Lubbock Health Care Center is in the large metropolitan area of Lubbock, Texas with a population of 254,282 people. This nursing home a respectable overall score of C, making it one of the five highest graded nursing homes in the city. This place has a few things working in its favor. The best part of this facility's report card was its exemplary inspection grade. Inspection grades are discussed in the next section.
Lubbock Health Care Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Optometry
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
To go along with its relatively modest overall grade, we gave this facility an A for its inspection grade. This is far better than the facility's overall grade. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining our inspection ratings. One key factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some can be quite insignificant. This place received 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered severe. This indicates that the government inspectors didn't deem any of these deficiencies to be an imminent risk to resident safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is always a good sign.
Long-term Care Quality
We also gave this facility a favorable score in long-term care. This facility received a B+ in this category, which is one of our more impressive scores. When nursing homes receive this kind of score in this category it is typically a good sign for resident care and indicates that the place is well-staffed with nurses and aids. After we finished assessing the volume of nursing care, we next considered the facility's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 98.765434 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is very impressive. Pneumonia sadly is often a dangerous illness for nursing home residents so we prefer when a nursing home does not roll the dice on this issue. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, 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
In addition, we gave this facility an F in the category of short-term care. In our short-term care score, we endeavor to create a fair gauge for rehabilitation. In doing so, we assess the facility's level of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. Based on its abysmal grade in this category, we weren't shocked to find that this place offered far fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per patient than most other facilities. The last statistic we considered in this area is the percentage of patients that who were able to eventually return home from the facility. This nursing home struggled quite a bit in this metric as well, with just 0 percent of its residents returning home.
Nurse Quality
This facility's worst area was nursing, which is the final area we analyzed. It received an abysmal F in this area. Even with several acceptable grades in other categories, this score is still of a concern so we would like to to draw your attention to it. Our nursing score is largely tied to the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provided a meager 0.2 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This is a very low total compared to most nursing homes. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in calculating our nursing ratings. This facility performed well in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Lubbock Health Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Lubbock Health Care Center, 7.79% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin resulting from remaining in one position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Lubbock Health Care Center, 3.33% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are considered by many experts to be a barometer of nursing care . Major falls are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Lubbock Health Care Center, 1.51% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely the result of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this statistic may be misleading for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Lubbock Health Care Center, 11.48% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are administered to patients for many conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias. Unfortunately, in some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Lubbock Health Care Center, 22.56% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This gauges the percentage of long-term residents taking antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Lubbock Health Care Center, 4.81% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Lubbock Health Care Center, 94.64% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for seniors, making these vaccines indispensable.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Lubbock Health Care Center, 17.1% Percentage of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and taking a bath.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Lubbock Health Care Center, 16.36% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percentage of patients who maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Lubbock Health Care Center, 1.67 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the overall quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Lubbock Health Care Center, 16.36 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Lubbock Health Care Center, 11.4 Percentage 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 Lubbock Health Care Center, 66.86% Percentage of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percentage of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many in the industry would argue that this is a reliable measure of rehabilitation services.
Scores for Lubbock, TX
- Overall Rating has a grade of C
- Nurse Rating has a grade of D
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of D
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
Looking for more options? Lubbock, Texas has 13 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Covenant Childrens HospitalChildrens 0.12 miles away4015 22nd Place Lubbock Texas 79410Voluntary non-profit - Private(806) 725-7975
- Covenant Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.64 miles away3615 19th Street Lubbock Texas 79410Voluntary non-profit - Church(806) 725-4431
- University Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 1.34 miles away602 Indiana Avenue Lubbock Texas 79415Government - Hospital District or Authority(806) 775-8200
- Lubbock Heart Hospital LpAcute Care Hospitals 2.07 miles away4810 North Loop 289 Lubbock Texas 79416Proprietary(806) 687-7777
- Grace Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 2.61 miles away2412 50th St Lubbock Texas 79412Voluntary non-profit - Other(806) 788-4100
Nearby Dialysis
- Us Renal Care Kidney Center of Lubbock0.33 miles away3801 21st Street Suite 100 Lubbock Texas 79410CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 28 (806) 771-9933
- Lubbock Dialysis Center-Redbud1.43 miles away1126 Slide Rd. Suite 4-A Lubbock Texas 79416CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 40 (806) 785-6285
- Fresenius Medical Care Lubbock2.75 miles away2710 Avenue Q Lubbock Texas 79411CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 34 (806) 744-1252
- Dialysis Center of Lubbock2.89 miles away6630 Quaker Ave Suite 102 Lubbock Texas 79413CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 29 (806) 793-1414
- Bio Medical Applications of Texas, Inc4.32 miles away8704 University Ave Lubbock Texas 79423Dialysis Stations: 13 (806) 748-0002
- Innovative Dialysis Center of Lubbock, LLC5.45 miles away1826 Parkway Dr Lubbock Texas 79403Dialysis Stations: 13 (806) 747-1366