Hale Center Health and Rehabilitation

Nursing Home

Updated Feb 1, 2019 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating

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202 W 3rd St,
Hale Center TX 79041

(806) 839-2102

48.18% estimated occupancy ¹

Note: Data for Hale Center Health and Rehabilitation has not been updated recently. This page shows historical performance which may not be representitive of current service levels.

Hale Center Health and Rehabilitation is a small nursing home located in Hale Center, Texas. With an overall rating of B, this nursing home is a fine choice. You can definitely do much worse than this facility. If you scroll down, you will see this facility's category grades, which are also quite good.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Corporation

Nurse Quality

On top of being a quality nursing home overall, this nursing home really excelled in the area of nursing, where it received an A. In determining a nursing home's nursing rating, we assess the quantity of hours nurses commit to patients and the skill levels of those nurses. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by having a system of moving residents at least once a day.

Short-term Care Quality

This facility is also strong in the area of short-term care, where it was given a score of B. It performed better than most facilities in this area. In determining these short-term care ratings, we analyze the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. The goal is to formulate a barometer for comparing the rehabilitation services of different nursing homes. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. However, based on the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final item we assessed in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.

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Long-term Care Quality

This facility is also strong in the category of long-term care, where it was awarded a score of B. It outperformed most facilities in this area. When nursing homes receive this type of grade in long-term care it is usually a good sign for resident care and indicates that the nursing home is well-staffed with nurses aids. On top of considering the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is much higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Facility Inspections

Turning to the last category we assessed, this nursing home earned a good score in the area of inspections as well. We awarded it a B for that category. This facility didn't have any major weaknesses. Inspection grades are based on many data points found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that excel in this category typically have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. It does not appear that we were able to find deficiency counts for this nursing home. Without having access to all of the deficiency related data for this facility, it is difficult to really evaluate it in this area.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Hale Center Health and Rehabilitation Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Hale Center Health and Rehabilitation, 7.79% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients that are suffering from pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are a reliable barometer of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Hale Center Health and Rehabilitation, 3.33% of Patients had Serious Falls

This figure is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients which sustained falls which caused serious injury. We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Hale Center Health and Rehabilitation, 1.51% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many in the nursing home industry 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 may also be skewed for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Hale Center Health and Rehabilitation, 11.48% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to residents for many medical conditions, including dementia. Tragically, in limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Hale Center Health and Rehabilitation, 22.56% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percent of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are administered to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Hale Center Health and Rehabilitation, 4.81% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who are showing symptoms of depression. Some argue this is a reliable measure of patient quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Hale Center Health and Rehabilitation, 94.64% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Hale Center Health and Rehabilitation, 17.1% Percentage of Patients

This is the percentage of patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate erosion of a patient's health.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Hale Center Health and Rehabilitation, 16.36% Percentage of Residents

This is the percent of patients who maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Hale Center Health and Rehabilitation, 16.36 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Hale Center Health and Rehabilitation, 11.4 Percentage of Patients

This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Hale Center Health and Rehabilitation, 66.86% Percentage of Resident

This is the percent of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.