Shady Acres Health and Rehabilitation Center is an average-sized facility in Newton, Texas. Featuring an overall grade of B-, this is likely a middle of the road facility. As far as we can see, this nursing home looks like a solid choice for quite a few people. The best part of this place's report card is is its inspection reports. Inspection reports are discussed in the next paragraph.
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Shady Acres Health and Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Oncology Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
While this nursing home earned a decent overall grade, its inspections grade is notably better than its overall score. Due to a strong health inspection report this year, it earned a strong score in that area with a B. Perhaps the most significant factor we consider in determining our inspection ratings is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Places with better grades in this area typically avoided the most severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. Although this nursing home had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. We should note that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in the industry.
Nurse Quality
We also wanted to point out that this facility earned an B in the category of nursing. Nursing scores are largely associated with a facility's nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
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Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home received its next most favorable category grade in the category of long-term care. We awarded this facility a B- in this category, which is a reasonably acceptable score. In a long-term care setting, the nursing home's primary goal is to maintain patients' quality of life and keep them safe. Once we assessed the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 95.27027 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is higher than the average nursing home. Finally, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Short-term Care Quality
Turning to the last area, this nursing home was given a respectable short-term care grade of C. In calculating our short-term care ratings, we analyze the nursing home's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other licensed professionals. This area is more often than not a useful assessment of the nursing home's ability to rehabilitate patients. We weren't able to find information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. The last item we assessed in this area is the number of patients who returned home from the nursing home. We found that just 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Shady Acres Health and Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Shady Acres Health and Rehabilitation Center, 1.92% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Shady Acres Health and Rehabilitation Center, 3.42% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are considered to be an indicator of nursing care . Major falls are routinely caused by lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Shady Acres Health and Rehabilitation Center, 3.88% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with poorer hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Shady Acres Health and Rehabilitation Center, 14.5% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These medications may be used for treating a variety of medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Shady Acres Health and Rehabilitation Center, 24.24% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients taking antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Shady Acres Health and Rehabilitation Center, 2.31% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care residents exhibiting symptoms of depression. Many in the industry argue that this is a reasonable measure of patient quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Shady Acres Health and Rehabilitation Center, 95.83% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Shady Acres Health and Rehabilitation Center, 9.84% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and taking a bath.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Shady Acres Health and Rehabilitation Center, 4.58% of Residents
This tells you the percentage of residents who maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility is usually a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Shady Acres Health and Rehabilitation Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care. There is generally a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Shady Acres Health and Rehabilitation Center, 4.58% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Christus Jasper Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 16.25 miles away1275 Marvin Hancock Drive Jasper Texas 75951Voluntary non-profit - Private(409) 384-5461
Nearby Dialysis
- New Century Dialysis Center of Jasper15.21 miles away2014 S Wheeler Street ,Suite 300 Jasper Texas 75951Dialysis Stations: 10 (409) 384-2711
- Kidney Center of Jasper16.3 miles away930 Marvin Hancock Drive Jasper Texas 75951Dialysis Stations: 21 (409) 384-4200