Gulf Pointe Plaza is an average-sized nursing home in Rockport, Texas. This nursing home was awarded an overall grade of B+, which is very favorable rating. This facility truly has plenty working in its favor. Lastly, this nursing home's ownership changed in the last year, so we will need to monitor it to confirm it maintains its high level of care.
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Gulf Pointe Plaza
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
Please note our records indicate that Gulf Pointe Plaza 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.
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Facility Inspections
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility has received near flawless government inspections in recent years. We gave them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. Our inspection scores account for several factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better grades in this category generally have 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
Among this nursing home's other accomplishments is its top-shelf long-term care score. We gave them one of our most impressive scores in that category, with a score of A-. Nursing homes that do well in this category typically provide patients with closer supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. Once we looked at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is much higher than most nursing homes. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
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Short-term Care Quality
The next category we graded was short-term care. This facility was awarded a very positive short-term care score, with a grade of B in the area. With our short-term care rating, we endeavor to craft a meaningful barometer for rehabilitation services. In doing so, we assess the facility's offerings of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Unfortunately, we were not able to track down registered nurse or physical therapy staffing data for this facility. The last measure we considered in this category is the number of residents that ultimately were able to return home from the facility. We found that 5.8 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
Nurse Quality
Moving on to our last category, we awarded this facility a grade of D for our nursing category. This was the nursing home's worst category score. However, you shouldn't over-emphasize one poor grade. In computing our nursing ratings, we look at both nursing hours and the skill levels of the nurses. This nursing home offered just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident each day. Although this nursing home's nursing hours are below average, it actually surprised us in a few of the qualitative statistics in this category. In particular, we were pleased to find that its residents are sustaining fewer pressure ulcers than most nursing homes.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Gulf Pointe Plaza Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Gulf Pointe Plaza, 1.89% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is an indication of the percent of long-term care patients who developed new or worsened pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are an barometer of nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Gulf Pointe Plaza, 5.33% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic tells you the percentage of long-term residents that had a fall resulting in major injury. This is one of the statistics we use in computing nursing scores.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Gulf Pointe Plaza, 0% of Patients had UTIs
This figure tells you the percent of long-term patients who have experienced a UTI. UTI's may be an indication of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this datapoint could also be misleading for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Gulf Pointe Plaza, 2.21% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This measures the percent of long-term residents taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Gulf Pointe Plaza, 11.06% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were given antianxiety medications. These medications are given to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Gulf Pointe Plaza, 0% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care residents who are showing depressive symptoms. Many would argue that this is a reasonable measure of patient quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Gulf Pointe Plaza, 100% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Gulf Pointe Plaza, 11.17% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could indicate deterioration of a patient's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Gulf Pointe Plaza, 8.77% of Residents
Measures the percentage of long-term patients who maintained mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Gulf Pointe Plaza, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Gulf Pointe Plaza, 8.77% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Gulf Pointe Plaza, 8.55% of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Gulf Pointe Plaza, 71.16% of Resident
This metric measures the percent of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some experts argue this is a reasonable measure of rehabilitation performance.
Nearby Hospitals
- Care Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.95 miles away1711 W Wheeler Avenue Aransas Pass Texas 78336Proprietary(361) 758-8585
Nearby Dialysis
- Fresenius Medical Care Rockport1.06 miles away1102 f.m. 3036 Rockport Texas 78382Dialysis Stations: 16 (361) 790-5675
- Bay Area Dialysis Services at Aransas Pass11.44 miles away709 S Commercial Suite C-1 Aransas Pass Texas 78336Dialysis Stations: 16 (361) 758-0029