Querencia at Barton Creek is in the densely populated metropolitan area of Austin, Texas. We awarded this facility a very impressive overall score of A. With a grade in this range, it turned out to be much better than most of the nursing homes in Austin. You flat out can't do much better than this place. If you scroll down, you will see this place's category ratings, which are also impressive.
Querencia at Barton Creek
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- No Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
In addition to performing well overall, this facility also received nearly flawless government inspections. As a result, it received one of our highest scores in that area with an A+. Inspection grades weigh a host of factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher grades in this area usually have few 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
This exemplary facility also was superb in the area of short-term care, where we gave it a score of A+. Only a small group of facilities performed better in this area. Our short-term care ratings are based on the facility's quantity of skilled nursing services. This means a wide scope of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, in addition to other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final measure we assessed in this category is the percentage of residents that returned home from the facility. We found that 5.9 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
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Long-term Care Quality
Moving on our next area, this facility was given a top-shelf long-term care grade. In fact, it received a grade of A- in this area. Long-term care scores of this caliber generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. One of the criteria we considered after nurse's aid hours is vaccines. This nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccination to 92.708336 percent of its patients. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Nurse Quality
Turning to our next area, this nursing home was given a very strong nursing score. In fact, we awarded it a grade of B+ in that category, completing one of our more favorable report cards. In calculating our nursing grades, we look at both nursing hours and the levels of licensure of the nurses. This particular nursing home provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Querencia at Barton Creek Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Querencia at Barton Creek, 7.79% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely caused by residents staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Querencia at Barton Creek, 3.33% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of patients who sustained a fall resulting in major injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Querencia at Barton Creek, 1.51% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with poor hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Querencia at Barton Creek, 11.48% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. These medications are sometimes used for several conditions, including dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Querencia at Barton Creek, 22.56% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents given antianxiety medications. These drugs are prescribed to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Querencia at Barton Creek, 4.81% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients showing symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Querencia at Barton Creek, 94.64% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines critical to patient safety.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Querencia at Barton Creek, 17.1% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Querencia at Barton Creek, 16.36% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents that maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Querencia at Barton Creek, 1.67 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Querencia at Barton Creek, 16.36 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Querencia at Barton Creek, 11.4 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Querencia at Barton Creek, 66.86% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with activities of daily living usually correlates with successful rehabilitation.
Scores for Austin, TX
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of C
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
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