Wells LTC Nursing & Rehabilitation

Nursing Home

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

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Wells LTC Nursing & Rehabilitation's website

46 May Street,
Wells TX 75976

(936) 867-4707

45.77% estimated occupancy ¹

Wells LTC Nursing & Rehabilitation is the lone nursing home located in Wells, Texas. Sporting an overall score of B, this appears to be a good facility. This place truly has plenty of good features. Fortunately, this facility didn't have any bad scores in any of the major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Corporation
Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Transportation
Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Cardiac Therapy
Diabetes Management
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management
Orthopedic Rehabilitation

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Facility Inspections

In addition to performing well in its overall grade, this facility performed at an even higher level in the area of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A. Perhaps the most critical factor we consider in determining our inspection scores is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Facilities with better scores in this category most likely avoided the more severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. While this nursing home had some minor dings on its report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you CMS did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.

Long-term Care Quality

This facility is also strong in the area of long-term care, where it was given a grade of B+. It performed more favorably than most facilities in this category. When facilities receive a grade in this range in long-term care it generally means it's well-staffed and is a quality place to live on a permanent basis. On top of assessing the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. Vaccines are critical to keeping residents healthy. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

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Nurse Quality

This facility's next best category was its nursing grade, where it received a grade of B-. While this didn't quite match its scores in some of the categories discussed above, this is still a decent score. The nursing grade analyzes several components, but the primary one is the number of nurse hours spent with patients. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient per day, which is not an impressive total. Finally, despite not having the highest total nursing hours per resident, this facility performed admirably in the metric of preventing major falls. This is typically a reliable indicator that a nursing home has quality controls in place.

Short-term Care Quality

The last category we graded was short-term care. For that category, we awarded this facility a C. Our short-term care scores are critical for residents needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically utilizes higher levels of highly-skilled nursing. This means a wide range of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other types of therapy. We weren't able to locate registered nurse or physical therapy staffing data for this nursing home. The final statistic we assessed in this area is the percentage of residents that returned home from the facility. We found that just 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home. Unfortunately, this was below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Wells LTC Nursing & Rehabilitation Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Wells LTC Nursing & Rehabilitation, 7.79% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin resulting from remaining in the same position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Wells LTC Nursing & Rehabilitation, 3.33% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of residents that have had a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are routinely linked to lower levels of patient supervision. Better nursing care minimizes the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Wells LTC Nursing & Rehabilitation, 1.51% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely caused by a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this statistic could also be skewed for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Wells LTC Nursing & Rehabilitation, 11.48% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This datapoint is an indication of the percent of long-term stay patients taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Wells LTC Nursing & Rehabilitation, 22.56% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay residents that were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are prescribed to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Wells LTC Nursing & Rehabilitation, 4.81% of Patients

This is the percent of patients showing signs of depression. Increased levels of depression could indicate a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Wells LTC Nursing & Rehabilitation, 94.64% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Wells LTC Nursing & Rehabilitation, 17.1% Percentage of Patients

This is the percentage of patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Wells LTC Nursing & Rehabilitation, 16.36% Percentage of Residents

This tells you the percent of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

In Wells LTC Nursing & Rehabilitation, 1.67 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Wells LTC Nursing & Rehabilitation, 16.36 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Wells LTC Nursing & Rehabilitation, 11.4 Percentage of Patients

Measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to assess patient well-being during rehabilitation.

Nearby Hospitals

Woodland Heights Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 15.65 miles away505 South John Redditt Drive Lufkin Texas 75904Proprietary(936) 634-8311
Chi St Lukes Health Memorial LufkinAcute Care Hospitals 15.78 miles away1201 West Frank Street Lufkin Texas 75901Voluntary non-profit - Private(936) 634-8111
Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.29 miles away1204 Mound St Nacogdoches Texas 75961Government - Hospital District or Authority(936) 564-4611

Nearby Dialysis

I Dialysis, LLC12.94 miles away8760 Us Hwy 59 South Nacogdoches Texas 75964Dialysis Stations: 1 (936) 715-0777
Lufkin Dialysis Center14.92 miles away700 S John Redditt Drive Lufkin Texas 75904CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 36 (936) 634-2224
Sng Lufkin Dialysis Center15.63 miles away1520 West Frank Ave Lufkin Texas 75904Dialysis Stations: 25 (936) 238-3583