Focused Care at Sherman is one of four nursing homes located in Sherman, Texas. This nursing home was given a rock bottom overall rating based on the data we assessed. Unfortunately, the city grade for Sherman isn't too much better. Nevertheless, you still should be able to find a better option We were surprisingly able to give this facility some positive feedback for our inspections category, which you can find more information about below.
Focused Care at Sherman
- 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
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Respiratory Therapy
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
Although we gave this nursing home a terrible overall grade, we awarded it a grade of B for our inspections rating. This was due to the facility receiving a decent inspection report this year. Our inspection grades account for several factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. You generally want to avoid facilities with a bunch of severe deficiencies flagged. Although this place had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. A few minor deficiencies aren't the end of the world.
Nurse Quality
Turning to the area of nursing care, this facility received a grade of just D in this category. Unfortunately, this ended up being one of its better grades. Our nursing score is primarily associated with a facility's nurse staffing. With just 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis, this nursing home's nurse staffing levels were well below average. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in calculating our nursing scores. This nursing home performed well when it comes to avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. Many consider these statistics to be good measures of the quality of nursing care.
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Long-term Care Quality
Tragically, this facility received an F for its long-term care score. Nursing homes that do not fare well in this category often do not provide as much nursing care and also may be struggling in a few of the areas of routine healthcare services we assessed. Once we assessed the volume of care provided by nurses, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination data. Candidly, we were a bit worried that this nursing home vaccinated a relatively low 88.58447 percent of its residents against pneumonia. To our surprise, this facility actually fared well at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. This is its best score in this category.
Short-term Care Quality
Switching gears to our last category, this nursing home did not perform very well here either. With a poor grade of F in short-term care, this is just about as terrible as it gets. Our short-term care grade is often used to gauge a nursing home's performance with rehabilitation. In order to have high-end rehabilitation services, facilities generally must feature higher levels of highly skilled nursing services. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, respiratory therapists and other types of therapists. Not surprisingly, we discovered that this facility offers significantly less registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than the average nursing home. The last metric we assessed in this area is the number of residents who who were able to eventually return home from the nursing home. This facility struggled quite a bit in this area as well, with just 0 percent of its residents returning home. Unfortunately, this was well below average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Focused Care at Sherman Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Focused Care at Sherman, 7.79% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are often caused by residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Focused Care at Sherman, 3.33% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are routinely associated with lower quality nursing care. Better nursing protocols can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Focused Care at Sherman, 1.51% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often the result of facilities with worst hygiene practices. Better hygiene protocols can reduce the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. We want to point out that this metric is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Focused Care at Sherman, 11.48% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents given antipsychotic medications. These drugs are sometimes used to treat several conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Focused Care at Sherman, 22.56% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of residents who were given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are administered to patients suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Focused Care at Sherman, 4.81% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Focused Care at Sherman, 94.64% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term care patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Focused Care at Sherman, 17.1% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and taking a bath.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Focused Care at Sherman, 16.36% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percent of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Focused Care at Sherman, 1.67 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the overall quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Focused Care at Sherman, 16.36 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Focused Care at Sherman, 11.4 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. There is a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the overall quality of nursing home care.
Scores for Sherman, TX
- Overall Rating has a grade of D
- Nurse Rating has a grade of D
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of D
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
Looking for more options? Sherman, Texas has 3 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Wilson N Jones Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.59 miles away500 N Highland Avenue Sherman Texas 75091Proprietary(903) 870-4611
- Baylor Scott and White Surgical Hospital at ShermaAcute Care Hospitals 3.42 miles away3601 Calais Drive Sherman Texas 75090Physician(903) 813-3728
- Texoma Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 5.94 miles away5016 S Us Highway 75 Denison Texas 75020Proprietary(903) 416-4000
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita Sherman Crossroads Dialysis1.9 miles away209 W Travis St Sherman Texas 75092Dialysis Stations: 13 (903) 421-0272
- Renal Treatment Center Southeast Lp3.87 miles away1724 W Us Highway 82 Ste 100 Sherman Texas 75092CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (903) 421-0394
- Denison Dialysis Center9.03 miles away123 N. Us Hwy 75 Denison Texas 75020CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (903) 337-0731