El Paso Health & Rehabilitation Center
11525 Vista Del Sol Dr, El Paso TX 79936 · (915) 855-3636 · 77.18% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
El Paso Health & Rehabilitation Center is a large facility located in El Paso, Texas. This nursing home was awarded an uninspiring overall grade of D, which is a subpar rating. Fortunately, this nursing home is one of 20 nursing homes in this city so if you aren't impressed, you should have better options. If you aren't deterred by this place's report card, feel free to continue reading to find out about its category grades. Inspection grades are discussed in the next section.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 135 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
Although we didn't give this place a good overall score, we did give it a relatively strong grade in the category of inspections, where it received a grade of B+. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining our inspection scores. One key factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is usually more important than the number of deficiencies, as some deficiencies can be quite insignificant. This facility received 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This tells you that the government inspectors didn't consider any of these deficiencies to be an immediate threat to patient health or safety. A couple minor deficiencies are not necessarily the end of the world.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home's second best category came in the area of short-term care. In that category, we gave this nursing home a grade of C. In our short-term care score, we strive to craft a meaningful measure for rehabilitation services. In doing so, we analyze a facility's offerings of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. We were pleased to find that this nursing home employs both registered nurses and physical therapists. The same can't be said for all nursing homes. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. In fact, we found that it outperformed the majority of nursing homes in the country with 50.3 percent of its patients returning home. This is a higher rate than most facilities.
Nurse Quality
We gave this facility a grade of just D for our nursing rating. We scrutinized the levels of nurses employed by the facility, in addition to the quantity of time those nurses worked with residents, in computing our score in this area. This particular facility provided a meager 2.9 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis. This number is quite a bit below the national average. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing scores. This nursing home performed well when it comes to minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers.
Long-term Care Quality
The final area we looked at is long-term care, which ended up being this facility's weakest area. We awarded this facility a D in that category. If you are seeking anything other than short-term rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each facility's long-term care grades. In addition to considering the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. Thankfully, this facility administered the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents, which is a very solid statistic. Lastly, we looked at the nursing home's number of hospitalizations. Here we found that this facility had 2.26 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Unfortunately, this figure is far less favorable than its vaccination record.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
El Paso Health & Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care can reduce the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are routinely associated with poor nursing care. Additional nurse staffing can minimize the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who have suffered from urinary tract infections. UTI's may be an indicator of worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this datapoint can also be misleading for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is an indication of the percent of long-term stay patients taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure indicates the percent of long-term care residents receiving antianxiety drugs.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percent of residents showing symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care residents who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home patients, making these vaccines critical to patient well-being.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percent of patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with ADL's may indicate deterioration of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This indicates the percent of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This is the percentage of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better