Cuero Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is an average-sized government-owned nursing home in Cuero, Texas. Featuring an overall score of F, we consider this to be a lower end nursing home. Based on our ratings, this place probably isn't a good fit for anyone. We were surprised to find that this facility actually received one decent category score for inspections, which you can read more about below.
Cuero Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- Government - County
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
Although we gave this facility a terrible overall grade, we awarded it a C for our inspections rating. In fact, the facility received very impressive inspection report this year. Our inspection scores weigh a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One key criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. This place was assessed 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were in categories G through L. This means that the government inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies to pose an imminent risk to resident safety or health. Unfortunately, we also need to draw your attention to the fact that this facility received some government fines in recent years.
Long-term Care Quality
Unfortunately, this nursing home's next most respectable score was long-term care. As it turns out, with a grade of D in this area, it still performed relatively badly. If you are seeking anything other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each facility's long-term care scores. Once we assessed the amount of nursing care, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination records. We were pleased to find that this nursing home vaccinates 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Surprisingly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home has less hospitalizations than many nursing homes. Sadly, some of its other scores in this category weren't as favorable as these.
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Nurse Quality
In addition, we gave this facility an F in the area of nursing care. In computing a nursing home's nursing rating, we consider the quantity of hours nurses are with residents as well as the level of skill of those nurses. This place averaged a meager 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis. This figure is far below the national average. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in calculating our nursing grades. This facility fared well in the area of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers.
Short-term Care Quality
Switching gears to our last area, this nursing home really didn't fare well in this area either. Due to a very poor grade of F in short-term care, this is about as as uninspiring as it gets. With our short-term care assessment, we strive to craft a meaningful gauge for rehabilitation. In doing so, we analyze the facility's offerings of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. Not surprisingly, we found that this nursing home provides far less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than the average facility. The last item we considered in this category is the number of patients that were able to return home from the nursing home. This facility struggled quite a bit in this area as well, with just 4.6 percent of its patients returning home. Unfortunately, this was quite a bit below average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Cuero Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Cuero Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 7.79% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Cuero Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 3.33% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic tells you the percentage of long-term patients who suffered a fall resulting in severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in determining nursing scores.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Cuero Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 1.51% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections could be associated with inadequate hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Cuero Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 11.48% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric tells you the percent of long-term care residents which are administered antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior in situations where such medications aren't medically required. However, some nursing homes need to rely on these medications due to having more residents with Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Cuero Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 22.56% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are typically used to treat residents experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Cuero Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 4.81% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents showing symptoms of depression. Many believe this is a reliable measure of quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Cuero Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 94.64% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient care.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Cuero Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 17.1% Percentage of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and continence. Some experts believe this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Cuero Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 16.36% Percentage of Residents
This metric tracks the percentage of long-term stay patients who maintained mobility. Many in the industry believe that the ability to move around is important for residents' mental and physical well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Cuero Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 1.67 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care. There is typically a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Cuero Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 16.36 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Cuero Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 11.4 Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to gauge short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Cuero Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 66.86% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Cuero Regional HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.89 miles away2550 N Esplanade Cuero Texas 77954Government - Hospital District or Authority(361) 275-6191
- Yoakum Community HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 17.2 miles away1200 Carl Ramert Drive Yoakum Texas 77995Voluntary non-profit - Private(361) 293-2321
Nearby Dialysis
- Cuero Lakeview Kidney Center LLC0.37 miles away1105 East Broadway Cuero Texas 77954Dialysis Stations: 16 (361) 275-8648