Senior Care of Western Hills is an average-sized facility in Temple, Texas. We gave this facility an overall grade of C. A score in this range requires some respectable scores. This grade is not too far off the city grade for Temple, which is a B-. The best part of this facility's profile is its stellar inspection grade. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section.
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Senior Care of Western Hills
- Nursing Home
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
Please note our records indicate that Senior Care of Western Hills has changed ownership recently and while our data on this page is up-to-date there is a chance that the quality of this facility may change under new management.
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- 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
- Medication Management
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
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Facility Inspections
To pair with its decent overall score, we awarded this facility a grade of A for our inspections rating. This is far better than the facility's overall grade. These inspection scores take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Amazingly, this was one of the few nursing homes in the country that had no deficiencies whatsoever on its inspection report. This is very impressive. This is definitely a good sign for this nursing home.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility also was awarded a favorable score in our long-term care category. We awarded this facility a better than average grade of B in this category. When facilities receive this type of grade in this category it is usually a good sign for patient care and suggests that the facility is well-staffed with nurses and aids. On top of considering the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 99.57627 percent of its patients, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia is often a life threatening condition for nursing home patients so we strongly prefer when a nursing home does not take any chances. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
This facility wound up receiving a rock-bottom grade in our short-term care area. It received an F in this category. In determining our short-term care scores, we look at a nursing home's levels of skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other highly trained professionals. This grade is considered to be a meaningful measure of the nursing home's ability to rehabilitate patients. Not surprisingly, we found that this nursing home provides far less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than the average facility. The last statistic we considered in this category is the number of patients that eventually returned home from the nursing home. This facility struggled quite a bit in this area as well, with just 4.9 percent of its patients returning home.
Nurse Quality
The next category we graded was nursing, which turned out to be this nursing home's weakest category. Sadly, it received an abysmal F in this area, which is clearly a major concern. When calculating a facility's nursing rating, we look at the amount of time nurses commit to patients and the levels of training of the nurses. This nursing home averaged only 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is well below average. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in calculating our nursing ratings. This facility fared well in terms of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. Many consider these statistics to be measures of the quality of nursing care.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Senior Care of Western Hills Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Senior Care of Western Hills, 7.17% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients which suffered from pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are a great barometer of quality of care.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Senior Care of Western Hills, 3.38% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who suffered a fall leading to serious injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be a sign of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Senior Care of Western Hills, 1.52% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely linked to a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this metric can also be misleading for certain facilities due to different reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Senior Care of Western Hills, 10.14% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients given antipsychotic drugs. These medications are sometimes used for a variety of conditions, such as cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Senior Care of Western Hills, 22.67% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of residents given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are given to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Senior Care of Western Hills, 4.84% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients exhibiting signs of depression. Higher levels of depression may reveal a lower level of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Senior Care of Western Hills, 93.69% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Senior Care of Western Hills, 17.58% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Senior Care of Western Hills, 13.47% Percentage of Residents
This metric tracks the percent of long-term stay patients that maintained mobility. Many in the industry believe that the ability to move around is important for residents' physical and mental health.
Hospitalizations
In Senior Care of Western Hills, 1.89 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is key to preserving the physical health of residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Senior Care of Western Hills, 13.47 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Senior Care of Western Hills, 11.91 Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Senior Care of Western Hills, 66.29% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of short-term patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some experts argue this is a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.
Scores for Temple, 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 B-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A
Looking for more options? Temple, Texas has 6 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Baylor Scott & White Clinic - TempleAcute Care Hospitals 2.14 miles away2401 S 31st St Temple Texas 76508Voluntary non-profit - Private(254) 724-2111
- Seton Medical Center Harker HeightsAcute Care Hospitals 18.94 miles away850 W Central Texas Expressway Harker Heights Texas 76548Proprietary(254) 953-8342
Nearby Dialysis
- Temple Kidney Center0.11 miles away2915 Saulsbury Temple Texas 76504Dialysis Stations: 17 (254) 742-1162
- Scott & White Artifical Kidney Unit2.49 miles away2601 Thorton Lane Temple Texas 76508CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 56 (254) 935-5888
- Fresenius Medical Care Harker Heights18.91 miles away625 W Central Texas Expressway Harker Heights Texas 76548Dialysis Stations: 20 (254) 690-0613