Southpark Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Cente
9801 S 1st Street, Austin TX 78748 · (512) 292-3071 · 99.33% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Southpark Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Cente is a facility located in Austin, Texas which has 940,359 people. With an overall score of D, this is a lower end facility. Based on our assessment, we'd struggle to recommend this place. If you aren't deterred by this facility's profile, feel free to continue reading to learn more about its category grades. We discuss inspections in the next paragraph.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 120 Beds
CCRC :
Government - Hospital district
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
Although we did not rate this nursing home favorably overall, we want to point out its nearly flawless government inspections in recent years. We awarded them an impressive grade of A in this category. Our inspection ratings account for several factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. You generally want to avoid nursing homes with a bunch of deficiencies flagged. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. In spite of this deficiency, this place still had a relatively favorable report.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was awarded an impressive long-term care score. In fact, we awarded it a grade of B in that category, which is one of our more favorable scores. For prospective residents seeking a permanent place to live as opposed to skilled nursing, long-term care grades are a key measure. Once we looked at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 89.53168 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is somewhat below what we were hoping for but still a reasonably acceptable figure. The last statistic we looked at was the facility's hospitalization rate. Here we found that this facility had 1.77 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is close to average in this area.
Short-term Care Quality
As it turns out, this facility only earned a D for its short-term care grade, which is well below average in this category. In the area of short-term care, we attempt to qualify indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We assess a nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and various therapists. Based on its abysmal score in this area, we were not shocked to discover that this place offered far fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per patient than most other nursing homes. The final metric we looked at in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. This place performed better in this area, with 54.5 percent of its residents returning home.
Nurse Quality
Moving on to our last area, this nursing home didn't fare well in this area either. With a very poor grade of F in nursing, this is about as as uninspiring as it gets. When determining a nursing home's nursing grade, we assess the amount of time nurses are with residents as well as the level of licensure of those nurses. This nursing home provides 2.9 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Lastly, we also looked at a few quality-based metrics in computing our nursing scores. This nursing home was above average in two of the major data points we considered, with good marks for avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. These statistics are usually reliable measures of the quality of nursing care provided.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Southpark Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Cente Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be an indicator of nursing care . UTI's are routinely associated with a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this metric can be skewed for some facilities due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are administered to residents for many conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Sadly, in limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term care patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are prescribed to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
Measures the percent of long-term stay patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This tells you the percent of residents who were given 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 percentage of long-term care patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and eating.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that remained mobile levels.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This tells you the percentage of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better