Kirkwood Manor is a senior living facility in New Braunfels, Texas, a city with a population of 78,685 people. We awarded this facility an overall grade of C. A grade in this range requires some respectable scores. This grade was right in line with the city grade in New Braunfels, which is admittedly a bit below average nationally. The best part of this nursing home's report card is its exemplary inspection reports. Inspection grades are discussed in the next section.
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Kirkwood Manor
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Lymphedema Care
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Facility Inspections
The main reason this turned out to be a decent nursing home is that it earned an excellent inspection score. Its inspection grade was far better than its overall score. In our inspections category, we gave it an A. These inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can find more information about each of these issues by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Based on this, we had positive view of this nursing home's inspections.
Long-term Care Quality
The second highest category we awarded this facility in any category came in the area of long-term care, where we awarded it a grade of C. Our long-term care scores are more meaningful for folks in need of more conventional services associated with personal care. One of the statistics we considered on top of nurse's aid hours was vaccinations. Fortunately, this nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its patients. This nursing home keeps its patients out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home's second lowest category was short-term care, where it earned a grade of just D in that category. This is a well below average grade. In the area of short-term care, we attempt to evaluate measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We assess the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. With a grade this poor for this area, we were not surprised to find that this place was below average in multiple staffing figures we assess. The facility offered significantly fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per patient than most nursing homes. The last measure we looked at in this category is the percentage of patients who eventually returned home from the facility. This facility struggled quite a bit in this area as well, with just 4.9 percent of its residents returning home. This was well below the national average.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home's worst category was nursing, which is the final category we scored. For this category, we awarded this nursing home a D. Our nursing rating is based on the nursing home's nurse staffing levels. We factor in both the levels of skill of those nurses as well as the quantity of hours spent with patients. This facility offered a meager 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient each day. This number is significantly below average. Finally, we also looked at a few quality measures in determining our nursing ratings. This facility was above average in two of the major metrics we focus on, with good marks for avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Kirkwood Manor Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Kirkwood Manor, 4.06% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to remaining in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Kirkwood Manor, 2.83% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are routinely associated with lower levels of patient supervision. More supervision can limit the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Kirkwood Manor, 0.26% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a measure of nursing care . UTI's are routinely caused by a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this statistic could also be skewed for some facilities due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Kirkwood Manor, 1.33% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients given antipsychotic medications. These medications may be used for treating several conditions, including dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Kirkwood Manor, 15.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients who were given antianxiety drugs. These medications are commonly used to treat patients experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Kirkwood Manor, 18.69% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients showing symptoms of depression. High levels of depression may be a sign worse patient care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Kirkwood Manor, 100% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Kirkwood Manor, 19.14% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Kirkwood Manor, 14.48% of Residents
This is the percent of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility is usually a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Kirkwood Manor, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric tracks the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Kirkwood Manor, 14.48% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Kirkwood Manor, 10.74% of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Kirkwood Manor, 68.69% of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of performance with activities of daily living typically correlates with superior rehabilitation.
Scores for New Braunfels, TX
- Overall Rating has a grade of C
- Nurse Rating has a grade of D
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of D
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
Looking for more options? New Braunfels, Texas has 3 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Resolute Health HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 5.11 miles away555 Creekside Xing, New Braunfels Texas 78130Proprietary(469) 839-6778
- Central Texas Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 15.74 miles away1301 Wonder World Drive San Marcos Texas 78666Voluntary non-profit - Private(512) 753-3690
- Guadalupe Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 15.99 miles away1215 E Court St Seguin Texas 78155Voluntary non-profit - Other(830) 379-2411
Nearby Dialysis
- New Braunfels Dialysis2.03 miles away798 Generations Drive New Braunfels Texas 78130CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (830) 629-2848
- New Braunfels Kidney Disease Clinic2.38 miles away1561 Ih 35 North New Braunfels Texas 78130Dialysis Stations: 18 (830) 606-0333
- Rsa Schertz10.72 miles away5000 Baptist Health Dr Suite 124 Schertz Texas 78154Dialysis Stations: 16 (210) 659-6070
- Fresenius Medical Care of West Seguin14.79 miles away757 West Court Seguin Texas 78155CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (830) 379-1801
- Sakdc Davita Dialysis Partners Lp15.49 miles away15619 Nacogdoches Rd San Antonio Texas 78247Dialysis Stations: 24 (210) 653-9579
- Seguin Dialysis15.5 miles away618 E Court St Seguin Texas 78155CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (830) 372-2521
- Nna San Marcos15.74 miles away1340 Wonder World Drive Suite 4100 San Marcos Texas 78666CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (512) 878-2420
- Fmc - Village Oaks Kidney Disease Clinc16.21 miles away11701 Toepperwein Rd San Antonio Texas 78233CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 28 (210) 655-4005