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Sonterra Health Center

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Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
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Sonterra Health Center's website

18514 Sonterra Place,
San Antonio TX 78258

(210) 545-4800

67.41% estimated occupancy 1

With an address in San Antonio, Texas, Sonterra Health Center is one of 62 options here. It looks like this is a quality facility. We awarded this it an overall grade of B+, which is a strong score. This nursing home turned out to be one of the better nursing homes in San Antonio. This place also received very consistent grades in all of the major categories we assessed. Additional information about its category grades is available below.

Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • No Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Lymphedema Care

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)
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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

One of the reasons this turned out to be a quality facility is that it earned an impressive inspection rating. Inspections turned out to be its best category grade. In that category, we awarded this facility a grade of A. Our inspection grades are tied to several items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that receive favorable grades in this category tend to have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. Although this facility had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. A few relatively minor dings aren't the end of the world.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-plus

One of the other reasons we rated this facility so highly is that it earned a very impressive nursing grade. In that category, we gave this facility a grade of B+. The nursing rating is based on quite a few subcategories, however, the paramount consideration is the number of nurse hours per patient per week. This particular nursing home provided 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

This nursing home was given a favorable long-term care score as well. We gave it one of our better scores in that area with a score of B+. When facilities receive a score in this range in long-term care it typically means it has plenty of staff and is a quality place to live on a permanent basis. In addition to looking at the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is very impressive. Pneumonia sadly is often a life or death condition for nursing home residents so we strongly prefer when a facility does not leave this to chance. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B

The next area we analyzed was short-term care, where we awarded it a favorable grade of B. This facility truly did not have any weak categories. Short-term care scores are vital for prospective residents needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically utilizes additional skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means a broad spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. It does not look like this facility provided information on registered nurse or physical therapist staffing. Finally, we looked at the percentage 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.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Sep 22

Sonterra Health Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-plus

In Sonterra Health Center, 7.79% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term patients which suffer from pressure ulcers . We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A+

In Sonterra Health Center, 3.33% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are routinely linked to lower levels of patient supervision. Better nursing protocols minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In Sonterra Health Center, 1.51% of Patients had UTIs

This statistic measures the percent of long-term care patients which sustained a UTI. While a higher rate of these infections may reflect poorly on a facility's nursing care, it is problematic to compare between facilities due to facilities having differing reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A

In Sonterra Health Center, 11.48% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are administered to residents for many medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Unfortunately, in limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Sonterra Health Center, 22.56% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure indicates the percent of long-term stay patients who are prescribed antianxiety medication. These medications are used to treat patients experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: C

In Sonterra Health Center, 4.81% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients exhibiting signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Sonterra Health Center, 94.64% of Patients

This is the percent of patients that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-minus

In Sonterra Health Center, 17.1% Percentage of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and taking a bath.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B

In Sonterra Health Center, 16.36% Percentage of Residents

This indicates the percentage of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B

In Sonterra Health Center, 1.67 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B

In Sonterra Health Center, 16.36 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-plus

In Sonterra Health Center, 11.4 Percentage of Patients

This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to gauge patient well-being during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: C

In Sonterra Health Center, 66.86% Percentage of Resident

This tells you the percentage of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with activities of daily living generally correlates with successful rehabilitation.

Scores for San Antonio, TX

  • Overall Rating has a grade of C
  • 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 C
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus

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Nearby Dialysis

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=676158