Kountze Nursing Center is a small facility located in Kountze, Texas. We awarded this facility an B+ overall grade, ranking it in the top third of all facilities in the country. Based on our ratings, this facility looks like a good fit for most people. The best part of this facility's profile was is its long-term care grade. Long-term care grades are discussed in the next section.
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Kountze Nursing Center
- Nursing Home
- Home Health Agency
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
Grade: B-plus
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Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Hemodialysis
- Podiatry
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Long-term Care Quality
Grade: A
On top of receiving a strong overall score, this nursing home performed well in our long-term care category. We awarded it a grade of A for that category, which is one of our highest scores. Long-term care grades in this range generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. After considering the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is much higher than the average nursing home. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Short-term Care Quality
Grade: A-minus
Contributing to this facility's list of accomplishments, it also received a first-rate short-term care grade. We gave them an elite grade of A- in this category. Our short-term care grades are presumably more critical for people requiring rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation generally mandates higher levels of skilled nursing services. This means not merely nursing, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. Unfortunately, we were not able to locate information about this nursing home's registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. Finally, we considered the percentage of patients that returned home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
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Facility Inspections
Grade: B
Another area of strength for this facility is in the area of inspections. In fact, inspections turned out to be one of its best categories. In that area, we awarded this facility a B. Our inspection scores are based on several pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that receive favorable grades in this category typically have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. 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. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Nurse Quality
Grade: B
The final category we rated was nursing. In that area, we gave this nursing home an impressive grade of B. Our nursing grade is largely based on the facility's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Kountze Nursing Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: D
In Kountze Nursing Center, 12.41% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: A-minus
In Kountze Nursing Center, 1.91% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of residents who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Major falls are routinely the result of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: B-minus
In Kountze Nursing Center, 2.07% of Patients had UTIs
This figure is an indication of the percentage of long-term care residents that had a UTI. Although a higher rate of these infections may reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it is difficult to compare different nursing homes due to differing reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: A
In Kountze Nursing Center, 7.38% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: B
In Kountze Nursing Center, 19.44% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are given to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: D
In Kountze Nursing Center, 24.16% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression. Some experts argue that this is a reliable measure of patient quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: A-minus
In Kountze Nursing Center, 99.43% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: B
In Kountze Nursing Center, 13.46% of Patients
This is the percent of patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: D
In Kountze Nursing Center, 7.87% of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who remained mobile levels.
Hospitalizations
Grade: D
In Kountze Nursing Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: A
In Kountze Nursing Center, 7.87% of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Grade: F
In Kountze Nursing Center, 30.22% of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Grade: B
In Kountze Nursing Center, 77.58% of Resident
This is the percent of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
