Vista Living of Vernon

Nursing Home

Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

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4301 Hospital Dr,
Vernon TX 76384

(940) 552-2568

23.67% estimated occupancy ¹

Vista Living of Vernon is an average-sized nursing home located in Vernon, Texas. With an overall rating of D, this is a subpar nursing home. If you are not happy with this facility's poor overall grade, you may find your options to be limited in Vernon. The city has just one other nursing home. The only positive thing we can say about this place is that it did not receive any F's in any of the categories we assessed. Additional information about these categories is available below.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Individual

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Nurse Quality

While we were not high on this facility overall, we awarded it a grade of A- in nursing. This score is much more impressive than the facility's overall rating. In determining our nursing scores, we factor in both the number of hours nurses spend with residents and the skill levels of those nurses. This nursing home averages 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can generally be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Long-term Care Quality

The next best category we gave this facility in any category came in the category of long-term care, where we gave it a grade of C. In crafting our long-term care ratings, we look at the nursing home's ability to maintain its permanent residents' health and quality of life. Once we looked at the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination records. We were optimistic to find that this facility vaccinated 96.49123 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Lastly, this place was also able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

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Facility Inspections

Sadly, this facility received a grade of just D in our inspection category. This is well below average grade. Inspection grades weigh many items found on the nursing home's inspection reports. When you find too many deficiencies on the reports, this is generally a bad sign. Severe deficiencies indicate a risk to the well being of residents. This facility was assessed 4 deficiencies on its inspection report. The only positive thing we found is that none of these deficiencies were in the categories that suggest they created a threat to patient safety or health. Lastly, we want to point out that this nursing home was assessed large government fines of more than $100,000. This typically suggests that a facility's poor performance has been an issue for several years.

Short-term Care Quality

The final category we analyzed was short-term care, which turned out to be this facility's weakest category. We awarded this facility a D in this area. In the area of short-term care, we attempt to qualify indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We analyze the facility's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. Based on its weak score in this category, we weren't stunned to learn this place provides significantly fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other nursing homes. Finally, we assessed the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that just 2.4 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Vista Living of Vernon Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Vista Living of Vernon, 7.94% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often caused by patients not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Vista Living of Vernon, 3.28% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a major fall. Falls leading to severe injury are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Major falls leading to injury are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Vista Living of Vernon, 1.64% of Patients had UTIs

This metric indicates the percentage of long-term stay residents who experienced UTI's. UTI's could be an indication of a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this metric could be skewed for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Vista Living of Vernon, 11.75% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric tells you the percentage of long-term stay patients who are given antipsychotic drugs. Excessive reliance on these medications may mean a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior in situations where such medications aren't medically indicated. Nevertheless, some nursing homes may need to rely on these drugs due to an increased number of residents with Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Vista Living of Vernon, 22.77% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percent of residents who were given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are prescribed to patients suffering from depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Vista Living of Vernon, 4.66% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who are exhibiting signs of depression. Some believe this is a reliable measure of quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Vista Living of Vernon, 94.73% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Vista Living of Vernon, 17.29% Percentage of Patients

This is the percent of residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Vista Living of Vernon, 18.08% Percentage of Residents

This tells you the percent of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

In Vista Living of Vernon, 1.58 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is important to the physical well-being of nursing home patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Vista Living of Vernon, 18.08 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.

Nearby Hospitals

Wilbarger General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.12 miles away920 Hillcrest Dr Vernon Texas 76384Government - Hospital District or Authority(940) 552-9351
Chillicothe Hospital DistrictCritical Access Hospitals 13.41 miles away303 Avenue I Chillicothe Texas 79225Government - Hospital District or Authority(940) 852-5131