our best scores in this category with an A. Our inspection scores weigh several factors included in a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher grades in this category usually have very few severe deficiencies. While this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' deficiency scale. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor made us feel better about this inspection report.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we rated this nursing home so highly is that it earned a very impressive nursing score. This turned out to be its second best category grade. In that area, we awarded this facility an B-. Our nursing grade analyzes several subcategories, most of which are tied to nursing hours. This facility provides only 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient each day. This is a somewhat uninspiring figure which is well below the national average. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality measures. While this place got docked a bit for its nursing hours per resident, it excelled in a few of these quality measures. With less than five percent of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, it fared well in this statistic. This is often a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as having a policy of turning a resident more frequently.
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Short-term Care Quality
The next category we graded is short-term care. In that area, we awarded this facility a C. Short-term care scores are vital for people seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally requires more skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means a vast scope of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Unfortunately, we weren't able to track down information about this nursing home's registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. Finally, we looked at the percentage of patients who ultimately were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was actually quite a bit below the national average.
Long-term Care Quality
The last area we rated was long-term care. This nursing home received a grade of C for this category. Long-term care grades are generally used to measure a nursing home's performance as a traditional convalescent home, as opposed to focusing more on the skilled nursing services provided by a skilled nursing facility. In addition to looking at the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is better than the average nursing home. This nursing home was able to keep its residents 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.
Crowell Nursing Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Crowell Nursing Center, 7.79% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin resulting from staying in one position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Crowell Nursing Center, 3.33% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that sustained a fall which resulted in serious injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries could be an indication of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Crowell Nursing Center, 1.51% of Patients had UTIs
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents which had UTI's. UTI's could be a sign of a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this statistic could also be skewed for some nursing homes due to different reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Crowell Nursing Center, 11.48% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents which were administered antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents in scenarios where such medications are not medically indicated. Nevertheless, some facilities need to rely on these drugs due to having more residents suffering from cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Crowell Nursing Center, 22.56% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Crowell Nursing Center, 4.81% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term stay residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Many believe this is a reasonable measure of resident quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Crowell Nursing Center, 94.64% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Crowell Nursing Center, 17.1% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with ADL's could indicate the erosion of a resident's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Crowell Nursing Center, 16.36% Percentage of Residents
This metric tracks the percentage of long-term care patients who retained mobility levels. Some experts would argue that the ability to move around is critical to patients mental and physical well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Crowell Nursing Center, 1.67 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Crowell Nursing Center, 16.36 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.