Located in Mount Pleasant, Texas, Focused Care at Mount Pleasant is one of a mere three available nursing homes there. We awarded it an overall grade of B-, which is a middle of the road rating. Interestingly, it is actually ranked as the top facility in Mount Pleasant. We were also pleased to find that this nursing home received consistently decent grades in all of our categories. Additional information about these categories can be found below.
Focused Care at Mount Pleasant
- 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 - Corporation
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Tracheotomy Care
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
This nursing home received a solid overall grade as described above, but it really excelled in the area of nursing care, with an impressive grade of A- in this category. We looked at the skill-level of nurses at the nursing home, as well as the quantity of hours those nurses spent with patients, in calculating our rating in this area. 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 nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility Texas in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by employing a protocol of moving a patient more often.
Facility Inspections
This facility's second best category is inspections. In that category, we gave this facility a B. It actually outperformed most facilities in this category. Our inspection scores weigh a host of factors found on a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher grades in this category usually have very few of these severe deficiencies. While this nursing home had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means the inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.
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Short-term Care Quality
Another one of this nursing home's higher category grades was in the area of short-term care. In that category, we awarded this facility a B. Our short-term care ratings are probably most meaningful for people requiring a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically utilizes more skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means not just nursing, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. However, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents that ultimately returned home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Long-term Care Quality
The next category we assessed was long-term care. This nursing home was given a C in this category. For prospective residents looking for a permanent residence as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care grades are an important measure. After considering the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination record. We were pleased to discover that this nursing home vaccinated 98.37838 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Finally, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Focused Care at Mount Pleasant Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Focused Care at Mount Pleasant, 7.79% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage caused by remaining in the same position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Focused Care at Mount Pleasant, 3.33% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a fall which resulted in serious injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Focused Care at Mount Pleasant, 1.51% of Patients had UTIs
This figure gauges the percent of long-term care patients who suffered from a UTI. While a higher rate of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it can be problematic to compare between facilities due to reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Focused Care at Mount Pleasant, 11.48% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many patients, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Focused Care at Mount Pleasant, 22.56% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic measures the percent of long-term care patients receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Focused Care at Mount Pleasant, 4.81% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents exhibiting depressive symptoms. Higher rates of depression may reveal a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Focused Care at Mount Pleasant, 94.64% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these vaccines indispensable.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Focused Care at Mount Pleasant, 17.1% Percentage of Patients
This is the percent of residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with ADL's could indicate the decline of a patient's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Focused Care at Mount Pleasant, 16.36% Percentage of Residents
Measures the percentage of long-term care residents who maintained mobility. Some would argue that mobility is vital to patients mental and physical health.
Hospitalizations
In Focused Care at Mount Pleasant, 1.67 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. There is a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Focused Care at Mount Pleasant, 16.36 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Focused Care at Mount Pleasant, 11.4 Percentage of Patients
This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to gauge short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Focused Care at Mount Pleasant, 66.86% Percentage of Resident
This is a measure of the percentage of short-term patients that saw functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Titus Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.34 miles away2001 N Jefferson Mount Pleasant Texas 75455Government - Hospital District or Authority(903) 577-6000
- Ut Health East Texas Pittsburg HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 9.88 miles away2701 Us Hwy 271 N Pittsburg Texas 75686Voluntary non-profit - Other(903) 856-4520
Nearby Dialysis
- Bio-Medical Applications of Texas, Inc.0.26 miles away1407 N Jefferson Ave Mount Pleasant Texas 75455Dialysis Stations: 13 (903) 572-3420
- Mt Pleasant Dialysis Center1.49 miles away628 S Jefferson Ave Mount Pleasant Texas 75455CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (903) 572-1757