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Whester Lodge Healthcare Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: F
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1112 Smith Dr,
Alvin TX 77511

(281) 331-6125

95.95% estimated occupancy 1

Whester Lodge Healthcare Center is an average-sized nursing home located in Alvin, Texas. This nursing home received an F, which is really a bottom of the barrel score in our grading scheme. Based on our ratings, this facility is not a fit for anyone. More information on this facility's category grades may be found below. Its best category is inspections, which is addressed in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Limited Liability company
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Dialysis Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Amputee Recovery
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Hemodialysis
  • Podiatry
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Laboratory
  • X-Ray
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Radiation Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: D

We really were not high on this facility's overall grade or its category grades. We gave it a grade of just D for our inspections rating and that actually turned out to be its highest score. Our inspection grades weigh several factors included in a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. This particular facility was assessed one deficiency by government inspectors. Fortunately, it was not in one of the categories that suggest that it caused a threat to resident safety or health. Finally, we want to draw your attention to the fact that this nursing home was assessed significant government fines in recent years totaling more than $100,000. This generally signifies that a nursing home's bad performance spanned more than one year.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: F

Among this nursing home's host of rock-bottom scores was its F in the area of long-term care. Long-term care scores in this range generally are a bad sign for the quantity and quality of care provided by nurses and aids, as well as the levels of routine medical care available. Once we finished looking at the volume of care provided by nurses, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination records. Candidly, we were a bit concerned this facility vaccinated a relatively low 73.0897 percent of its patients against pneumonia. To our surprise, this facility was actually decent at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had just 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. This is its best score in this category.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: F

This facility wound up receiving a rock-bottom score in our short-term care category. It was given an F in this category. In the category of short-term care, we seek to evaluate measures of a facility's rehabilitation. We look at a facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and various therapists. Not surprisingly, we found that this nursing home provides far less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than the average facility. The final item we looked at in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that just 4.3 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is well below average. The combination of these poor statistics was damning for this nursing home's short-term care grade.

Nurse Quality

Grade: F

The final area we scored is nursing. This facility received a poor grade of F in this area. Our nursing score is based on several subcategories, most of which are tied to quantities of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.2 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. This nursing home also had terrible marks in some of the quality-based measures to go along with its low nursing hours. We looked at the percent of patients sustaining pressure ulcers and we were disappointed. This nursing home was at approximately 1.5 times the national average in this area. This is a bad sign in light of the fact that so many bed sores could be avoided with better nursing care. This metric helped pull down this facility's nursing rating significantly.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Whester Lodge Healthcare Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: D

In Whester Lodge Healthcare Center, 12.78% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percent of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B

In Whester Lodge Healthcare Center, 3.32% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of patients who suffered from a fall leading to serious injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A-minus

In Whester Lodge Healthcare Center, 0.72% of Patients had UTIs

This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents which have experienced a urinary tract infection. UTI's could be a sign of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this datapoint can be skewed for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Whester Lodge Healthcare Center, 11.19% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This 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 drugs to subdue residents in situations where such drugs aren't medically indicated. However, some facilities need to rely more on these medications due to an increased number of patients suffering from dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: D

In Whester Lodge Healthcare Center, 27.72% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This gauges the percentage of long-term care residents who were administered antianxiety drugs. These medications are commonly prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: C

In Whester Lodge Healthcare Center, 10.95% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression. Many in the industry believe this is a reliable measure of patient quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: D

In Whester Lodge Healthcare Center, 82.4% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: F

In Whester Lodge Healthcare Center, 27.98% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term stay residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and bathing. Some would argue that this is a measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Whester Lodge Healthcare Center, 22.66% of Residents

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term patients that were able to retain mobility.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Whester Lodge Healthcare Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is critical to maintaining the physical health of patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Whester Lodge Healthcare Center, 22.66% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A

In Whester Lodge Healthcare Center, 6.41% of Patients

Measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: F

In Whester Lodge Healthcare Center, 60.7% of Resident

This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Houston Physicians' HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.95 miles away333 N Texas Avenue Webster Texas 77598Physician(281) 335-1700
  • Hca Houston Healthcare Clear LakeAcute Care Hospitals 10.23 miles away500 Medical Center Blvd Webster Texas 77598Proprietary(281) 332-2511
  • Houston Methodist St John HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.47 miles away18300 St John Drive Houston Texas 77058Voluntary non-profit - Private(281) 333-5503
  • Hca Houston Healthcare PearlandAcute Care Hospitals 13.46 miles away11100 Shadow Creek Parkway Pearland Texas 77584Proprietary(713) 770-7000
  • St Luke's Patients Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 15.03 miles away4600 East Sam Houston Parkway South Pasadena Texas 77505Physician(281) 487-0700
  • Surgery Specialty Hospitals of America Se HoustonAcute Care Hospitals 15.93 miles away4301 B Vista Pasadena Texas 77504Proprietary(713) 378-3000
  • Hca Houston Healthcare SoutheastAcute Care Hospitals 16.28 miles away4000 Spencer Hwy Pasadena Texas 77504Proprietary(713) 359-1000
  • Harris Health SystemAcute Care Hospitals 19.29 miles away2525 Holly Hall Houston Texas 77054Government - Hospital District or Authority(713) 566-6417

Nearby Dialysis

  • Alvin Dialysis Renal1.07 miles away100 E House St Alvin Texas 77511Dialysis Stations: 18 (281) 245-1123
  • Alvin Dialysis Center2.33 miles away2625 S Loop 35 Ste 154 Alvin Texas 77511CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (281) 388-0707
  • Usrc Friendswood Dialysis6.99 miles away3324 East f.m. 528 Friendswood Texas 77546Dialysis Stations: 12 (281) 993-5067
  • Fmc Dialysis Services of Pearland7.79 miles away1830 Broadway Pearland Texas 77581Dialysis Stations: 12 (281) 993-0723
  • Fresenius Medical Care West Pearland8.22 miles away2276 Business Center Drive Pearland Texas 77584Dialysis Stations: 13 (713) 436-0364
  • Fresenius Medical Care Ella, LLC8.22 miles away2850 Kirby Drive Pearland Texas 77584Dialysis Stations: 24 (281) 582-8024
  • Victory Lakes Dialysis9.41 miles away3290 Gulf Freeway S Suite H Dickinson Texas 77539Dialysis Stations: 12 (281) 337-2175
  • Luxury Dialycare, Pllc9.52 miles away600 N. Kobayashi Rd. Suite 108 Webster Texas 77598Dialysis Stations: 12 (281) 525-6427

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=676264