Villages of Lake Highlands is located in the densely populated metropolitan area of Dallas, Texas with a total of 1,263,321 people. This facility received an A- overall, which is one of our best grades. Based on our ratings, this nursing home is really as good as it gets. This place's strong report card was highlighted by its inspection grade, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
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Villages of Lake Highlands
- Nursing Home
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Partnership
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
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Facility Inspections
On top of faring well overall, this facility earned nearly flawless government inspections. Consequently, it earned one of our best scores in that category with a grade of A+. Inspection grades are based on datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that excel in this area have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. While this facility had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were severe based on CMS' scale. A couple minor deficiencies are not necessarily something to panic about.
Short-term Care Quality
We also want to draw your attention to the fact that this nursing home was awarded a dominant score of A in our short-term care category. Our short-term care ratings are based in part on a facility's quantity of skilled highly skilled professionals. This includes a wide spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of patients who who were able to eventually return home from this nursing home. We found that 6.3 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
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Nurse Quality
Adding to its impressive resume, this nursing home also excelled in our nursing category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A- for that category. Our nursing rating is primarily associated with the nursing home's nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Long-term Care Quality
The final category we looked at was this facility's worst area. However, even in its worst category we still gave it a decent grade of B- in our long-term care category. For patients in need of a permanent place to live as opposed to skilled nursing, long-term care grades are a key measure. In addition to assessing the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 96.715324 percent of its patients. Lastly, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Villages of Lake Highlands Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Villages of Lake Highlands, 7.17% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Villages of Lake Highlands, 3.38% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric tells you the percent of long-term care residents who have sustained falls which caused major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be an indication of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Villages of Lake Highlands, 1.52% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections may be linked to inadequate hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Villages of Lake Highlands, 10.14% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Villages of Lake Highlands, 22.67% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of patients given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are administered to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Villages of Lake Highlands, 4.84% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term patients exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Villages of Lake Highlands, 93.69% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Villages of Lake Highlands, 17.58% Percentage of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and eating. Many in the industry believe that this is a measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Villages of Lake Highlands, 13.47% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percent of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Villages of Lake Highlands, 1.89 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is critical to maintaining the physical well-being of nursing home patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Villages of Lake Highlands, 13.47 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Villages of Lake Highlands, 11.91 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Villages of Lake Highlands, 66.29% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint measures the percentage of short-term residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some would argue this is a reliable measure of rehabilitation performance.
Scores for Dallas, TX
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
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