The Hampton at Post Oak

In addition to faring well in its overall grade, this facility received high marks in our short-term care rating as well. It received our highest score in that category with a score of A+. Short-term care scores are based in part on the nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled nursing services. This includes a broad scope of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, not to mention other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final measure we considered in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that 7.6 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

In addition, this nursing home also earned a nearly flawless inspection report. As a result, it received one of our best grades in that area with a score of A-. Arguably the most critical factor we look at in calculating our inspection scores is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a facility's inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher scores in this category typically dodged the most severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. While this place had some minor dings on its report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you CMS did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. We should point out that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in the industry.

This nursing home also received a very impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A-. In calculating our nursing ratings, we weigh both staffing levels and the skill levels of the nurses. This particular nursing home provided 0.5 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 facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

The last area we rated was long-term care. In that area, we gave this nursing home a favorable grade of B. For patients seeking a permanent place to live rather than rehabilitation, long-term care grades are a key measure. Once we looked at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination records. We were not able to track down this facility's vaccination rates. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.