Shady Shores of Hemphill
355 Fm 83 W, Hemphill TX 75948 · (409) 787-5300 · 45.22% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Shady Shores of Hemphill is an average-sized nursing home located in Hemphill, Texas. This nursing home was given a somewhat concerning overall grade of D, which is a subpar score. If you are not happy with this facility's poor overall grade, you may find your options to be limited in Hemphill. The city has just one other nursing home. Despite all this, one of the few highlights of this nursing home's report card is its strong inspection reports. You can scroll down to find out about inspections and other category scores
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 90 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
Although we did not rate this facility favorably overall, we want to point out its relatively favorable health inspections in recent years. We gave it a B in this area, which is much better than its overall grade. Inspection grades account for a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One key criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. You generally want to avoid places with a list of deficiencies flagged. Although this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its report, none of them were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. A couple minor deficiencies are not necessarily the end of the world.
Long-term Care Quality
One of this facility's more respectable category grades was in the area of long-term care. This ended up being its second best category. In that category, we gave this nursing home a grade of B-. In a long-term care setting, the nursing home's primary goal is to maintain residents' quality of life and keep them safe. One of the datapoints we considered on top of nurse's aid hours is vaccinations. Fortunately, this nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccination to 100 percent of its residents. The last statistic we assessed was its hospitalization rate. We found that this place had 1.78 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is not too far off the national average.
Short-term Care Quality
This facilities next most favorable area was short-term care. We gave it a C in this category. This is essentially a middle of the road grade in this category. In our short-term care category, we endeavor to craft a fair gauge for rehabilitation. In doing so, we analyze the nursing home's offerings of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Fortunately, this nursing home offers both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities offer both. The last statistic we looked at in this category is the number of residents who were able to return home from the nursing home. It fared respectably with 45.9 percent of its patients returning home.
Nurse Quality
The last area we graded is nursing. For this category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of C. Our nursing grade is based on several components, most of which are tied to quantities of nurse staffing. This facility provided just 3.2 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Finally, while this nursing home didn't rank well in terms of nursing hours, it fared much better in some of the quality-based metrics we looked at. In terms of the percentage of its residents experiencing pressure ulcers, this place fared better than the national average.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Shady Shores of Hemphill Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This statistic tells you the percent of long-term stay patients who have new or worsened pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a solid indicator of quality of care.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents that sustained a fall resulting in severe injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percent of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often linked to poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this statistic could be skewed for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are given to patients for a variety of medical conditions, including cognitive disorders. Sadly, in some situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are given to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This is the percentage of residents who are showing symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percentage of residents that received 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 datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and taking a bath. Many argue this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is the percent of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the quality of nursing home care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better