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Spanish Meadows of Brownsville

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: C
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Spanish Meadows of Brownsville's website

440 E Ruben Torres Blvd,
Brownsville TX 78520

(956) 546-7378

90.91% estimated occupancy 1

Spanish Meadows of Brownsville is an average-sized facility in Brownsville, Texas. Featuring an overall grade of C, this is likely a middle of the pack nursing home. This grade was right in line with the city grade in Brownsville, which is admittedly a bit below average nationally. One of the best aspects of this facility's profile is its exemplary inspection score, which we will address in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Lymphedema Care
  • Total Parenteral Nutrition

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

While this nursing home's overall grade was decent, it really fared well in the category of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A for that category, which is one of our best scores. Our inspection scores are based on several items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that score well in this category tend to have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Fortunately, although this facility had some minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you that the inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. A couple minor deficiencies shouldn't stop you from considering a nursing home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B

Another one of this nursing home's better category grades came in the category of long-term care. In that area, we gave this facility a grade of B. Facilities that receive this kind of score in this category tend to provide consistent around the clock care to ensure patients are well cared for. Once we finished looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 97.38372 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is very impressive. Pneumonia is often a life threatening illness for nursing home patients so we prefer when a nursing home doesn't leave its residents vulnerable. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: D

We gave this nursing home just a D for our short-term care grade. This is well below average in this category. Short-term care grades are based on the facility's quantity of skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This means a vast spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Considering its weak score in this area, we weren't stunned to learn this facility provides substantially fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per patient than most other nursing homes. The final item we assessed in this area is the number of residents who who were able to eventually return home from the nursing home. This nursing home struggled quite a bit in this area as well, with just 5 percent of its patients returning home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: F

The next area we scored was nursing, which was this facility's worst area. Sadly, it received an F in this area, which is clearly concerning. When computing our nursing scores, we weigh both nursing hours and the levels of licensure of those nurses. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low total compared to most nursing homes. Lastly, we also looked at a few quality-based metrics in computing our nursing ratings. This facility was above average in two of the metrics we considered, with good scores for avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Spanish Meadows of Brownsville Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In Spanish Meadows of Brownsville, 6.96% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely caused by residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols reduces the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In Spanish Meadows of Brownsville, 2.62% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients who have had falls leading to severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be an indicator of lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: C

In Spanish Meadows of Brownsville, 2.79% of Patients had UTIs

This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term patients who sustained urinary tract infections. Although a higher rate of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it can be problematic to compare different facilities due to facilities having reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Spanish Meadows of Brownsville, 16.17% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These drugs may be used for several medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Spanish Meadows of Brownsville, 14.92% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents that are prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are given to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Spanish Meadows of Brownsville, 0% of Patients

This is the percent of patients demonstrating depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-plus

In Spanish Meadows of Brownsville, 98.13% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In Spanish Meadows of Brownsville, 11.76% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's could indicate decline of a resident's medical condition.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: D

In Spanish Meadows of Brownsville, 8.09% of Residents

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that retained mobility levels.

Hospitalizations

Grade: D

In Spanish Meadows of Brownsville, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is key to preserving the physical health of residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A

In Spanish Meadows of Brownsville, 8.09% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B

In Spanish Meadows of Brownsville, 12.29% of Patients

This datapoint measures 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 patient care during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B

In Spanish Meadows of Brownsville, 79.48% of Resident

This tells you the percentage of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with activities of daily living often correlates with better rehabilitation services.

Scores for Brownsville, TX

  • Overall Rating has a grade of C
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of F
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of D
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A

Looking for more options? Brownsville, Texas has 5 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Valley Baptist Medical Center- BrownsvilleAcute Care Hospitals 2.27 miles away1040 W Jefferson St Brownsville Texas 78520Proprietary(956) 544-1400
  • Harlingen Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 17.38 miles away5501 South Expressway 77 Harlingen Texas 78550Proprietary(956) 365-1000
  • Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company LLCAcute Care Hospitals 18.05 miles away2101 Pease St Harlingen Texas 78550Proprietary(956) 389-1100
  • Rio Grande State CenterPsychiatric 18.77 miles away1401 Rangerville Road Harlingen Texas 78550Government - State(956) 364-8000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Nri Brownsville0.52 miles away2945 Central Blvd Brownsville Texas 78520CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (956) 542-8094
  • Fmc Dialysis Services of North Brownsville0.89 miles away1900 N. Expressway, Suite E Brownsville Texas 78521CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (956) 504-5045
  • Valley Hemodialysis Center0.98 miles away2600 N Coria Brownsville Texas 78520CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 32 (956) 546-3738
  • Fresenius Medical Care South Price2.09 miles away64 S Price Rd Suite B Brownsville Texas 78521Dialysis Stations: 36 (956) 544-0711
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