With an address in Floresville, Texas, Frank M Tejeda Texas State Veterans Home is one of a mere three facilities in this city. This is a subpar facility, with an overall grade of D. Unfortunately, this grade was right in line with the city grade in Floresville, which is also very poor. More information on this nursing home's category grades may be found below. Its best category is short-term care, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
Frank M Tejeda Texas State Veterans Home
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Government - State
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Pharmacy
Registered Staff Hours
Short-term Care Quality
While we were not high on this nursing home overall, we awarded it a grade of B- for short-term care. Our short-term care ratings are critical for people in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically mandates more highly-skilled nursing services. This means a vast scope of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. This nursing home provides more services with physical therapists and registered nurses than most nursing homes we looked at. This is usually a favorable sign. The last statistic we considered in this area is the number of patients who eventually returned home from the facility. We found that just 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
Facility Inspections
This place received a C for the category of inspections. This was certainly a notch above its other category grades. Inspection grades weigh a host of factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Unfortunately, we also need to draw your attention to the fact that this facility received significant government fines in recent years.
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Nurse Quality
This nursing home actually received a decent grade in the area of nursing as well. We awarded it a grade of C for that category, which is not a bad score. Our nursing rating assesses a handful of factors, most of which are based on levels of nurse staffing. This facility averages just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient daily, which is well below average. Finally, although this place got docked a bit for its nursing hours, it excelled in a few of our quality metrics. With fewer than five percent of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, it fared well in this statistic.
Long-term Care Quality
The last area we rated is long-term care, where this facility received an abysmal score in this area as well. Unfortunately, we gave it a lowly F for this area, which is definitely somewhat alarming. When nursing homes receive this kind of grade in long-term care it is often a bad sign for patient care and it may indicate that the facility is not as well-staffed with nurses and aids. In addition to assessing the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 83.86412 percent of its residents. This is significantly below the national average. Surprisingly, this place was actually decent at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. This is its best feature in this category.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Frank M Tejeda Texas State Veterans Home Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Frank M Tejeda Texas State Veterans Home, 7.79% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of patients who 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 Frank M Tejeda Texas State Veterans Home, 3.33% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are often linked to lower levels of patient supervision. Closer supervision can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Frank M Tejeda Texas State Veterans Home, 1.51% of Patients had UTIs
This metric indicates the percent of long-term care patients who sustained UTI's. UTI's could be a sign of a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this statistic could be skewed for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Frank M Tejeda Texas State Veterans Home, 11.48% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents given antipsychotic medications. These drugs are used for several medical conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Frank M Tejeda Texas State Veterans Home, 22.56% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term patients which are given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Frank M Tejeda Texas State Veterans Home, 4.81% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients showing signs of depression. Some experts would argue this is a measure of quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Frank M Tejeda Texas State Veterans Home, 94.64% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Frank M Tejeda Texas State Veterans Home, 17.1% Percentage of Patients
This is the percent of patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could indicate erosion of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Frank M Tejeda Texas State Veterans Home, 16.36% Percentage of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that retained mobility levels. Many in the industry argue that mobility is important for residents' physical and mental well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Frank M Tejeda Texas State Veterans Home, 1.67 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Frank M Tejeda Texas State Veterans Home, 16.36 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Nearby Hospitals
- Connally Memorial Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 2.64 miles away499 10th Street Floresville Texas 78114Government - Hospital District or Authority(830) 393-1300
Nearby Dialysis
- Floresville Dialysis2.17 miles away543 10th Street Floresville Texas 78114CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (830) 393-4010