Homestead Nursing and Rehabilitation of Baird is a small facility in Baird, Texas. This nursing home received a concerning overall grade of D in our grading scheme. This wasn't the worse nursing home we graded, but we'd still be very reluctant to recommend it. If you aren't deterred by this nursing home's profile, feel free to continue reading to find out about its category grades. We discuss inspections in the next paragraph.
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Homestead Nursing and Rehabilitation of Baird
- Nursing Home
- Assisted Living
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Meal Delivery
- Home Making
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
While we were not high on this facility's overall grade, it actually received a very impressive inspection report this year. In fact, it received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. As a result, it earned one of our highest grades in that category with an A. Inspection ratings weigh several factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. You generally want to avoid facilities with too many severe deficiencies flagged. While this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none were severe based on CMS' scale. A couple minor deficiencies aren't the end of the world.
Long-term Care Quality
We also gave this facility a respectable grade in the area of long-term care, where we gave it a grade of C. Long-term care scores are based on a nursing home's amount of nursing services. This means a broad scope of personal care services, ranging from assistance with activities of daily living to routine medical services. On top of assessing the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. Lastly, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. 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
Additionally, we gave this nursing home a rock-bottom F in the area of short-term care. Short-term care scores are based in part on a facility's quantity of skilled highly skilled professionals. This includes a broad range of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Given its score in this category, we were not stunned to discover that this nursing home was well below average in terms of the number of registered nurse and physical therapy hours offered to its patients based on the figures we looked at. Honestly, this was what we expected to find. The final measure we looked at in this area is the percentage of patients who returned home from the facility. This facility struggled quite a bit in this metric as well, with just 0 percent of its residents returning home.
Nurse Quality
The next area we scored was nursing. This facility was given a rock bottom grade of F in that area. Nursing grades are mostly tied to a nursing home's nurse staffing. This facility provided just 0.2 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low total compared to most nursing homes. In addition to its subpar nursing hours, this place earned suboptimal marks in some of the quality-based measures we looked at in determining our nursing grades. We found that more of this nursing home's residents experienced falls which led to major injury.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Homestead Nursing and Rehabilitation of Baird Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Homestead Nursing and Rehabilitation of Baird, 5.33% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often caused by patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Homestead Nursing and Rehabilitation of Baird, 4.08% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of nursing care . Falls are routinely caused by poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Homestead Nursing and Rehabilitation of Baird, 0% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term patients who sustained UTI's. UTI's may be an indicator of a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this datapoint can be misleading for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Homestead Nursing and Rehabilitation of Baird, 15.07% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These medications are used for several conditions, including dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Homestead Nursing and Rehabilitation of Baird, 26.19% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term residents taking antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Homestead Nursing and Rehabilitation of Baird, 12.5% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents who are demonstrating symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Homestead Nursing and Rehabilitation of Baird, 100% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines indispensable.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Homestead Nursing and Rehabilitation of Baird, 7.5% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and taking a bath. Some would argue this is a measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Homestead Nursing and Rehabilitation of Baird, 6.19% of Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who retained mobility levels. Many in the industry argue that mobility is critical to patients mental and physical well-being.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Homestead Nursing and Rehabilitation of Baird, 6.19% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.