With over 20 options having an address in Houston, Texas, Solera at West Houston is one of the multitude of nursing homes in the city. We gave it an overall grade of B-, which is a middle of the road score. Based on our assessment, this place should be a solid choice for quite a few people. We were also pleased to discover that this facility was consistent in each of the other areas we looked at. Additional information about its category grades can be found below.
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Solera at West Houston
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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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
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
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Facility Inspections
To pair with its decent overall score, we awarded this facility an A for our inspections rating. This grade is far better than its overall score. Inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This nursing home was hit with 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This means that the inspectors did not consider any of these deficiencies to cause an imminent threat to resident health or safety. A few minor deficiencies are not necessarily something to panic about.
Short-term Care Quality
We also awarded this nursing home a positive grade in short-term care. This facility received a grade of B in this area, which turns out to be one of our higher scores. In computing these short-term care ratings, we assess the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. Our objective is to create a scale for sizing up the rehabilitation services of nursing homes. Unfortunately, it does not appear that this facility provided data regarding its registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. Finally, we assessed the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 5.7 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
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Long-term Care Quality
The next most favorable area we gave this facility in any area came in the area of long-term care, where we gave it a B-. Our long-term care grade is often used to gauge a facility's performance as a traditional nursing home, as opposed to focusing more on the skilled nursing services provided by a skilled nursing facility. After considering the volume of nursing care, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination records. We were pleased to discover that this facility vaccinates 99.4382 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Lastly, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Nurse Quality
Turning to our next category, this facility was awarded an acceptable nursing score of C. Our nursing rating is based on the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We weigh both the levels of licensure of the nurses and the number of hours spent with patients. This facility provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a lower figure than we are used to seeing. Finally, despite not having the highest total nursing hours per resident, this nursing home actually performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is often an indicator that a nursing home has sufficient quality controls in place.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Solera at West Houston Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Solera at West Houston, 6.56% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a barometer of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Solera at West Houston, 0% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who experienced falls which caused severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be an indication of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Solera at West Houston, 0% of Patients had UTIs
This metric indicates the percent of long-term stay patients who have had urinary tract infections. While a higher rate infections could reflect poorly on a facility's nursing care, it can be difficult to compare different nursing homes due to facilities having inconsistent reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Solera at West Houston, 0% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These drugs are sometimes used to treat a variety of conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Solera at West Houston, 9.38% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure tells you the percentage of long-term patients that are prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Solera at West Houston, 0.59% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Solera at West Houston, 99.15% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home patients, making these vaccines important for resident well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Solera at West Houston, 20% of Patients
This is the percent of patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate erosion of a patient's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Solera at West Houston, 6.85% of Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that maintained mobility.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Solera at West Houston, 6.85% of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Solera at West Houston, 8.29% of Patients
This is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to assess the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Solera at West Houston, 52.42% of Resident
This is the percentage of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of performance with activities of daily living usually correlates with better rehabilitation.
Scores for Houston, 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 B-plus
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