The Homestead of Sherman
1000 Sara Swammy Dr, Sherman TX 75090 · (903) 891-1730 · 62.87% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
The Homestead of Sherman is in Sherman, Texas. The city has 46,563 people. This is not a bad facility with a C overall grade. This grade is right in line with the city grade in Sherman. This nursing home has some things going for it. The best part of this nursing home's report card was its exemplary inspection rating. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 132 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Partnership
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
While this nursing home's overall grade was not bad, it really excelled in the category of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A+ for that category, which is one of our highest scores. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing these inspection ratings. One of those factors is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some of these are relatively minor. Amazingly, this was one of the few nursing homes in the country that had no deficiencies whatsoever on its inspection report. This is very impressive. This is certainly a great sign for this facility.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility's next most favorable category turned out to be long-term care. In that area, we awarded this nursing home a C. For residents seeking a permanent place to live rather than rehabilitation, long-term care is an important category. One of the statistics we considered after nursing hours is vaccines. Thankfully, this nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccination to 97.46377 percent of its patients. Lastly, we looked at the nursing home's number of hospitalizations. With 1.84 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home is not too far off the national average.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility was awarded its next highest category score in the category of short-term care. We awarded this facility a grade of C in this category, which is a respectable grade. Short-term care grades are based on the nursing home's quantity of skilled nursing services. This includes a broad scope of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, this nursing home offers both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities offer both. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that it performed decently in this area, with 47.6 percent of its patients returning home.
Nurse Quality
Turning to the final category, this facility did not fare very well. With a bottom of the barrel grade of F in nursing, this is this nursing home's worst category. Nursing ratings are largely associated with the facility's nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 3.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. On top of receiving below average scores for nursing hours, this facility was less impressive in some of the quality-based measures we looked at in computing our nursing scores. We looked at the percent of patients suffering pressure ulcers and found this place was at approximately 150 percent of the national average in this statistic.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
The Homestead of Sherman Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This figure is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that suffered from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating both nursing and long-term care grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls resulting in injury are often the result of lower quality nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term care patients who had UTI's. While a higher rate of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's nursing care, it can be difficult to compare different facilities due to nursing homes having varying reporting standards.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These medications may be used to treat several medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric indicates the percentage of long-term care patients which are given antianxiety medication. These drugs are used to treat residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This tells you the percentage of residents who are exhibiting signs of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percentage of patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percent of residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of the decline of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of residents that maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of residents.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many in the industry argue this is a reliable measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better