With an address in Hobbs, New Mexico, Hobbs Operating Comp Dba Hobbs Healthcare Center is the lone nursing home we found in the area. We awarded this facility an overall grade of B. A grade of this caliber requires respectable marks in most areas. This nursing home definitely has plenty going for it. The best part of this nursing home's impressive report card is its inspection grade. Inspection grades are discussed in the next section
Hobbs Operating Comp Dba Hobbs Healthcare Center
Updated May 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
5715 North Lovington Highway,
Hobbs NM 88240
93.89% estimated occupancy 1
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Facility Inspections
To pair with its strong overall score, we gave this nursing home an A for our inspections rating. Our inspection grades account for a host of factors included in a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better scores in this area usually have very few of these severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home received 4 deficiencies on its inspection report. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home truly excelled in the category of long-term care, where we awarded it a score of A. Not many facilities performed more favorably in this category. Long-term care scores in this range generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. Once we concluded our assessment of the volume of care provided by nurses, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 99.71429 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia is often a deadly ailment for nursing home patients so we strongly prefer when a nursing home doesn't take any chances. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 1.39 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility has fewer hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes.
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Nurse Quality
Another strong feature for this facility is that it received an impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of B. We assessed the qualifications of nurses at the nursing home, as well as the quantity of time the nurses were with residents, in determining our grade in this category. This facility provided 3.1 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 New Mexico in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can generally be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as having a system of turning residents even once per day.
Short-term Care Quality
The last category we rated was short-term care, which is this nursing home's least impressive category. It received a lowly F for this category, which is certainly a bit of a disappointment. In the category of short-term care, we seek to qualify indicators of a facility's rehabilitation. We analyze a nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. It appears that this place was below average in the two key staffing areas we focus on. It provided fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per patient than most nursing homes. The final item we considered in this category is the percentage of residents that eventually returned home from the nursing home. This facility struggled quite a bit in this area as well, with just 35.5 percent of its patients returning home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Hobbs Operating Comp Dba Hobbs Healthcare Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Hobbs Operating Comp Dba Hobbs Healthcare Center, 9.52% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols reduces the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Hobbs Operating Comp Dba Hobbs Healthcare Center, 3.05% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls which result in injury are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Hobbs Operating Comp Dba Hobbs Healthcare Center, 1.61% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes linked to poorer hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Hobbs Operating Comp Dba Hobbs Healthcare Center, 16.99% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of patients given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are given to residents for a variety of conditions, including dementia. Unfortunately, in some cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Hobbs Operating Comp Dba Hobbs Healthcare Center, 14.25% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients receiving antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Hobbs Operating Comp Dba Hobbs Healthcare Center, 3.06% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who are demonstrating symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Hobbs Operating Comp Dba Hobbs Healthcare Center, 89.52% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Hobbs Operating Comp Dba Hobbs Healthcare Center, 17.16% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Hobbs Operating Comp Dba Hobbs Healthcare Center, 20.87% Percentage of Residents
This is the percent of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Hobbs Operating Comp Dba Hobbs Healthcare Center, 1.3 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Hobbs Operating Comp Dba Hobbs Healthcare Center, 20.87 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Hobbs Operating Comp Dba Hobbs Healthcare Center, 15.42 Percentage of Patients
Measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to gauge the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Hobbs Operating Comp Dba Hobbs Healthcare Center, 64.62% Percentage of Resident
Measures the percent of short-term stay patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry would argue this is a measure of rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Lea Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.15 miles away5419 N Lovington Highway Hobbs New Mexico 88240Proprietary(575) 492-5000
- Nor-Lea Hospital DistrictCritical Access Hospitals 16.81 miles away1600 North Main Ave Lovington New Mexico 88260Government - Hospital District or Authority(575) 396-6611
Nearby Dialysis
- The Kidney Care Center, LLC2.18 miles away3921 N. Calle Grande Hobbs New Mexico 88240Dialysis Stations: 17 (575) 738-0400
- Hobbs Dialysis (Fmc)3.94 miles away2827 N Dal Paso Ste 105 Hobbs New Mexico 88240Dialysis Stations: 20 (575) 392-1014