Mescalero Care Center is located in Mescalero, New Mexico. This city has 3,616 people. This facility received an uninspiring overall grade of D based on the data we looked at. If you are not satisfied with this facility's pedestrian overall grade, you may have to look in other cities as this is the only nursing home in Mescalero. Despite all this, one of the few highlights of this facility's profile is its impressive nursing grade. You can scroll down to learn more about nursing and other category grades
Mescalero Care Center
Updated May 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
454 Lipan Avenue,
Mescalero NM 88340
53.75% estimated occupancy 1
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Nurse Quality
Although we were down on this nursing home overall, we awarded it a B+ for our nursing rating. Our nursing score is primarily based on the nursing home's nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at certain nursing quality measures in computing our nursing grades. These include minimizing residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We look at these metrics as predictive measures of the caliber of nursing care offered, since better care tends to reduce these problems.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home's next best category is short-term care. We awarded it a grade of B- in this area. This is basically a middle of the road grade in this area. Short-term care grades are based on a nursing home's quantity of skilled nursing services. This includes a wide spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, not to mention other forms of therapy. Unfortunately, we found that this facility provided fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other nursing homes. The more important thing is determining what effect this had on the quality of care. The last metric we considered in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. This place was respectable in this area with 45.3 percent of its patients returning home.
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Long-term Care Quality
The third category we analyzed is long-term care. In that area, we gave this nursing home a decent grade of C. In our long-term care rating, we analyze the quantity of care offered by a facility, along with some quality metrics. Once we concluded our assessment of the quantity of nursing care, we next considered the facility's vaccination data. Candidly, we were a bit concerned this nursing home vaccinated a relatively low 61.01695 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Nevertheless, this place was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Facility Inspections
In our final category of inspections, this facility received an abysmal grade. We weight this grade more heavily than our other categories. We would advise paying close attention to any deficiencies on a nursing home's inspection reports when it receives this bad of an inspection grade. We suggest you pay close attention to the level of severity of those deficiencies. This particular facility was assessed multiple category J through L deficiencies, which represent the worst possible deficiencies. These categories mean that the government inspectors uncovered deficiencies which put resident safety or health in immediate danger. Lastly, we also want to draw your attention to the fact that this nursing home was assessed significant government fines recently totaling more than $100,000. This usually means that a nursing home's poor track record has been an issue for several years.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Mescalero Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Mescalero Care Center, 9.52% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin caused by staying in one position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Mescalero Care Center, 3.05% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients who have had a fall which caused serious injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Mescalero Care Center, 1.61% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often the result of facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Additional nurse staffing can minimize the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. We want to point out that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Mescalero Care Center, 16.99% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure is a measure of the percent of long-term residents receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Mescalero Care Center, 14.25% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This gauges the percentage of long-term residents taking antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Mescalero Care Center, 3.06% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents demonstrating symptoms of depression. Increased levels of depression could be a sign worse patient care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Mescalero Care Center, 89.52% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for seniors, making these types of vaccines important for resident well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Mescalero Care Center, 17.16% Percentage of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and using the bathroom.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Mescalero Care Center, 20.87% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percentage of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Mescalero Care Center, 1.3 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Mescalero Care Center, 20.87 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Nearby Hospitals
- Lincoln County Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 13.92 miles away211 Sudderth Drive Ruidoso New Mexico 88345Voluntary non-profit - Private(575) 257-8200
- Gerald Champion Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 18.43 miles away2669 North Scenic Drive Alamogordo New Mexico 88310Voluntary non-profit - Private(575) 443-6100
Nearby Dialysis
- Alamogordo Dialysis (Fmc)18.56 miles away2578 Medical Dr Alamogordo New Mexico 88310Dialysis Stations: 17 (575) 437-9731