Decatur Medical Lodge is located in Decatur, Texas, a city with a total of 15,587 people. It looks like this facility is a relatively poor facility. A score of this caliber indicates we found some red flags. If you are not satisfied with this facility's low overall grade, you may find you have slim pickings in Decatur. The city has just two other nursing homes. More information on this facility's category grades is available below. Its best category was inspections, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
Decatur Medical Lodge
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Note: Decatur Medical Lodge has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Hemodialysis
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
While this facility's overall grade was not a highlight, it received a slightly more favorable grade in the area of inspections. We awarded it a B- for this category, which is a decent score. Inspection grades account for a host of factors found on a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. While this facility had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none were serious based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility was cited by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. We would not recommend this facility under any circumstance.
Short-term Care Quality
One of this nursing home's better category scores was in the area of short-term care. This wound up being its second most favorable category. In that area, we gave this facility a B-. Short-term care scores are based in part on a facility's quantity of highly-skilled highly skilled professionals. This includes a broad spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, not to mention other types of therapy. Unfortunately, we found that this place provided fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other facilities. The tricky part is determining what effect this had on quality of care. The last item we considered in this area is the number of patients that ultimately were able to return home from the facility. We found that just 5.7 percent of this facility's patients returned home. Unfortunately, this was below average.
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Long-term Care Quality
The next highest area we gave this facility in any area came in the area of long-term care, where we gave it a B-. In the category of long-term care, we analyze the quantity of care provided by a facility, as opposed to more healthcare-oriented services. On top of assessing the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. Thankfully, this nursing home provided the vaccine to 99.64413 percent of its patients, which is a very solid total. This place was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Nurse Quality
The last area we assessed is nursing. We gave this facility a grade of C in that category. Our nursing rating includes several factors. The most heavily weighted factor is the number of hours nurses spend with residents. This nursing home averages just 0.2 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. Finally, despite not having the most impressive total nursing hours per resident, this place actually performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is generally an indicator that a facility has quality controls in place.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Decatur Medical Lodge Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Decatur Medical Lodge, 7.79% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin caused by remaining in the same position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Decatur Medical Lodge, 3.33% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of residents who suffered from a fall which caused severe injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Decatur Medical Lodge, 1.51% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of nursing care . UTI's are often the result of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this statistic could be misleading for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Decatur Medical Lodge, 11.48% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. These drugs may be used for several medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Decatur Medical Lodge, 22.56% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are prescribed to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Decatur Medical Lodge, 4.81% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients who are showing depressive symptoms. Increased levels of depression may be an indicator a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Decatur Medical Lodge, 94.64% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Decatur Medical Lodge, 17.1% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Decatur Medical Lodge, 16.36% Percentage of Residents
This metric tracks the percent of long-term patients that maintained mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Decatur Medical Lodge, 1.67 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Decatur Medical Lodge, 16.36 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Decatur Medical Lodge, 11.4 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Decatur Medical Lodge, 66.86% Percentage of Resident
This is the percentage of short-term residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Wise Regional Health SystemAcute Care Hospitals 0.43 miles away609 Medical Center Drive Decatur Texas 76234Government - Hospital District or Authority(940) 627-5921
Nearby Dialysis
- Wise Regional Health System Dialysis Center0.12 miles away2150 S. Fm 51 Decatur Texas 76234Dialysis Stations: 24 (940) 626-1700
- Decatur Home Dialysis, LLC0.12 miles away2301 S Fm 51 Ste 600 Decatur Texas 76234Dialysis Stations: 1 (940) 252-1700