Grace Hill Nursing Center
215 Fm 161 Business South, Hughes Springs TX 75656 · (903) 639-2561 · 53.62% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
With an address in Hughes Springs, Texas, Grace Hill Nursing Center is one of a mere two nursing homes in the city. This nursing home was awarded an overall grade of B, which is a quality score. At the end of the day, this facility is a good fit for most people. This nursing home's impressive profile was highlighted by its inspection reports, which we will address in the next section.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 69 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
On top of being a strong nursing home overall, this nursing home especially excelled in our inspections category, where it earned an A-. Few nursing homes fared better in that category. Our inspection grades account for a host of factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher scores in this category usually have few severe deficiencies. Although this place had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none were serious based on CMS' deficiency scale. We should note that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in this industry.
Long-term Care Quality
Contributing to its profile, this facility also received a grade of B+ for its long-term care rating. This is an above average score in this area. When nursing homes receive this kind of score in this category it is usually a good sign for patient care and suggests that the facility is well-staffed with nurses aids. After assessing the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination data. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is significantly higher than most nursing homes. The last datapoint we assessed is the facility's hospitalization rate. Here we found that this place had 3.39 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Although this wasn't as favorable as some of its other scores in this category, this statistic may be skewed for some nursing homes based on some of the medical complexity of patients.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home is also strong in the area of short-term care, where it received a score of B. It outpaced most facilities in this category. Our short-term care scores are presumably most meaningful for those needing rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation usually requires more highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes not just nursing services, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other forms of 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. The last metric we looked at in this category is the number of patients who eventually returned home from the facility. This place fared better than most facilities in this area with 53.3 percent of its residents returning home.
Nurse Quality
Our final area is nursing, where we gave this nursing home a C in this category. We looked at the qualifications of nurses at the facility, in addition to the number of hours the nurses spent with residents, in determining our grade in this area. This nursing home averages 3.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also factored in some quality-based metrics. This place fared well in some of the quality-based metrics we looked at. In terms of the percentage of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, this facility outpaced the national average.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Grace Hill Nursing Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents that suffered from a fall which caused serious injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This gauges the percentage of long-term care patients which have sustained UTI's. While more of these infections could reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it is problematic to compare between facilities due to facilities having varying reporting standards.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are typically prescribed to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who are demonstrating symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is the percentage of patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is the percent of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to measure short-term care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many argue that this is a measure of rehabilitation performance.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better