Whispering Pines Nursing and Rehab is a small nursing home located in Winnsboro, Texas. Featuring an overall score of B-, this is likely a decent facility. In our view, this place is a good fit for most people. One of the better aspects of this nursing home's profile is its strong nursing grade, which is addressed in the next section.
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Whispering Pines Nursing and Rehab
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Transportation
- Dialysis Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
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Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
This nursing home's nursing grade outpaced its overall grade. We gave it a grade of B+ for its nursing score. Our nursing score focuses on the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We factor in both the levels of skill of the nurses as well as the quantity of hours spent with patients. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can generally be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as having a system of turning a patient more frequently.
Facility Inspections
We also wanted to emphasize this place's nearly flawless inspections in recent years. We gave them an impressive grade of B+ in this category. Arguably the most important factor we consider in calculating our inspection ratings is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a facility's inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher grades in this category most likely dodged the more severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. This facility was hit with 6 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered severe. This tells you that the government inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies to cause an imminent risk to patient safety or health. A couple minor dings aren't necessarily the end of the world.
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Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home's next most favorable category is long-term care. In that category, we gave this facility a grade of B-. For prospective patients seeking a permanent residence as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care grades are a key measure. On top of looking at the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients. This facility keeps its patients out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Short-term Care Quality
The final category we graded is short-term care, which ended up being this facility's worst category. We gave this facility a D in that area. Sadly, this category pulled down the facility's overall grade to a certain degree. Short-term care ratings are vital for individuals in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually requires additional highly-skilled nursing services. This includes a vast spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Unfortunately, this nursing home was below average in terms of its quantity of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its residents based on the measures we assessed. Finally, we assessed the number of patients that returned home from this nursing home. This nursing home didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 3.5 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Whispering Pines Nursing and Rehab Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Whispering Pines Nursing and Rehab, 2.38% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients that are suffering from pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a great barometer of quality of care.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Whispering Pines Nursing and Rehab, 1.43% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric measures the percentage of long-term residents who had a fall which resulted in major injury. We use this statistic in calculating nursing ratings.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Whispering Pines Nursing and Rehab, 1.06% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often associated with facilities with worst hygiene practices. Better hygiene protocols limits the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. We want to point out that this statistic is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Whispering Pines Nursing and Rehab, 25.97% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Whispering Pines Nursing and Rehab, 25.95% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Whispering Pines Nursing and Rehab, 0% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents demonstrating symptoms of depression. High levels of depression could imply a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Whispering Pines Nursing and Rehab, 100% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Whispering Pines Nursing and Rehab, 14.44% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Whispering Pines Nursing and Rehab, 12.28% of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who were able to retain mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Whispering Pines Nursing and Rehab, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Whispering Pines Nursing and Rehab, 12.28% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Whispering Pines Nursing and Rehab, 6.95% of Patients
Measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Whispering Pines Nursing and Rehab, 20.17% of Resident
This is the percent of short-term care patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with activities of daily living usually correlates with better rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
- Christus Mother Frances Hospital- WinnsboroCritical Access Hospitals 1.03 miles away719 West Coke Road Winnsboro Texas 75494Voluntary non-profit - Private(903) 342-5227
- Ut Health East Texas Quitman HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 13.83 miles away117 Winnsboro Street Quitman Texas 75783Voluntary non-profit - Private(903) 763-4500
- Ut Health East Texas Pittsburg HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 19.83 miles away2701 Us Hwy 271 N Pittsburg Texas 75686Voluntary non-profit - Other(903) 856-4520