Towers Nursing Home

907 GARWOOD
Smithville, TX 78957
(512) 237-4606
General
Ratings
Deficiencies
Resident Stats
Staff Stats
Certified Beds: 114
Number of Residents: 99
Percent of Occupied Beds: 87%
Sprinkler Status: Fully Sprinklered
Program Participation: Medicare and Medicaid
Type of Ownership: Non profit - Other
Located Within a Hospital? No
Multi Nursing Home Ownership? No
Resident and Family Councils? Resident
Continuing Care Retirement Community? No
Quality Indicator Survey? No
Special Focus Facility? No
Overall: 3 Star Overall Rating
Health Inspection: 3 Star Health Inspection Rating
Nurse Staffing: 3 Star Nurse Staffing Rating
Quality Measures: 2 Star Quality Measures Rating
RN Only: 2 Star RN Only Rating
Date Type Category Deficiency Scope Level of Harm Date of Correction
20080812 Health Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies Store, cook, and give out food in a safe and clean way. Widespread Minimal harm or potential for actual harm 20080826
20090306 Health Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies Prepare food that is nutritional, appetizing, tasty, attractive, well-cooked, and at the right temperature. Pattern Potential for minimal harm 20090325
20090506 Health Quality Care Deficiencies 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. Isolated Actual harm 20090508
  Value Notes
Percent of long-stay residents given influenza vaccination during the flu season: 100
Percent of long-stay residents who were assessed and given pneumococcal vaccination: 100
Percent of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased: 23
Percent of long-stay residents who have moderate to severe pain: 8
Percent of high-risk long-stay residents who have pressure sores: 9
Percent of low-risk long-stay residents who have pressure sores: 4
Percent of long-stay residents who were physically restrained: 5
Percent of long-stay residents who are more depressed or anxious: 10
Percent of low-risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder: 46
Percent of long-stay residents who have/had a catheter inserted and left in their bladder: 5
Percent of long-stay residents who spend most of their time in bed or in a chair: 8
Percent of long-stay residents whose ability to move about in and around their room got worse: 13
Percent of long-stay residents who had a urinary tract infection: 9
Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight: 8
Percent of short-stay residents given influenza vaccination during the flu season: 98
Percent of short-stay residents who were assessed and given pneumococcal vaccination: 100
Percent of short-stay residents who have delirium: 0
Percent of short-stay residents who had moderate to severe pain: 41
Percent of short-stay residents who have pressure sores: 13
# of Residents: 99
# RN Hours per Resident: 0.41
# LPN Hours per Resident: 0.73
# CNA Hours per Resident: 2.59
Total Staff Hours per Resident: 1.14