Arbour Health Center at Westminster is an average-sized non-profit nursing home located in Austin, Texas. This proved to be an A rated facility, which is one of the highest ratings we offer. Even in a city offering 24 nursing homes, this facility really stands out. Keep reading to see this nursing home's category scores, which are equally impressive. You really can't do much better than a straight A profile.
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Arbour Health Center at Westminster
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- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- No Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Other
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
We also wanted to emphasize that this facility has received near flawless government inspections recently. We gave them an A+ in this category. Inspection grades weigh a host of factors found on a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher grades in this area typically have very few severe deficiencies. It doesn't look like we have information about this nursing home's deficiencies. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
On the list of its many high-end scores, this facility was awarded first-rate long-term care grade. In fact, we gave it a grade of A in that area. When facilities receive a score in this range in this category it generally means it's well-staffed and is a quality place to reside on a permanent basis. On top of considering the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients healthy. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
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Nurse Quality
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility received an impressive grade of A- in our nursing category. Our nursing score is based on the facility's nurse staffing levels. We consider both the levels of licensure of the nurses as well as the amount of time spent with patients. This particular nursing home provided 0.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Short-term Care Quality
In our last category, we awarded this facility an A+ for its short-term care grade. This finished off a very impressive profile. Short-term care grades are commonly employed to grade a facility's rehabilitation services. To provide good rehabilitation services, facilities generally must offer better levels of skilled nursing services. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other types of therapists. We were not able to locate registered nurse or physical therapy staffing data for this facility. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 5.5 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Arbour Health Center at Westminster Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Arbour Health Center at Westminster, 5.58% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that have new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Arbour Health Center at Westminster, 5.6% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents who have had a major fall. Falls leading to severe injury are considered to be an indicator of nursing care . Major falls which result in injury are often the result of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Arbour Health Center at Westminster, 0.81% of Patients had UTIs
This figure is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents which have suffered from urinary tract infections. While more infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it is difficult to compare between nursing homes due to nursing homes having inconsistent reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Arbour Health Center at Westminster, 5.2% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed to residents for a variety of conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias. Sadly, in some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Arbour Health Center at Westminster, 20.93% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic measures the percentage of long-term care residents receiving antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Arbour Health Center at Westminster, 4.49% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term residents who are exhibiting signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Arbour Health Center at Westminster, 99.66% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care residents that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines important for resident well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Arbour Health Center at Westminster, 5.16% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term care patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and using the bathroom.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Arbour Health Center at Westminster, 20.92% of Residents
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who were able to retain mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Arbour Health Center at Westminster, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is critical to maintaining the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Arbour Health Center at Westminster, 20.92% of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Arbour Health Center at Westminster, 20.7% of Patients
This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Arbour Health Center at Westminster, 86% of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some experts believe that this is a measure of rehabilitation services.
Scores for Austin, 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
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
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