Watkins-Logan-Garrison Texas State Veteran's Home is one of seven facilities located in Tyler, Texas. This facility received a very impressive overall rating of A-, resulting in it being ranked among the top three nursing homes in Tyler. Based on our assessment, you can't go wrong with this facility. This nursing home's strong report card was highlighted by its nursing score, which we will address in the next paragraph.
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Watkins-Logan-Garrison Texas State Veteran's Home
- Nursing Home
- For people with disabilities
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
Grade: A-minus
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Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Government - State
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
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Nurse Quality
Grade: A
On top of earning a great overall grade, this nursing home also received an excellent nursing score, with an A. Our nursing grade analyzes several components, most of which are based on levels of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility 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 many times be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Short-term Care Quality
Grade: A-minus
This nursing home also excelled in the area of short-term care, where we gave it a grade of A-. Only a select group of facilities fared better in this category. In the category of short-term care, we try to evaluate indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We assess a facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. However, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last measure we considered in this area is the percentage of residents that were able to return home from the facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
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Long-term Care Quality
Grade: B-plus
This facility is also above average in the area of long-term care, where it received a score of B+. It outpaced most nursing homes in this category. For patients seeking a permanent residence as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care grades are very important. One of the criteria we considered in addition to nurse's aid hours is vaccinations. This nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccination to 68.82022 percent of its patients. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Facility Inspections
Grade: B-plus
Finally, we looked at inspections. This nursing home earned a very impressive score in this area. In that area, we gave this facility a B+. These inspection scores take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these items by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this nursing home had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones labeled as categories G through L. This means the inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. We should point out that deficiency-free inspections are rare in this industry.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Watkins-Logan-Garrison Texas State Veteran's Home Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: C
In Watkins-Logan-Garrison Texas State Veteran's Home, 7.17% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of long-term residents who have new or worsened pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a solid indicator of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: B-minus
In Watkins-Logan-Garrison Texas State Veteran's Home, 3.38% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents which experienced falls resulting in major injury. We use this statistic in determining our nursing grades.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: B
In Watkins-Logan-Garrison Texas State Veteran's Home, 1.52% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely associated with facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Better nursing care can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Keep in mind that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: B-plus
In Watkins-Logan-Garrison Texas State Veteran's Home, 10.14% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic gauges the percent of long-term patients taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: D
In Watkins-Logan-Garrison Texas State Veteran's Home, 22.67% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of residents prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: B-plus
In Watkins-Logan-Garrison Texas State Veteran's Home, 4.84% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents exhibiting signs of depression. Many in the industry would argue that this is a reliable measure of resident quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: D
In Watkins-Logan-Garrison Texas State Veteran's Home, 93.69% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: B-minus
In Watkins-Logan-Garrison Texas State Veteran's Home, 17.58% Percentage of Patients
This is the percent of patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: A-minus
In Watkins-Logan-Garrison Texas State Veteran's Home, 13.47% Percentage of Residents
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that remained mobile levels.
Hospitalizations
Grade: C
In Watkins-Logan-Garrison Texas State Veteran's Home, 1.89 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is key to the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: C
In Watkins-Logan-Garrison Texas State Veteran's Home, 13.47 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care.
Scores for Tyler, TX
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
Looking for more options? Tyler, Texas has 6 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- University of Texas Health Science Center at TylerAcute Care Hospitals 0.49 miles away11937 Us Highway 271 Tyler Texas 75708Government - State(903) 877-7777
- Christus Mother Frances HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.88 miles away800 East Dawson Tyler Texas 75701Voluntary non-profit - Private(903) 593-8441
- Ut Health East Texas Tyler Regional HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 8.11 miles away1000 South Beckham Ave Tyler Texas 75701Voluntary non-profit - Private(903) 597-0351
- Baylor Scott & White Texas Spine & Joint HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 8.87 miles away1814 Roseland Boulevard Tyler Texas 75701Physician(903) 525-3300
Nearby Dialysis
- Watson Wise Dialysis Center8.34 miles away815 E First St Tyler Texas 75701CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (903) 595-2495
- Renal Care Group-Southeast Tyler9.17 miles away3826 Troup Highway, Suite # L Tyler Texas 75703CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (903) 581-5252
- West Tyler Dialysis9.61 miles away3600 West Erwin Tyler Texas 75702CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (903) 526-4286
- Renal Center of Tyler9.93 miles away510 S. Sw Loop 323 Suite 580 Tyler Texas 75702Dialysis Stations: 20 (903) 596-0102
- Renal Center of Waterton9.94 miles away2895 Shiloh Road Tyler Texas 75703CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (903) 561-0292
- Trc Kilgore Dialysis Center19.88 miles away209 Hwy 42 North Kilgore Texas 75662CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (903) 988-8200
