Mirador
5857 Timbergate Dr, Corpus Christi TX 78414 · (361) 994-0905 · 90.48% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Mirador is a small non-profit nursing home in Corpus Christi, Texas. This turns out to be an A+ rated facility, which is the most impressive score we offer. This is quite a bit better than most of the nursing homes in the city. This nursing home was also given strong ratings in all four of our categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 41 Beds
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Non profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
One of the reasons this place turned out to be a quality nursing home is that it earned an A+ in our inspections category. This is simply as good as it gets in this category. Inspection scores account for several factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with better scores in this category tend to have very few of these severe deficiencies. 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.
Short-term Care Quality
We also wanted to point out the fact that this facility performed remarkably in our short-term care category. We awarded them an exemplary grade of A+ in this area. Short-term care scores are vital for people requiring rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually mandates more skilled nursing. This includes a vast spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. This nursing home provides more services with registered nurses and physical therapists than most facilities we looked at. This is typically an excellent sign. The last datapoint we assessed in this category is the percentage of patients that were able to return home from the facility. We found that it performed as well as just about any facility in Texas in this area with 62.6 percent of its patients returning home. With most facilities, fewer than half of their short-term residents are able to return home.
Nurse Quality
Adding to its impressive resume, this nursing home also excelled in our nursing category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A for that category. Our nursing rating weighs several subcategories, however, the main consideration is the number of nurse hours spent with patients. This nursing home provided 6.2 hours of nursing care per patient daily, which is among the more impressive figures in the country. A significant percentage of those hours were provided by registered nurses, which are one of the most skilled levels of nurses. We were very impressed by both of these statistics. On top of providing high levels of nursing care, this facility also performed well in several of the quality measures we assessed. For example, in terms of the percentage of its patients suffering falls leading to major injury, this facility performed as well as any nursing home the state. Avoiding major falls is generally an indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be avoided if more nurses and better safety protocols are employed.
Long-term Care Quality
The last area we graded was long-term care, where this facility was given an A-. This wrapped up a very strong report card. Few facilities received an A- or better in every single category. For residents in need of a permanent place to live as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care is an important category. This nursing home's vaccination records weren't as favorable a few of the other data points in this area, such as its nursing hours. This nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccine to just 76.31579 percent of its patients. We would like to see some improvement in this area next year. Although its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we hoped for, we were pleased to find nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Despite having 1.88 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, its risk adjusted score was better than most nursing homes since it had some more complex patients.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Mirador Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage caused by staying in one position for an excessive period of time.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients which suffered a fall which caused serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be a sign of poor nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay patients that had a urinary tract infection. UTI's could be an indicator of poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this datapoint can be skewed for certain nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for these infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are generally used to treat patients suffering from depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who are showing signs of depression. Some would argue this is a reliable measure of patient quality of life.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percent of residents who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and using the bathroom.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Measures the percentage of long-term patients that maintained mobility.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percent of short-term stay patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better