THE BUCKINGHAM

The information listed below provides an in-depth look into the type and quality of care offered at The Buckingham. It is important to note that when evaluating if a nursing home is right for you or a loved one, ratings should not be taken as the sole deciding factor, but as one of many aspects to be considered.

Address

THE BUCKINGHAM
8530 WOODWAY DRIVE
HOUSTON, TX 77063
(713) 979-3777

Nursing Home Ratings

Health Inspections
Quality Measures
Nursing Staff
R.N. Staff Only
Overall Rating

Percent of Beds Occupied

33%

Number of Residents and Certified Beds

  • Residents: 20
  • Certified Beds: 60

This Facility Accepts

  • Medicare

Operational Details

  • Operated By Non Profit - Corporation
  • Offers Only Resident Counseling
  • Part of a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC)
  • This Facility is Not Part of a Chain or Franchise

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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 "Very 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 The Buckingham. For more information read our guide on how nursing facilities are reimbursed, types of services, and ADL index scores.

Resident ServicesResident ConditionsPercent of Service Days

Ultra-High Rehabilitation Plus Extensive Services

Rehabilitation 720 Minutes Per Week Minimum
  • At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
  • A second rehabilitation discipline three days/week
  • Tracheostomy care
  • Ventilator or respirator
  • Isolation for active infectious disease while a resident
  • Activities of Daily Living (ADL) score of 2 or more
ADL Index Range: 2-101.2%
Total Percent:1.2%
 

Very High Rehabilitation Plus Extensive Services

Rehabilitation 500 Minutes Per Week Minimum
  • At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
  • Tracheostomy care
  • Ventilator or respirator
  • Isolation for active infectious disease while a resident
  • Activities of Daily Living (ADL) score of 2 or more
ADL Index Range: 2-101.2%
Total Percent:1.2%
 

Ultra-High Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation 720 Minutes Per Week Minimum
  • At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
  • A second rehabilitation discipline three days/week
ADL Index Range: 11-162.1%
ADL Index Range: 6-1013.1%
ADL Index Range: 0-516.7%
Total Percent:31.9%
 

Very High Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation 500 Minutes Per Week Minimum
  • At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
ADL Index Range: 11-161.2%
ADL Index Range: 6-1028.0%
ADL Index Range: 0-530.6%
Total Percent:59.7%
 

High Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation 325 Minutes Per Week Minimum
  • At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
ADL Index Range: 11-161.2%
ADL Index Range: 6-101.4%
ADL Index Range: 0-52.7%
Total Percent:5.3%
 

Medium Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation 150 Minutes Per Week Minimum
  • Five days any combination of three rehabilitation disciplines
ADL Index Range: 0-50.6%
Total Percent:0.6%
 

Rating Details For The Buckingham

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 DayReportedExpected
Registered Nurse (RN) Hours1 Hour and 28 Minutes
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN) Hours43 Minutes
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Hours2 Hours and 17 Minutes
Total Licensed Nurse Hours2 Hours and 11 Minutes
Total Nurse Hours4 Hours and 28 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 FacilityTexas Average

Long-Term Stay Preventive Actions

Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination90-100%88%

Long-Term Stay Deficiencies

Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair9%6%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder13%5%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Are More Depressed or Anxious13%13%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse12%12%
Percent of Low-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder47%46%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain-4%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Physically Restrained-4%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight4%6%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Had a Urinary Tract Infection18%9%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Need for Help with Daily Activities Has Increased15%18%

Short-Term Stay Preventive Actions

Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination90-100%79%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season90-100%84%

Short-Term Stay Deficiencies

Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores7%11%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Have Delirium-3%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain7%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 10/07/2010.

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 InspectorsDegree of HarmResidents Affected

Administration

Keep Accurate and Appropriate Medical Records.
  • Inspection Date: 10/08/2008
  • Correction Date: 10/28/2008
Give or Get Lab Tests to Meet the Needs of Residents.
  • Inspection Date: 09/10/2009
  • Correction Date: 10/06/2009
Make Sure That Nurse Aides Show They Have the Skills to Be Able to Care for Residents.
  • Inspection Date: 10/07/2010
  • Correction Date: 11/05/2010

Environmental

Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading.
  • Inspection Date: 09/10/2009
  • Correction Date: 10/06/2009
Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading.
  • Inspection Date: 10/07/2010
  • Correction Date: 11/01/2010

Nutrition and Dietary

Store, Cook, and Give out Food in a Safe and Clean Way.
  • Inspection Date: 09/10/2009
  • Correction Date: 10/06/2009

Resident Assessment

Develop a Complete Care Plan That Meets All of a Resident's Needs, with Timetables and Actions That Can Be Measured.
  • Inspection Date: 10/08/2008
  • Correction Date: 10/28/2008

Deficiencies from Complaints and Incidents

The table below lists incident reports by the nursing staff or administration for The Buckingham, as well as complaints by residents or their family in the previous three years.

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
Formal ComplaintsDegree of HarmResidents Affected

Resident Assessment

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.
  • Complaint Filed: 04/14/2009
  • Correction Date: 05/04/2009
Keep Assessments Completed in the Preceding 15 Months in the Resident's Active Record.
  • Complaint Filed: 04/14/2009
  • Correction Date: 05/04/2009

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 The Buckingham 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 10/11/2010.

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 InspectorsDegree of HarmResidents Affected

Automatic Sprinkler Systems

An Approved Automatic Sprinkler System Connected to the Fire Alarm System.
  • Inspection Date: 10/08/2008
  • Correction Date: 10/22/2008
An Approved Automatic Sprinkler System Connected to the Fire Alarm System.
  • Inspection Date: 09/08/2009
  • Correction Date: 10/06/2009
Properly Working Alarms on Sprinkler Valves.
  • Inspection Date: 09/08/2009
  • Correction Date: 10/12/2009
Portable Fire Extinguishers.
  • Inspection Date: 09/08/2009
  • Correction Date: 09/19/2009

Corridor Walls and Doors

Corridor and Hallway Doors That Block Smoke.
  • Inspection Date: 10/08/2008
  • Correction Date: 10/29/2008
Corridor and Hallway Doors That Block Smoke.
  • Inspection Date: 09/08/2009
  • Correction Date: 10/06/2009
Corridor and Hallway Doors That Block Smoke.
  • Inspection Date: 10/11/2010
  • Correction Date: 10/27/2010

Electrical

Weekly Inspections and Monthly Testing of Generators.
  • Inspection Date: 10/08/2008
  • Correction Date: 10/08/2008

Fire Alarm Systems

A Fire Alarm System That Can Be Heard Throughout the Facility.
  • Inspection Date: 10/08/2008
  • Correction Date: 10/10/2008
A Fire Alarm System That Can Be Heard Throughout the Facility.
  • Inspection Date: 09/08/2009
  • Correction Date: 09/09/2009
A Fire Alarm System That Can Be Heard Throughout the Facility.
  • Inspection Date: 10/11/2010
  • Correction Date: 10/12/2010

Medical Gases and Anesthetizing Areas

Proper Medical Gas Storage and Administration Areas.
  • Inspection Date: 09/08/2009
  • Correction Date: 10/12/2009

Vertical Openings

Proper Stairway Enclosures and Vertical Shafts.
  • Inspection Date: 09/08/2009
  • Correction Date: 10/06/2009
Source: Medicare Nursing Home Compare; Department of Aging and Disability Services - Retrieved 2011