With an address in Waco, Texas, The Atrium of Bellmead is one of eight nursing homes in the city. Sporting an overall rating of B-, this is likely a middle of the road nursing home. In a city without an elite selection of nursing homes, this facility proved to be better than most of the alternatives in Waco. One of the major highlights of this nursing home's report card is its stellar inspection reports, which we will address in the next paragraph.
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The Atrium of Bellmead
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- No Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Individual
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
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Facility Inspections
In addition to being a respectable nursing home overall, this facility really excelled in the area of inspections, where it received an A+. Few nursing homes performed better in this category. Inspection scores weigh a host of factors included in a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher grades in this area generally have few severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home received 3 deficiencies on its inspection report. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
We also want to note that this nursing home received a great long-term care score. Indeed, we awarded it one of our best scores in this area with a grade of A-. When nursing homes receive this kind of score in long-term care it is typically a good sign for patient care and suggests that the facility is well-staffed with nurses aids. Once we assessed the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Vaccines are critical to keeping residents out of the hospital. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Short-term Care Quality
Moving on to the area of short-term care, this nursing home received just a D in that area. Our short-term care ratings are based in part on a facility's quantity of highly-skilled nursing services. This includes a vast spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, in addition to other forms of therapy. Unfortunately, this place was subpar in terms of its quantity of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its patients based on the data we looked at. Finally, we looked at the number of patients who returned home from this facility. This nursing home didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 5.2 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was well off the national average.
Nurse Quality
The last area we looked at was nursing. It received a lowly F for this area, which is a rock bottom score. This is certainly a major disappointment. There are a host of criteria within this category. Many of these factors relate to the quantity and quality of nurse staffing. This nursing home provided only 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This is not a very impressive figure. Lastly, we also looked at a few quality-based metrics in calculating our nursing grades. This facility was above average in two of the major data points we focus on, with good scores for avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
The Atrium of Bellmead Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In The Atrium of Bellmead, 7.11% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric indicates the percentage of long-term patients that suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers . We consider this statistic when determining both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In The Atrium of Bellmead, 2.97% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents that have had a fall which caused major injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In The Atrium of Bellmead, 0% of Patients had UTIs
This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients who sustained UTI's. UTI's could be a sign of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this metric could be skewed for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In The Atrium of Bellmead, 2.3% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of residents given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are given to residents for a variety of conditions, including dementia. Tragically, in some situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In The Atrium of Bellmead, 22.34% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are given to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In The Atrium of Bellmead, 3.87% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients demonstrating symptoms of depression. Many argue this is a reasonable measure of patient quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In The Atrium of Bellmead, 99.69% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In The Atrium of Bellmead, 14.44% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and continence. Many in the industry argue that this is a measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In The Atrium of Bellmead, 12.82% of Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who retained mobility levels. Many believe that the ability to move around is important for patients mental and physical well-being.
Hospitalizations
In The Atrium of Bellmead, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In The Atrium of Bellmead, 12.82% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In The Atrium of Bellmead, 23.08% of Patients
This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In The Atrium of Bellmead, 73.27% of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term care patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of performance with ADL's typically correlates with better rehabilitation.
Scores for Waco, TX
- Overall Rating has a grade of C
- Nurse Rating has a grade of D
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of D
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
Looking for more options? Waco, Texas has 7 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Providence Health CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.8 miles away6901 Medical Parkway Woodway Texas 76712Voluntary non-profit - Private(254) 751-4000
- Baylor Scott & White Medical Center HillcrestAcute Care Hospitals 8.91 miles away100 Hillcrest Medical Blvd Woodway Texas 76712Voluntary non-profit - Private(254) 202-2000
Nearby Dialysis
- Fresenius Medical Care Bellmead1.17 miles away137 Eastgate Shopping Ctr Waco Texas 76705CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 28 (254) 867-1974
- Fresenius Medical Care Waco Lakeshore5.4 miles away2420 Lakeshore Drive Waco Texas 76708Dialysis Stations: 20 (254) 756-2179
- Fresenius Medical Care Brazos6.35 miles away2329 N 39th Waco Texas 76708CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 28 (254) 752-5503
- Fmc Dialysis Services Waco West8.56 miles away730 W. Highway 6 Woodway Texas 76712Dialysis Stations: 29 (254) 772-7719
- Fmc Greenway Kidney Center8.85 miles away5940 Crosslake Parkway Woodway Texas 76712CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (254) 666-8826