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Trucare Living Centers-Columbus

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: C
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Trucare Living Centers-Columbus's website

1511 Montezuma Street,
Columbus TX 78934

(979) 733-0500

59.23% estimated occupancy 1

Located in Columbus, Texas, Trucare Living Centers-Columbus is one of only two available facilities in this area. This nursing home proved to be a decent facility, with an overall grade of C. Based on our assessment, this nursing home likely wouldn't be a bad choice. The best part of this facility's report card was is its inspection rating. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Oncology Care
  • Aquatic Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: B-plus

While this nursing home received a decent overall rating, its inspections rating is notably better than its overall grade. Due to a strong inspection report this year, it received a strong score in that area with a B+. Inspection scores account for several factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with better scores in this area usually have very few of these severe deficiencies. This place received 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This means that the government inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies to create an immediate threat to patient safety or health. A few minor deficiencies should not lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B

This nursing home also was awarded a favorable score in our long-term care category. We awarded this facility an above average grade of B in this category. Facilities that do well in this category tend to provide patients with closer supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. In addition to considering the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 95.90164 percent of its residents, which is higher than the average nursing home. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Nurse Quality

Grade: D

Another strength of this facility is its favorable grade in nursing. We awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with an impressive grade of D. Our nursing grade assesses the nursing home's nurse staffing levels. We look at both the levels of licensure of the nurses and the quantity of hours spent with patients. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in calculating our nursing scores. This nursing home performed well in the area of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. Many consider these datapoints to be measures of the quality of nursing care.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: F

Turning to the next category, this facility didn't perform very well. With a very poor grade of F in short-term care, this was its poorest category grade. With our short-term care score, we strive to forge a meaningful gauge for rehabilitation. In this process, we assess a nursing home's levels of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. 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 number of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. This definitely wasn't a strength for this facility. We found that just 3.9 percent of this facility's patients returned home. At most nursing homes, around half of their patients are able to return home so this is well below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Trucare Living Centers-Columbus Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In Trucare Living Centers-Columbus, 4.73% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin resulting from remaining in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B

In Trucare Living Centers-Columbus, 3.28% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injury are routinely the result of lower levels of patient supervision. More supervision can minimize the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: C

In Trucare Living Centers-Columbus, 2.95% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term patients which suffered from urinary tract infections. UTI's could be an indication of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this datapoint may also be skewed for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B

In Trucare Living Centers-Columbus, 13.39% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. These drugs are used for several medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Trucare Living Centers-Columbus, 22.97% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric gauges the percentage of long-term care patients who were administered antianxiety drugs. These drugs are generally prescribed to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Trucare Living Centers-Columbus, 0% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression. Increased levels of depression may imply a less hospitable environment.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In Trucare Living Centers-Columbus, 96.86% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term stay residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-minus

In Trucare Living Centers-Columbus, 11.16% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and continence.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: C

In Trucare Living Centers-Columbus, 9.54% of Residents

This is the percentage of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Trucare Living Centers-Columbus, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is critical to maintaining the physical health of nursing home patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Trucare Living Centers-Columbus, 9.54% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-plus

In Trucare Living Centers-Columbus, 2.58% of Patients

This tells you the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: C

In Trucare Living Centers-Columbus, 70.26% of Resident

Measures the percent of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry believe this is a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Columbus Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1 miles away110 Shult Dr Columbus Texas 78934Voluntary non-profit - Private(979) 732-2371
  • Rice Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 14.9 miles away600 South Austin Road Eagle Lake Texas 77434Proprietary(979) 234-5571

Nearby Dialysis

  • Phoenix Dialysis, LLC13.17 miles away407 E. South Street Weimar Texas 78962Dialysis Stations: 8 (979) 985-3700