Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation is a senior living facility in Abilene, Texas. The city has a total of 124,196 people. This is a decent facility with a B- overall grade. This grade is right in line with the city grade in Abilene. Even in a city offering 10 other nursing homes, this facility should be a fine choice. We were also pleased to discover that this nursing home received consistently decent grades in all of the other areas we looked at. More information about its category grades can be found below.
Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation
Updated May 1, 2022 by Sara Levinsohn
6050 Hospital Dr,
Abilene TX 79606
82.58% estimated occupancy 1
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Facility Inspections
In addition to being a respectable nursing home overall, this place also excelled in the category of inspections, where it received an A+. Few facilities performed better in this area. Inspection scores account for several factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better scores in this category usually have very few of these severe deficiencies. While this facility had a few deficiencies on its report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' deficiency scale. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in this industry.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility also received a strong long-term care score. Indeed, we awarded them a B in that category, which happens to be one of our more favorable scores. Nursing homes that do well in this category typically are well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to patients. In addition to considering the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is far higher than the average nursing home. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.78 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
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Nurse Quality
This nursing home's next best category was nursing. We awarded it a grade of C in this category. This is basically a middle of the road grade in this category. Our nursing rating analyzes the facility's nurse staffing levels. We look at both the levels of licensure of the nurses and the quantity of hours spent with residents. Based on the CMS data, this nursing home offers 3.7 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in some quality-focused statistics. Specifically, we look at the percent of residents who sustained pressure ulcers and major falls. We view these areas as good measures of the quality of nursing care, since better care tends to reduce these problems.
Short-term Care Quality
Turning to our final category, this nursing home was given a decent short-term care score of C. In our short-term care rating, we strive to create a meaningful barometer for rehabilitation. In doing so, we analyze the nursing home's offerings of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last metric we assessed in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We found it was above average in this area with 50 percent of its patients returning home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation, 7.96% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric gauges the percent of long-term care patients that are suffering from pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are an indicator of nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation, 3.3% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of residents who sustained a fall resulting in severe injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation, 1.63% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term patients who experienced urinary tract infections. UTI's may be a sign of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this metric may be misleading for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation, 11.7% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who were administered antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior in scenarios where such medications aren't medically required. However, some facilities may need to rely more on these drugs due to having more residents with cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation, 22.57% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic measures the percent of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation, 4.7% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients exhibiting symptoms of depression. Many in the industry argue this is a reliable measure of resident quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation, 95.06% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation, 17.37% Percentage of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term care patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and continence. Many in the industry argue that this is a measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation, 17.98% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percent of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation, 1.58 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation, 17.98 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation, 11.91 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation, 66.67% Percentage of Resident
This is the percentage of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Scores for Abilene, TX
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of C
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
Looking for more options? Abilene, Texas has 9 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Abilene Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.31 miles away6250 Hwy 83/84 Abilene Texas 79606Proprietary(325) 428-1000
- Hendrick Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6.64 miles away1900 Pine Abilene Texas 79601Voluntary non-profit - Private(325) 670-2000
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc Dialysis Services of Abilene South0.11 miles away2009 Hospital Place Abilene Texas 79606CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 26 (325) 793-2594
- Fresenius Medical Care Abilene Lone Star5.43 miles away349 South Danville Drive Abilene Texas 79605CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (325) 691-0772
- Fresenius Medical Care Abilene6.55 miles away1802 Pine St Abilene Texas 79601CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 31 (325) 672-3243