Desoto Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is an average-sized facility in Desoto, Texas. This is a fine nursing home. We awarded it an overall grade of B, which is a quality grade. You could definitely do much worse than this nursing home. We were also pleased to find that this place did not have any weak links in any of the major categories discussed below. More information about its category grades can be found below.
Desoto Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
In addition to performing well in its overall grade, this nursing home performed at an even higher level in the area of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A+. Our inspection scores weigh a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better grades in this area generally have few of these severe deficiencies. This place was assessed 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered severe. This indicates that the government inspectors didn't deem any of these deficiencies an imminent threat to patient health or safety. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe made us feel better about this inspection report.
Long-term Care Quality
Another one of this facility's quality category scores came in the area of long-term care. We gave them one of our more favorable grades in that area, with a score of B. Facilities that do well in this category typically are well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to residents. Once we looked at the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 98.4375 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is significantly higher than the majority of nursing homes. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep 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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Nurse Quality
This facility is also strong in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of B. It outperformed most nursing homes in this category. Our nursing rating is based on the facility's level of nurse staffing. We consider both the levels of skill of those nurses as well as the quantity of hours spent with patients. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home Texas in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as employing a protocol of moving patients more frequently.
Short-term Care Quality
Our next category is short-term care, where we awarded this facility a C in this area. In computing our short-term care grades, we scrutinize the nursing home's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other types of therapists. This rating is typically a meaningful measure of the nursing home's rehabilitation services. Unfortunately, we weren't able to locate information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. The final datapoint we looked at in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that just 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is below average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Desoto Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Desoto Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 7.79% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage caused by remaining in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Desoto Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 3.33% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic measures the percent of long-term care patients which sustained a fall leading to major injury. This is one of the statistics we use in calculating our nursing ratings.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Desoto Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 1.51% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of long-term patients who had a urinary tract infection. While more of these infections may reflect poorly on a facility's nursing care, it is difficult to compare between nursing homes due to facilities having differing reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Desoto Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 11.48% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. These drugs are sometimes used for treating a variety of conditions, including cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Desoto Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 22.56% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of patients given antianxiety medications. These medications are prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Desoto Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 4.81% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents who are showing depressive symptoms. Many in the industry would argue this is a measure of quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Desoto Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 94.64% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Desoto Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 17.1% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and eating.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Desoto Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 16.36% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percentage of patients that remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Desoto Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 16.36 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Desoto Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 66.86% Percentage of Resident
This is a measure of the percent of short-term stay patients that saw functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Crescent Medical Center LancasterAcute Care Hospitals 2.52 miles away2600 West Pleasant Run Road Lancaster Texas 75146Physician(972) 230-8888
- Methodist Charlton Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 2.9 miles away3500 W Wheatland Road Dallas Texas 75237Voluntary non-profit - Private(214) 947-7777
- Methodist Dallas Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.72 miles away1441 North Beckley Avenue Dallas Texas 75203Voluntary non-profit - Other(214) 947-2879
- Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- WaxahachieAcute Care Hospitals 12.29 miles away2400 N Interstate Highway 35e Waxahachie Texas 75165Voluntary non-profit - Private(972) 923-7000
- Baylor Scott and White Heart and Vascular HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.16 miles away621 North Hall Street Dallas Texas 75226Proprietary(214) 820-0670
- Baylor University Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 13.3 miles away3500 Gaston Ave Dallas Texas 75246Voluntary non-profit - Church(214) 820-0111
- Childrens Medical Ctr of DallasChildrens 13.79 miles away1935 Medical District Drive Dallas Texas 75235Voluntary non-profit - Private(214) 456-7000
- Baylor Scott and White Medical Center UptownAcute Care Hospitals 13.97 miles away2727 East Lemmon Avenue Building I Dallas Texas 75204Proprietary(214) 443-3000
Nearby Dialysis
- Desoto Regional Dialysis Center LLC1.29 miles away2651 Bolton Boone Drive Building B Desoto Texas 75115CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (972) 780-5991
- Fmc of Pleasant Run Dialysis1.68 miles away900 N. Polk Street #146 Desoto Texas 75115CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (972) 228-8780
- Liberty Dialysis - Lancaster2.15 miles away3250 W Pleasant Run Road Suite 280 Lancaster Texas 75146CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (972) 230-7778
- Regional Dialysis Center of Lancaster LLC2.68 miles away2500 W Pleasant Run Rd Suite 100 Lancaster Texas 75146Dialysis Stations: 24 (972) 274-0192
- Lancaster Dialysis2.74 miles away2424 West Pleasant Run Lancaster Texas 75146Dialysis Stations: 25 (972) 223-9292
- Liberty Dialysis - Charlton2.97 miles away3571 W Wheatland Road Suite 103 Dallas Texas 75237CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (469) 518-5731
- Liberty Dialysis - Duncanville3 miles away1038 Us Highway 67 Duncanville Texas 75137CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (214) 302-0238
- Duncanville Dialysis3.06 miles away270 E Highway 67, Suite 100 Duncanville Texas 75137Dialysis Stations: 16 (972) 296-4911