Hico Nursing and Rehabilitation

Nursing Home

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

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712 Railroad Ave,
Hico TX 76457

(254) 796-2111

52.87% estimated occupancy ¹

Please note our records indicate that Hico Nursing and Rehabilitation 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.

Hico Nursing and Rehabilitation is in Hico, Texas. Sporting an overall score of C, this is likely a middle of the road nursing home. You could certainly do worse than this place. Finally, this facility had an ownership change in the last year, so we'll have to see if that has any effect on its grades in the coming year.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Limited Liability company
Offers Hospice
Offers Post-Acute Care
Offers Respite Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Transportation
Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Cardiac Therapy
Diabetes Management
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Pain Management

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)

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Facility Inspections

The primary reason this nursing home received a decent overall score is its impeccable inspections in recent years. We awarded it one of our better grades in that category, with an A. This is a notably better grade than the facility's overall grade, which was decent but certainly not elite. Perhaps the most critical factor we look at in computing our inspection grades is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a facility's inspection reports. Facilities with higher grades in this area typically dodged the more severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. While this place had some minor dings on its government inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those found in categories G through L. This means the government inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. A couple of minor deficiencies shouldn't lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.

Long-term Care Quality

This nursing home's next most favorable area is its long-term care score, where it was given a B-. In calculating these long-term care grades, we assess the facility's personal care services. Once we looked at the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination data. We were optimistic to find that this facility vaccinated 99.35065 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Lastly, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

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Short-term Care Quality

We also gave this nursing home a decent score in the category of short-term care, where it received a C. Our short-term care ratings are thought to be more important for people in need of a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically mandates more skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means not merely nursing, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other types of therapy. In this facility's case, we were surprised to learn that it actually provides less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per patient than the typical facility. The hope is that this does not adversely impact the quality of care. The final statistic we looked at in this area is the number of patients who were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that just 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home. This figure was below average.

Nurse Quality

This facility's least impressive category was nursing, which is the last area we looked at. For this category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of just D. There are quite a few criteria within this grade. Many of the criteria are tied to nurse staffing. This nursing home offered just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident each day. This is not a very impressive figure. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home fared 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.

Hico Nursing and Rehabilitation Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Hico Nursing and Rehabilitation, 7.79% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to remaining in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Hico Nursing and Rehabilitation, 3.33% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care . Major falls which result in injury are routinely the result of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Hico Nursing and Rehabilitation, 1.51% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents which had urinary tract infections. UTI's could be an indication of lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this statistic may also be misleading for some nursing homes due to different reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Hico Nursing and Rehabilitation, 11.48% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to patients for a variety of medical conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias. Sadly, in some situations, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Hico Nursing and Rehabilitation, 22.56% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic gauges the percent of long-term care residents that were administered antianxiety medication. These medications are prescribed to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Hico Nursing and Rehabilitation, 4.81% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who are demonstrating symptoms of depression. Some believe this is a reliable measure of patient quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Hico Nursing and Rehabilitation, 94.64% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Hico Nursing and Rehabilitation, 17.1% Percentage of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and taking a bath. Some experts would argue that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Hico Nursing and Rehabilitation, 16.36% Percentage of Residents

Measures the percentage of long-term residents who maintained mobility.

Hospitalizations

In Hico Nursing and Rehabilitation, 1.67 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is critical to preserving the physical health of patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Hico Nursing and Rehabilitation, 16.36 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Hico Nursing and Rehabilitation, 11.4 Percentage of Patients

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to gauge patient well-being during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Hico Nursing and Rehabilitation, 66.86% Percentage of Resident

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

Nearby Hospitals

Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital StephenvillAcute Care Hospitals 19.14 miles away411 N Belknap St Stephenville Texas 76401Voluntary non-profit - Private(254) 965-1500
Hamilton General HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 19.59 miles away400 N Brown, Building 1 Hamilton Texas 76531Government - Hospital District or Authority(254) 386-3151