Hill Country Rehab and Nursing Center is in Copperas Cove, Texas. With an overall score of B-, this is a middle of the pack facility. Based on our analysis, this facility likely wouldn't be a bad choice. The best part of this place's profile is its stellar inspection rating. We discuss inspections in the next paragraph.
Hill Country Rehab and Nursing Center
Updated May 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
810 Industrial Ave,
Copperas Cove TX 76522
65% estimated occupancy 1
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Facility Inspections
We want to draw your attention to the fact that this nursing home really outperformed its overall grade in the area of inspections. In fact, it received an excellent inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest scores in that category with a grade of A+. Inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these issues by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This particular nursing home received 4 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a good inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility also was awarded a favorable long-term care grade. In fact, we awarded it a grade of B in that area, which happens to be one of our more favorable scores. Facilities that do well in this category typically are well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to patients. On top of assessing the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 97.1831 percent of its patients, which is much higher than most nursing homes. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 1.53 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home had fewer hospitalizations than the average nursing home.
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Nurse Quality
This nursing home's next best category was nursing. We awarded it a grade of B- in this category. This is basically a middle of the road grade in this category. When computing a facility's nursing score, we weigh the amount of time nurses are seeing residents and the level of skill of those nurses. Based on the CMS data, this nursing home offers 3.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in calculating our nursing ratings. This place performed well in terms of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls.
Short-term Care Quality
The next category we assessed was short-term care. We awarded this nursing home a grade of D in short-term care, leaving this as its weakest category grade. Our short-term care scores are presumably more important for residents requiring rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation typically requires higher levels of skilled nursing services. This includes not just nursing, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. It appears that this place was below average in terms of its quantity of registered nurse and physical therapy hours provided to its residents based on the measures we assessed. The last area we considered in this area is the number of residents that eventually returned home from the nursing home. This place fared better in this area, with 50.3 percent of its patients returning home. This was just about this nursing home's only redeeming quality in this area.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Hill Country Rehab and Nursing Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Hill Country Rehab and Nursing Center, 7.96% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by patients not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Hill Country Rehab and Nursing Center, 3.3% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are routinely linked to lower levels of patient supervision. Closer supervision can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Hill Country Rehab and Nursing Center, 1.63% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often associated with poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this datapoint may also be skewed for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Hill Country Rehab and Nursing Center, 11.7% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many residents, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Hill Country Rehab and Nursing Center, 22.57% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic tells you the percentage of long-term residents receiving antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Hill Country Rehab and Nursing Center, 4.7% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients exhibiting signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Hill Country Rehab and Nursing Center, 95.06% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Hill Country Rehab and Nursing Center, 17.37% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Hill Country Rehab and Nursing Center, 17.98% Percentage of Residents
This is the percentage of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Hill Country Rehab and Nursing Center, 1.58 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is key to the physical health of residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Hill Country Rehab and Nursing Center, 17.98 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Hill Country Rehab and Nursing Center, 11.91 Percentage of Patients
This is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Hill Country Rehab and Nursing Center, 66.67% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Adventhealth Central TexasAcute Care Hospitals 5.64 miles away2201 S Clear Creek Road Killeen Texas 76542Voluntary non-profit - Church(254) 526-7523
- Darnall Amc (Ft Hood)Acute Care - Department of Defense 7.06 miles away36000 Darnall Loop Fort Hood Texas 76544Department of Defense(254) 288-8000
- Seton Medical Center Harker HeightsAcute Care Hospitals 12.94 miles away850 W Central Texas Expressway Harker Heights Texas 76548Proprietary(254) 953-8342
- Adventhealth Rollins BrookCritical Access Hospitals 17.78 miles away608 North Key Avenue Lampasas Texas 76550Voluntary non-profit - Church(512) 556-3682
Nearby Dialysis
- Killeen Kidney Center8.86 miles away726 S Fort Hood St Killeen Texas 76541CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 29 (254) 554-3366
- Scott & White Killeen Dialysis Center10.02 miles away3701 Scott & White Drive Killeen Texas 76541Dialysis Stations: 18 (254) 680-1371
- Scott & White Killeen Dialysis West10.43 miles away2201 South w.s. Young Drive Suite 101-B Killeen Texas 76543CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (254) 501-6467
- Fresenius Medical Care Harker Heights13.01 miles away625 W Central Texas Expressway Harker Heights Texas 76548Dialysis Stations: 20 (254) 690-0613
- Fresenius Medical Care Lampasas16.96 miles away1202 Central Texas Expressway Lampasas Texas 76550Dialysis Stations: 12 (512) 556-4101