Granbury Care Center is a facility in Granbury, Texas. The city has a population of 47,119 people. We awarded this facility an overall grade of D. A grade of this caliber typically suggests a few concerning datapoints. Unfortunately, this grade isn't too far off the city grade for Granbury, which is a C. Nevertheless, you still ought to be able to do better Lastly, this nursing home's ownership changed in the last year, so we will need to monitor it to confirm it is able to raise its standard of care going forward.
Granbury Care Center
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Please note our records indicate that Granbury Care Center 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
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Individual
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Blood Administration
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
While we were not very complementary of this facility's overall grade, it received a very impressive inspection report this year. In fact, it received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our best grades in that category with a grade of A. Inspection scores weigh a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One key criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. You should avoid places with a bunch of severe deficiencies flagged. Although this place had a few deficiencies on its report, none were severe based on CMS' scale. A couple minor deficiencies are not necessarily the end of the world.
Long-term Care Quality
We gave this nursing home just a D for our long-term care grade and that actually wound up as its second best category. When nursing homes receive a grade in this range in this category it typically means the facility did not perform well in our quality measures relating to resident care. Once we assessed the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 90.96916 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is slightly below what we expected but still a respectable percentage. To our surprise, this nursing home actually fared well at keeping its residents out of the hospital. It had just 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. This was its best score in this category.
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Short-term Care Quality
As it turns out, this nursing home only earned a grade of D for its short-term care rating, which is not a very good score. In the area of short-term care, we endeavor to assess indicators of a facility's rehabilitation. We look at a nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. With its score in this area, we weren't stunned to discover that this facility is well below average in terms of the quantity of registered nurse and physical therapy hours offered to its residents based on the figures we looked at. Honestly, this was what we expected to find. Finally, we considered the number of patients that were able to return home from this facility. This facility didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 5.8 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.
Nurse Quality
The final category we rated was nursing. This facility was given a very poor grade of F in that area. There are numerous criteria included in this category. Most of the subcategories reflect staffing levels. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low total compared to most nursing homes. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing scores. This place fared well in the area of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. Many consider these metrics to be good measures of the quality of nursing care.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Granbury Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Granbury Care Center, 7.79% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are routinely the result of 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 Granbury Care Center, 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 linked to poor nursing care. Closer supervision can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Granbury Care Center, 1.51% of Patients had UTIs
This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term care residents which had a UTI. Although more of these infections may reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it is problematic to compare between facilities due to nursing homes having varying reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Granbury Care Center, 11.48% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are given to residents for many conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias. Tragically, in some situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Granbury Care Center, 22.56% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who were given antianxiety medication. These medications are used to treat patients experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Granbury Care Center, 4.81% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients who are showing depressive symptoms. High levels of depression may imply a lower level of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Granbury Care Center, 94.64% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay patients who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for seniors, making these vaccines critical to patient safety.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Granbury Care Center, 17.1% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Granbury Care Center, 16.36% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents who maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Granbury Care Center, 1.67 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is key to the physical health of residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Granbury Care Center, 16.36 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Granbury Care Center, 11.4 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Granbury Care Center, 66.86% Percentage of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term stay patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Scores for Granbury, TX
- Overall Rating has a grade of C
- Nurse Rating has a grade of C
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A
Looking for more options? Granbury, Texas has 3 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Lake Granbury Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.58 miles away1310 Paluxy Rd Granbury Texas 76048Proprietary(817) 573-2683
- Glen Rose Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 13.94 miles away1021 Holden Street Glen Rose Texas 76043Government - Hospital District or Authority(254) 897-2215
Nearby Dialysis
- Fresenius Medical Care Granbury LLC1.47 miles away1030 E. Hwy. 377 Ste. 128 Granbury Texas 76048CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (682) 205-7001
- Granbury Dialysis1.8 miles away1200 Paluxy Medical Circle Suite 100 Granbury Texas 76048Dialysis Stations: 12 (817) 579-1417