Town Hall Estates Whitney

Town Hall Estates Whitney is an average-sized non-profit nursing home located in Whitney, Texas. This facility received an overall grade of C, which is a solid rating. Based on our assessment, this nursing home ought to be a solid choice for most people. This place didn't fare well in all of our categories, but it didn't receive any terrible grades either. Additional information about these categories can be found below.

This nursing home received a long-term care score which is stronger than its overall score. We awarded this facility a B+ in this category. When facilities receive this type of grade in long-term care it is usually a good sign for patient care and suggests that the nursing home is well-staffed with nurses and aids. After considering the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is better than the majority of nursing homes. The last statistic we looked at is the facility's hospitalization rate. We found that this facility had 2 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is middle of the pack in this area.

This facility also received favorable health inspections in recent years. We awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a B. This is better than the facility's overall grade. Inspection ratings weigh several factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher scores in this area generally have few severe deficiencies. This nursing home was hit with 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This tells you that CMS did not deem any of the deficiencies to pose an immediate threat to resident safety or health. A couple minor deficiencies shouldn't lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.

We also awarded this facility a favorable grade in nursing. This facility earned a grade of B in this category, which is one of our better grades. The nursing grade includes numerous datapoints. The most heavily weighted one is the number of hours nurses spend with patients. This nursing home provides 3.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as by employing a policy of turning a resident more often.

This facility's worst area is short-term care, which is the final area we scored. For this area, we awarded this nursing home a grade of D. In forming these short-term care scores, we analyze the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, speech therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. The goal is to devise a tool for sizing up the rehabilitation services of various facilities. Not surprisingly, we found that this nursing home provides far less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than the average facility. Finally, we considered the percentage of patients who who were able to eventually return home from this facility. This facility didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 39.8 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.