Rockwall Nursing Care Center is a senior living facility in Rockwall, Texas, which has a population of 56,131 people. With an overall score of F, we consider this to be a lower end facility. If you are not happy with this facility's pedestrian overall grade, you may find your options to be limited in Rockwall. The city has just three other nursing homes. More information on this facility's category grades is available below. Its best category was inspections, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
Rockwall Nursing Care Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
Although we gave this facility a terrible overall grade, we awarded it a grade of C for our inspections rating. In fact, the facility received very impressive inspection report this year. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing our inspection scores. One key factor is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some of these end up being relatively minor. This nursing home had 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to find that none were in categories G through L. This tells you that this facility avoided the more significant classes of deficiencies. Unfortunately, we also need to draw your attention to the fact that this facility received some government fines in recent years.
Short-term Care Quality
We were also stunned to find that this nursing home earned a reasonably solid short-term care score this year. We gave it a C in that area. In our short-term care rating, we seek to create a sound measure for rehabilitation. In this process, we assess the facility's level of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. Unfortunately, this nursing home was below average in terms of its level of registered nurse and physical therapy hours provided to its patients based on the metrics we assessed. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home. At most facilities, closer to half of their residents are able to return home so this figure is below average.
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Long-term Care Quality
Moving on to the category of long-term care, this facility was awarded just a D in this area. In a long-term care setting, the facility's primary goal is to keep patients as healthy and safe as possible. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate residents. After we finished looking at the volume of care provided by nurses, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination records. We were optimistic to learn that this nursing home vaccinated 97.15447 percent of its patients for pneumonia. To our surprise, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility had less hospitalizations than most nursing homes. Unfortunately, some of its other scores in this category were not as favorable as these.
Nurse Quality
The final area we graded is nursing, which turned out to be a weak link for this facility. We awarded this nursing home a grade of just D for the area of nursing. The nursing score is based on several data points, most of which are tied to quantities of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing scores. This facility performed well in terms of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these statistics to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Rockwall Nursing Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Rockwall Nursing Care Center, 7.79% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to remaining in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Rockwall Nursing Care Center, 3.33% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to serious injury are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls which result in injury are often the result of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Rockwall Nursing Care Center, 1.51% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients who have suffered from UTI's. UTI's may be an indicator of a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this metric can be misleading for certain nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Rockwall Nursing Care Center, 11.48% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many residents, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Rockwall Nursing Care Center, 22.56% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric indicates the percentage of long-term care patients which were administered antianxiety drugs. These medications are used to treat patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Rockwall Nursing Care Center, 4.81% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term stay residents exhibiting symptoms of depression. Many believe this is a reasonable measure of quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Rockwall Nursing Care Center, 94.64% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these types of vaccines critical to patient health.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Rockwall Nursing Care Center, 17.1% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may indicate deterioration of a resident's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Rockwall Nursing Care Center, 16.36% Percentage of Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who retained mobility levels. Some experts believe that mobility is vital to residents' mental and physical well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Rockwall Nursing Care Center, 1.67 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care. There is usually a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Rockwall Nursing Care Center, 16.36 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Rockwall Nursing Care Center, 11.4 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of nursing home care.
Scores for Rockwall, TX
- Overall Rating has a grade of C
- Nurse Rating has a grade of D
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of D
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
Looking for more options? Rockwall, Texas has 3 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital RockwallAcute Care Hospitals 2.84 miles away3150 Horizon Road Rockwall Texas 75032Proprietary(469) 698-1000
- Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Lake PointeAcute Care Hospitals 3.04 miles away6800 Scenic Dr Rowlett Texas 75088Proprietary(972) 412-2273
- Baylor Scott and White Medical Center SunnyvaleAcute Care Hospitals 12.05 miles away231 South Collins Road Sunnyvale Texas 75182Proprietary(972) 892-3000
- Methodist Richardson Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 13.14 miles away2831 E President George Bush Highway Richardson Texas 75082Government - Hospital District or Authority(469) 204-1000
- Dallas Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 13.2 miles away1011 North Galloway Avenue Mesquite Texas 75149Proprietary(214) 320-7000
- City Hospital at White RockAcute Care Hospitals 15.72 miles away9440 Poppy Dr Dallas Texas 75218Proprietary(214) 324-6100
- Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital AllenAcute Care Hospitals 17.89 miles away1105 Central Expressway North Allen Texas 75013Government - Federal(972) 747-6197
- Texas Institute for Surgery at Presbyterian HospitAcute Care Hospitals 18.04 miles away7115 Greenville Avenue Suite 100 Dallas Texas 75231Proprietary(214) 647-5300
Nearby Dialysis
- Rockwall Dialysis Center1.77 miles away2346 Greencrest Blvd Rockwall Texas 75087Dialysis Stations: 17 (972) 722-4781
- Liberty Dialysis - Rockwall2.46 miles away2850 Ridge Road Suite 112 Rockwall Texas 75032Dialysis Stations: 16 (972) 961-4336
- Davita Rowlett Dialysis4.04 miles away7700 Lakeview Pkwy Ste 100a Rowlett Texas 75088Dialysis Stations: 16 (214) 607-1479
- Usrc Rowlett, LLC4.12 miles away7600 Lakeview Parkway Suite 200 Rowlett Texas 75088Dialysis Stations: 13 (972) 412-1631
- Fresenius Medical Care Rowlett5.67 miles away3801 Lakeview Parkway, Suite 100 Rowlett Texas 75088CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (214) 703-6951
- Wylie Dialysis7.76 miles away941 South Westgate Way Wylie Texas 75098Dialysis Stations: 15 (972) 429-4315
- Liberty Dialysis - Wylie Murphy8.29 miles away2300 W Fm 544 Suite 140 Wylie Texas 75098Dialysis Stations: 18 (972) 429-3700
- Garland Dialysis10.11 miles away776 E Centerville Road Garland Texas 75041CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (972) 278-2757