Gulf Health Care Center Port Arthur

Nursing Home
Memory Care

Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

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Gulf Health Care Center Port Arthur's website

6600 Ninth Ave,
Port Arthur TX 77642

(409) 962-5541

40.33% estimated occupancy ¹

Gulf Health Care Center Port Arthur is a senior living facility in Port Arthur, Texas, which has 53,986 people. We gave this nursing home an overall grade of B-. A score in this range requires some decent scores. This place seems to have a few things going for it. One of the major highlights of this facility's report card is its remarkable inspection score, which you can find in the next paragraph.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
Has Family Council
Government - City/county
Offers Hospice
Offers Respite Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab
Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Medication Management
Transportation
Medical Transportation
Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Tracheotomy Care
Podiatry
Physical Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Pain Management

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Facility Inspections

We want to point out that this nursing home outperformed its overall grade in the category of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless government inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our best scores in this area with an A. Our inspection grades weigh a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One key criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher scores in this area generally have very few severe 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. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

We also would like to note that this facility received a great long-term care score. Indeed, it received one of our most favorable scores in that category with a grade of A-. When nursing homes receive this type of grade in long-term care it is typically a good sign for resident care and suggests that the nursing home is well-staffed with nurses aids. On top of looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents, which is much higher than most nursing homes. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

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Short-term Care Quality

Moving on to the area of short-term care, this facility received a grade of just D in that category. In calculating our short-term care scores, we assess a nursing home's levels of highly skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other highly trained professionals. This score is more often than not a fair assessment of the facility's rehabilitation. Unfortunately, this nursing home was below average in terms of its quantity of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its residents based on the measures we assessed. Finally, we looked at the percentage of patients that who were able to eventually return home from this facility. This facility didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was quite a bit off the national average.

Nurse Quality

The next area we looked at was nursing, which is this nursing home's least impressive category. It received a lowly F for this category, which is obviously concerning. When calculating a facility's nursing rating, we look at the quantity of hours nurses commit to patients as well as the level of skill of the nurses. This nursing home averaged just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient per day. This is a very low total compared to most nursing homes. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing ratings. This nursing home performed well when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Gulf Health Care Center Port Arthur Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Gulf Health Care Center Port Arthur, 7.94% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients which have pressure ulcers . We bake this statistic into both nursing and long-term care grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Gulf Health Care Center Port Arthur, 3.28% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Falls leading to injury are often the result of lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Gulf Health Care Center Port Arthur, 1.64% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often caused by lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this statistic may be skewed for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Gulf Health Care Center Port Arthur, 11.75% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This gauges the percent of long-term stay residents that were administered antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may suggest a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such medications aren't medically indicated. However, some facilities may need to rely more on these medications due to having more residents with cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Gulf Health Care Center Port Arthur, 22.77% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percentage of residents who were given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are generally given to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Gulf Health Care Center Port Arthur, 4.66% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms. Increased levels of depression could indicate lower quality care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Gulf Health Care Center Port Arthur, 94.73% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Gulf Health Care Center Port Arthur, 17.29% Percentage of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and bathing.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Gulf Health Care Center Port Arthur, 18.08% Percentage of Residents

This is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who were able to retain mobility. Many would argue that the ability to move around is important for patients health.

Hospitalizations

In Gulf Health Care Center Port Arthur, 1.58 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Gulf Health Care Center Port Arthur, 18.08 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Gulf Health Care Center Port Arthur, 11.87 Percentage of Patients

This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the overall quality of rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Gulf Health Care Center Port Arthur, 66.73% Percentage of Resident

This is a measure of the percentage of short-term residents who saw functional improvements.

Nearby Hospitals

The Medical Center of Southeast TexasAcute Care Hospitals 1.25 miles away2555 Jimmy Johnson Blvd Port Arthur Texas 77640Physician(409) 853-5900
Baptist Beaumont HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.81 miles away3080 College Street Beaumont Texas 77701Voluntary non-profit - Private(409) 212-5012
Christus Southeast Texas- St ElizabethAcute Care Hospitals 14.12 miles away2830 Calder Avenue Beaumont Texas 77702Voluntary non-profit - Private(409) 892-7171

Nearby Dialysis

Renal Center of Nederland, LLC1.54 miles away8797 9th Avenue Port Arthur Texas 77642CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (409) 729-2212
Renal Center of Port Arthur, LLC3.34 miles away3730 Dryden Rd Port Arthur Texas 77642CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (409) 983-4110
Beaumont Kidney Center13.73 miles away1085 S. 23rd Street Beaumont Texas 77707Dialysis Stations: 30 (409) 840-2020
Bio-Medical Applications of Texas, Inc.13.98 miles away2755 Liberty Street Beaumont Texas 77702Dialysis Stations: 23 (409) 839-8204
Renal Center of Beaumont14.15 miles away3050 Liberty Street Beaumont Texas 77702CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (409) 838-6602
Golden Triangle Dialysis Center14.43 miles away1020 N 14th Street Beaumont Texas 77702CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 33 (409) 832-8423
Bio-Medical Applications of Texas, Inc15.83 miles away1301 S Martin Luther King Dr Orange Texas 77630Dialysis Stations: 9 (409) 886-7714
Renal Center of Orange, LLC16.25 miles away280 Strickland Drive Orange Texas 77630Dialysis Stations: 16 (409) 883-4001