The Springs is in Hughes Springs, Texas. This city has a population of 4,804 people. Sporting an overall score of B-, this looks like a decent nursing home. Based on the data we reviewed, there are certainly much worse nursing homes out there. The best part of this facility's profile is is its inspection rating. We discuss inspections in the next section.
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The Springs
- Nursing Home
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
Grade: B-minus
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Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
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Registered Staff Hours
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Facility Inspections
Grade: A-minus
The main reason this nursing home received a decent overall grade is its impeccable inspections in recent years. We gave it one of our better scores in that category, with a grade of A-. This is a much better grade than the facility's overall grade, which was decent but certainly not elite. These inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these issues by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This particular nursing home received 8 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a good inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.
Short-term Care Quality
Grade: B-plus
Another one of this facility's better category scores came in the category of short-term care. In that category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of B+. In computing our short-term care grades, we scrutinize a nursing home's levels of highly skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other highly skilled individuals. This rating is often a meaningful assessment of a facility's ability to rehabilitate patients. Unfortunately, we were not able to track down information about this nursing home's registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. Lastly, we looked at the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
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Nurse Quality
Grade: B-minus
The next highest grade we gave this nursing home in any area came in the category of nursing, where we gave it a grade of B-. Our nursing grade is based on the facility's nurse staffing levels. We weigh both the levels of training of the nurses and the amount of time spent with patients. This nursing home averages just 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. Finally, while this nursing home got dinged a bit for nursing hours per resident, it actually excelled in a few of our quality metrics. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed well in this statistic.
Long-term Care Quality
Grade: D
The next category we rated was long-term care. We gave this nursing home a D for the area of long-term care, making this its least impressive category grade. For residents seeking a permanent residence as opposed to skilled nursing, long-term care is an important category. Once we concluded our assessment of the amount of care provided by nurses, we next considered the facility's vaccination data. We were optimistic to learn that this nursing home vaccinated 95.57522 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Surprisingly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home has less hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes. Unfortunately, a few of its other scores in the category were not as favorable as these.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
The Springs Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: F
In The Springs, 16.67% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage resulting from staying in one position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: C
In The Springs, 5.31% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injury are considered by many experts to be a barometer of nursing care . Major falls are routinely the result of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: F
In The Springs, 7.69% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with poor hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: A-plus
In The Springs, 2.65% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of long-term patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may mean a facility is using these medications to subdue residents in scenarios where such medications aren't medically required. However, some nursing homes may need to rely on these medications due to an increased number of patients suffering from cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: C
In The Springs, 24.75% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents who were given antianxiety drugs. These medications are generally prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: B-plus
In The Springs, 1.92% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients showing depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: B-minus
In The Springs, 94.56% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: C
In The Springs, 20% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: A-minus
In The Springs, 20.62% of Residents
This metric tracks the percent of long-term residents that remained mobile levels.
Hospitalizations
Grade: B-minus
In The Springs, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: C
In The Springs, 20.62% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Grade: F
In The Springs, 57.65% of Resident
This tells you the percentage of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of independence with activities of daily living usually correlates with superior rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
- Ut Health East Texas Carthage HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.17 miles away409 Cottage Rd Carthage Texas 75633Voluntary non-profit - Private(093) 693-3841
Nearby Dialysis
- Pinecrest Dialysis Center6.76 miles away913 E. Pinecrest Drive Marshall Texas 75670CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (903) 934-9660
- Marshall Dialysis Center7.44 miles away1301 S Washington Marshall Texas 75670Dialysis Stations: 15 (903) 935-1158
