Goodall Witcher Nursing Facility is a small non-profit nursing home located in Clifton, Texas. We awarded this facility an overall rating of A-, resulting in it being the highest graded facility in Clifton. We really couldn't find many negative things to say about this facility. Its ratings are just impeccable. Finally, this facility did have an ownership change in the last 12 months, so we'll have to keep an eye on it to make sure it maintains its excellent quality standards.
Goodall Witcher Nursing Facility
- Nursing Home
Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Please note our records indicate that Goodall Witcher Nursing Facility has changed ownership recently and while our data on this page is up-to-date there is a chance that the quality of this facility may change under new management.
Quick Details
- No Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Radiation Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
One of the reasons this place turned out to be a great nursing home is that it earned an A+ inspection grade. This is just about as good as it gets in this category. Inspection scores account for several factors found on a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher grades in this category tend to have very few severe deficiencies. This facility was hit with 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This means that the government inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies to create an immediate threat to resident safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
We also want to point out the fact that this nursing home was given a high-end grade of A in our long-term care area. Long-term care ratings in this range generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. On top of looking at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 96.90722 percent of its patients. Vaccines are critical to keeping residents out of the hospital. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Nurse Quality
Another one of this facility's impressive category grades came in the area of nursing care. We awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of B+. The nursing score features several datapoints. The most heavily weighted one is the quantity of hours nurses spend with patients. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Short-term Care Quality
The next category we graded was short-term care, in which this facility was awarded a grade of B. Although this is its worst category rating, this is still a quality score. With our short-term care score, we attempt to create a fair gauge for rehabilitation. In this process, we analyze the nursing home's scope of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the number of patients who returned home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Goodall Witcher Nursing Facility Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Goodall Witcher Nursing Facility, 7.94% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure tells you the percent of long-term care patients who are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are an measure of a facility's nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Goodall Witcher Nursing Facility, 3.28% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients which sustained a fall resulting in serious injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries could be an indicator of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Goodall Witcher Nursing Facility, 1.64% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely the result of lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this metric could also be misleading for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Goodall Witcher Nursing Facility, 11.75% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic measures the percentage of long-term patients who are administered antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents in situations where such drugs are not medically indicated. However, some facilities may need to rely on these drugs due to having more residents suffering from dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Goodall Witcher Nursing Facility, 22.77% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients who were given antianxiety medications. These medications are prescribed to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Goodall Witcher Nursing Facility, 4.66% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents demonstrating signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Goodall Witcher Nursing Facility, 94.73% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Goodall Witcher Nursing Facility, 17.29% Percentage of Patients
This is the percent of patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with ADL's may indicate decline of a patient's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Goodall Witcher Nursing Facility, 18.08% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percentage of patients that were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Goodall Witcher Nursing Facility, 18.08 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Nearby Hospitals
- Goodall Witcher HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 0 miles away101 Posey Avenue Clifton Texas 76634Government - Hospital District or Authority(254) 675-8322