Signature Pointe on the Lake Healthcare Community
14655 Preston Rd, Dallas TX 75254 · (972) 726-7575 · 51.17% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Signature Pointe on the Lake Healthcare Community is located in the large metropolitan area of Dallas, Texas which has a population of 1,263,321 people. This turns out to be a quality facility, with an overall grade of B+. In fact, this proved to be better than many of the nursing homes in Dallas. Fortunately, this nursing home did not have any bad scores in any of the major categories. More information about its category grades is available below.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 195 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
In addition to receiving a strong overall score, this nursing home performed even better in our inspections category which is based on the nursing home's recent inspection reports. In fact, we gave it an A for that category, which is one of our best grades. Our inspection ratings account for a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with better scores in this area usually have few of these severe deficiencies. Fortunately, although this nursing home had a few minor dings on its report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means that CMS did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
We also awarded this nursing home a grade of A- for our short-term care score. Our short-term care scores are based on the facility's quantity of highly-skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This includes a wide range of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, this nursing home offers both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities offer both. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home, which as an area this facility performed much more favorably. It outperformed the vast majority of facilities with 68.9 percent of its patients returning home. This is a significantly higher rate than most nursing homes.
Long-term Care Quality
The next area we looked at was long-term care. We gave them one of our better scores in that area, with a A-. Facilities that receive this kind of grade in this category tend to provide consistent around the clock care to ensure residents are kept in good health. After looking at the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination data. This nursing home vaccinated 58.634537 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is a bit less than we were hoping for but still a decent figure. This place also keeps its patients out of the hospital. It had just 1.7 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days.
Nurse Quality
The final area we graded was nursing, where this facility was given a grade of C. This actually proved to be this facility's worst category. This is still not a poor grade. There are a host of criteria included in this area. Most of these data points reflect levels of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 3.7 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, this place was relatively weak in two of the major metrics we look at, with below average scores for minimizing its patients' pressure ulcers and major falls.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Signature Pointe on the Lake Healthcare Community Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This figure tells you the percentage of long-term stay patients that suffered from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that have sustained a fall which resulted in serious injury. We use this statistic in determining nursing ratings.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of nursing care . UTI's are often associated with lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this statistic can be skewed for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic measures the percent of long-term stay patients taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of patients given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are generally prescribed to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This is the percentage of patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percent of patients that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and continence.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of long-term care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the overall quality of care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This is the percentage of short-term residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with ADL's often correlates with superior rehabilitation.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better