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The Heights of Gonzales

Nursing Home
Contracted Memory Care

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

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701 N Sarah Dewitt,
Gonzales TX 78629

(830) 672-4530

75.98% estimated occupancy ¹

The Heights of Gonzales is one of just a couple nursing homes in Gonzales, Texas. Sporting an overall rating of B, this is a fine nursing home. You can definitely do much worse than this place. The best aspect of this facility's impressive profile was its inspection rating. We discuss inspections in the next paragraph

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Corporation
Offers Hospice
Offers Respite Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab
Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Transportation
Dialysis Transportation
Medical Transportation
Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
Amputee Recovery
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Cardiac Therapy
Podiatry
Mental Health
Diabetes Management
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Laboratory
X-Ray
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management
Orthopedic Rehabilitation

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Facility Inspections

On top of performing well in its overall grade, this facility performed at an even higher level in the area of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A+. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in computing our inspection grades. One key factor is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some of these are relatively minor. Fortunately, although this facility had some minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means the inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

This facility also was awarded a strong long-term care grade. In fact, we gave it an above average score of B+ in this area. When facilities receive a score in this range in this category it generally means it has plenty of staff and is a quality place to live on a permanent basis. In addition to considering the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia is too frequently a life or death health condition for nursing home residents so we strongly prefer when a facility does not take any chances. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

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Short-term Care Quality

The next area we looked at was short-term care, where this nursing home was awarded a grade of B- in this area. In the area of short-term care, we attempt to assess indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We look at a facility's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. Unfortunately, we weren't able to find information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. The final statistic we looked at in this category is the number of residents that who were able to eventually return home from the facility. We found that just 5.6 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Nurse Quality

The final category we assessed was nursing. We awarded this facility a grade of D in our nursing category, leaving this as the nursing home's weakest grade. In computing a nursing home's nursing rating, we assess the amount of time nurses are seeing residents and the skill levels of those nurses. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This facility fared well in terms of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

The Heights of Gonzales Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In The Heights of Gonzales, 4.67% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can limit the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In The Heights of Gonzales, 1.97% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to severe 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 resulting in injury are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In The Heights of Gonzales, 1.15% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often the result of a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this statistic may also be skewed for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In The Heights of Gonzales, 8.98% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many patients, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In The Heights of Gonzales, 12.89% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of residents given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are administered to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In The Heights of Gonzales, 5.64% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients who are showing signs of depression. High rates of depression could reveal a less hospitable environment.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In The Heights of Gonzales, 99.73% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for seniors, making these types of vaccines vital to patient safety.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In The Heights of Gonzales, 9.48% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In The Heights of Gonzales, 6.19% of Residents

This metric tracks the percentage of long-term patients who retained mobility levels.

Hospitalizations

In The Heights of Gonzales, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In The Heights of Gonzales, 6.19% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In The Heights of Gonzales, 16.28% of Patients

This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the quality of care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In The Heights of Gonzales, 82.1% of Resident

This is the percentage of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with activities of daily living typically correlates with successful rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.36 miles away1110 North Sarah Dewitt Drive Gonzales Texas 78629Government - Hospital District or Authority(830) 672-7581
Ascension Seton Edgar B DavisCritical Access Hospitals 17.69 miles away130 Hays Street Luling Texas 78648Voluntary non-profit - Private(830) 875-7000