FRANK M TEJEDA TEXAS STATE VETERANS HOME
Address
200 VETERANS DR
FLORESVILLE, TX 78114
(830) 216-9456
Nursing Home Ratings
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Percent of Beds Occupied
Number of Residents and Certified Beds
- Residents: 152
- Certified Beds: 160
This Facility Accepts
- Medicare
- Medicaid
Operational Details
- Operated By For Profit - Corporation
- Offers Only Resident Counseling
- This Facility is Part of a Chain or Franchise
Resident Services
The information below lists services this facility has provided for residents from October through December 2010. During this period, the most common type of service provided was "Ultra-High Rehabilitation". To get a better idea of the types of services that are commonly performed, compare the "Percent of Service Days" column below. These services are based on submitted claims to Medicare and do not provide a complete overview of all the services provided by Frank M Tejeda Texas State Veterans Home. For more information read our guide on how nursing facilities are reimbursed, types of services, and ADL index scores.
Resident Services | Resident Conditions | Percent of Service Days |
Ultra-High Rehabilitation
- At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
- A second rehabilitation discipline three days/week
ADL Index Range: 11-16 | 11.9% |
ADL Index Range: 6-10 | 17.3% |
ADL Index Range: 0-5 | 14.6% |
Total Percent: | 43.7% |
Very High Rehabilitation
- At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
ADL Index Range: 11-16 | 1.2% |
ADL Index Range: 6-10 | 6.5% |
ADL Index Range: 0-5 | 2.0% |
Total Percent: | 9.8% |
High Rehabilitation
- At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
ADL Index Range: 11-16 | 4.7% |
ADL Index Range: 6-10 | 5.4% |
ADL Index Range: 0-5 | 3.8% |
Total Percent: | 14.0% |
Medium Rehabilitation
- Five days any combination of three rehabilitation disciplines
ADL Index Range: 11-16 | 3.5% |
ADL Index Range: 6-10 | 3.7% |
ADL Index Range: 0-5 | 1.0% |
Total Percent: | 8.1% |
Special Care High
- Comatose
- Septicemia
- Diabetes with daily injections and a change of order two or more days
- Quadriplegia with ADL score greater or equal to 5
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and shortness of breath when lying flat
- Fever with pneumonia, or vomiting, or weight loss, or feeding tube
- Parenteral/IV feedings
- Respiratory therapy for 7 days
- Activities of Daily Living (ADL) score of 2 or more
ADL Index Range: 15-16 - No Signs of depression | 1.6% |
Total Percent: | 1.6% |
Special Care Low
- Cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, or Parkinson's disease with ADL score greater or equal to 5
- Respiratory failure and oxygen therapy while a resident
- Feeding tube where calories >= 51% or calories are in the range of 26-50% and fluid >= 501 mL)
- Ulcers: 2 or more stage II or 1 or more stage III or IV pressure ulcers
- Ulcers: 2 or more venous or arterial ulcers
- Ulcers: 1 stage II pressure ulcer and 1 venous or arterial ulcer with 2 or more skin care treatments
- Foot infection/diabetic foot ulcer/open lesions of foot with treatment
- Radiation therapy while a resident
- Dialysis while a resident
- Activities of Daily Living (ADL) score of 2 or more
ADL Index Range: 15-16 - Signs of depression | 2.0% |
ADL Index Range: 15-16 - No Signs of depression | 2.6% |
Total Percent: | 4.6% |
Clinically Complex
- Pneumonia, hemiplegia with ADL score >=5
- Surgical wounds or open lesions with treatment
- Burns
- Chemotherapy while a resident
- Oxygen therapy while a resident
- IV medications or transfusions while a resident
- Extensive Services, Special Care High or Special Care Low qualifier and ADL score of 0 or 1
ADL Index Range: 11-14 - No Signs of depression | 3.1% |
ADL Index Range: 6-10 - No Signs of depression | 3.1% |
ADL Index Range: 2-5 - No Signs of depression | 4.6% |
ADL Index Range: 0-1 - No Signs of depression | 0.4% |
Total Percent: | 11.1% |
Reduced Physical Function
- Urinary and/or bowel training program
- Passive and/or active range of motion (ROM)
- Amputation/prosthesis training
- Dressing or grooming training
- Eating or swallowing training
- Transfer training
- Splint or brace assistance
- Bed mobility and/or walking training
- Communication training
ADL Index Range: 6-10 - Less restorative nursing | 6.4% |
ADL Index Range: 2-5 - Less restorative nursing | 0.7% |
Total Percent: | 7.2% |
Rating Details For Frank M Tejeda Texas State Veterans Home
Nursing Staff -
The nursing staff is the most important part of what determines the quality of care and comfort of a resident in a nursing home. Government regulations set expectations on time spent with each resident based on the services being provided. The breakdown below lists the nursing types (RN, LPN, LVN, CNA) and a comparison of the reported and expected hours per resident per day.
Nursing Hours Per Resident Per Day | Reported | Expected |
Registered Nurse (RN) Hours | 23 Minutes | 52 Minutes |
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN) Hours | 52 Minutes | 35 Minutes |
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Hours | 1 Hour and 52 Minutes | 2 Hours and 6 Minutes |
Total Licensed Nurse Hours | 1 Hour and 15 Minutes | 1 Hour and 28 Minutes |
Total Nurse Hours | 3 Hours and 7 Minutes | 3 Hours and 34 Minutes |
Quality of Care -
Medicare determines quality of care ratings for nursing facilities by surveying several "quality measures", which are broken down into long-term and short-term stay residents, as well as if the action is preventive or if there is a deficiency in the quality of care. State averages for Texas are also provided for comparison purposes. Note: Figures below are averaged over the past nine months.
This Facility | Texas Average |
Long-Term Stay Preventive Actions
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination | 90-100% | 88% |
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season | 90-100% | 91% |
Long-Term Stay Deficiencies
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse | 14% | 12% |
Percent of Low-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores | 1% | 3% |
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Physically Restrained | - | 4% |
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder | 12% | 5% |
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Need for Help with Daily Activities Has Increased | 19% | 18% |
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair | 2% | 6% |
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Had a Urinary Tract Infection | 9% | 9% |
Percent of High-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores | 12% | 12% |
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight | 11% | 6% |
Percent of Low-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder | 43% | 46% |
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain | 1% | 4% |
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Are More Depressed or Anxious | 15% | 13% |
Short-Term Stay Preventive Actions
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination | 90% | 79% |
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season | 90-100% | 84% |
Short-Term Stay Deficiencies
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores | 6% | 11% |
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Have Delirium | - | 3% |
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain | 5% | 16% |
Health Inspection Details -
All Medicare and/or Medicaid certified nursing home must undergo health inspections on average once a year, but may be more frequent if the facility is peforming poorly. These inspections cover most aspects of life in a nursing home, and are broken down into deficiencies types, which including: Pharmacy Service, Administration, Resident Rights, Nutrition and Dietary, Resident Assessment, Environmental, and Mistreatment. Below are the list of deficiencies found by inspectors in the past few years along with the degree of harm and how many residents may have been affected. Note: The most recent health survey was on 04/29/2011.
Degree of Harm
- - Potential for Minimal Harm
- - Minimal Harm or Potential for Harm
- - Resident Harmed
- - Immediate Jeopardy to Resident Health
Residents Affected
- - Isolated
- - Some Residents
- - Many Residents
Deficiencies Found By Inspectors | Degree of Harm | Residents Affected |
Administration
Keep Accurate and Appropriate Medical Records.
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Make Sure That Nurse Aides Show They Have the Skills to Be Able to Care for Residents.
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Environmental
Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Free of Dangers That Cause Accidents.
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Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading.
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Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Safe, Easy to Use, Clean and Comfortable.
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Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading.
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Pharmacy Service
Have Drugs and Other Similar Products Available, Which Are Needed Every Day and in Emergencies, and Give Them out Properly.
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1) Make Sure That Residents Who Take Drugs Are Not Given Too Many Doses or for Too Long; 2) Make Sure That the Use of Drugs is Carefully Watched; or 3) Stop or Change Drugs That Cause Unwanted Effects.
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Have Drugs and Other Similar Products Available, Which Are Needed Every Day and in Emergencies, and Give Them out Properly.
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At Least Once a Month, Have a Licensed Pharmacist Check the Drugs That Each Resident Takes.
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Properly Mark Drugs and Other Similar Products.
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Have Drugs and Other Similar Products Available, Which Are Needed Every Day and in Emergencies, and Give Them out Properly.
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Quality Care
Give Each Resident Care and Services to Get or Keep the Highest Quality of Life Possible.
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Make Sure That Each Resident Who Enters the Nursing Home Without a Catheter is Not Given a Catheter, Unless It is Necessary.
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Give Proper Treatment to Residents with Feeding Tubes to Prevent Problems (Such As Aspiration Pneumonia, Diarrhea, Vomiting, Dehydration, Metabolic Abnormalities, Nasal-Pharyngeal Ulcers) and Help Restore Eating Skills, if Possible.
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Make Sure That Each Resident's Nutritional Needs Were Met.
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Give Residents Proper Treatment to Prevent New Bed (Pressure) Sores or Heal Existing Bed Sores.
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Make Sure That Each Resident Who Enters the Nursing Home Without a Catheter is Not Given a Catheter, Unless It is Necessary.
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Resident Assessment
Do a New Assessment After Any Major Change in a Resident's Physical or Mental Health.
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Develop a Complete Care Plan That Meets All of a Resident's Needs, with Timetables and Actions That Can Be Measured.
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1) Develop a Complete Care Plan Within 7 Days of Each Resident's Admission; 2) Prepare a Care Plan with the Care Team, Including the Primary Nurse, Doctor, Resident or Resident's Family or Representative; or 3) Check and Update the Care Plan.
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Make Sure All Assessments Are Accurate, Coordinated by an Rn, Done by the Right Professional, and Are Signed by the Person Completing Them.
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Resident Rights
Keep Each Resident's Personal and Medical Records Private and Confidential.
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Provide Care in a Way That Keeps or Builds Each Resident's Dignity and Self Respect.
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Fire Safety
Nursing homes certified by Medicare and/or Medicaid are required to have fire safety inspections to meet Life Safety Code (LSC) standards. Below is a list of deficiencies that Frank M Tejeda Texas State Veterans Home had in recent fire safety inspections. This information can be used to see if all standards were met, the degree of harm, the number of residents affected, and the date when deficiencies were corrected. Note: The most recent fire safety survey was on 04/27/2011.
Degree of Harm
- - Potential for Minimal Harm
- - Minimal Harm or Potential for Harm
- - Resident Harmed
- - Immediate Jeopardy to Resident Health
Residents Affected
- - Isolated
- - Some Residents
- - Many Residents
Deficiencies Found By Inspectors | Degree of Harm | Residents Affected |
Automatic Sprinkler Systems
Automatic Sprinkler Systems That Have Been Maintained in Working Order.
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Building Service Equipment
Heating and Ventilation Systems That Have Been Properly Installed According to the Manufacturer's Instructions.
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Heating and Ventilation Systems That Have Been Properly Installed According to the Manufacturer's Instructions.
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Properly Protected Cooking Facilities.
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Corridor Walls and Doors
Corridor and Hallway Doors That Block Smoke.
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Electrical
A Separate and Independent Backup Electrical Power Source.
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Properly Installed Electrical Wiring and Equipment.
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Emergency Plans and Fire Drills
Record of Quarterly Fire Drills for Each Shift Under Varying Conditions.
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Exits and Egress
Exits That Are Accessible at All Times.
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Fire Alarm Systems
A Fire Alarm System That Can Be Heard Throughout the Facility.
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Hazardous Area
Construction That Can Resist Fire for One Hour or an Approved Fire Extinguishing System.
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Laboratories
Proper Facilities for the Use and Storage of Combustible Liquids.
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Medical Gases and Anesthetizing Areas
Proper Medical Gas Storage and Administration Areas.
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Smoke Compartmentation and Control
Smoke Barrier Doors That Can Resist Smoke for at Least 20 Minutes.
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Walls or Barriers That Prevent Smoke from Passing Through and Would Resist Fire for at Least One Hour.
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Smoking Regulations
Posted "No-Smoking" Signs in Areas Where Smoking is Not Permitted or Did Not Provide Ashtrays Where Smoking Was Allowed.
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