Desert Springs Health Care

Services and Housing Options

Nursing Home, Skilled Nursing, Rehabilitation

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Desert Springs Health Care Description

At our healthcare facility, we go above and beyond to help patients achieve their goals. People are the lifeblood of our business and we recognize the responsibility of providing quality services. Our team of passionate professionals understands the importance of creating a warm and caring environment for all our patients, whether they're staying with us for short-term rehab or long-term care. We don't just care for long-term residents at our skilled nursing and rehabilitation center. We also provide top-notch short-term rehabilitative services and post-acute care. The rehabilitation/nursing team at our hospital is second to none when it comes to helping patients recover from surgery, injury or illness. The spacious rooms with TV’s and phones, 24 hour nursing care + doctor recommended rehabilitation is designed to help you get back home.

Ranking

Ranking in City: 2 out of 3 communities in Hobbs

Ranking in State: 20 out of 152 communities in NM

Services

Desert Springs Health Care offers a variety of services to help people regain their independence and become as self-sufficient as possible. To further improve their quality of life, they provide stimulating activities tailored to each individual's needs. For those who need assistance with transportation, professional medical escort services are available.

Rehabilitation Services and Amenities

Desert Springs Health Care provides comprehensive rehabilitation services and amenities for its patients. Cardiac, orthopedic, post-cerebrovascular accident (stroke), respiratory/pulmonary, neurological, amputation care, hip/knee fractures and replacements, general debility/weakness, short and long term rehabilitation are all available to the patient. In addition to these services, Desert Springs also offers a Patient Navigator to assist with the transition from hospital to home or other facility.

Skilled Nursing Services and Amenities

At Desert Springs Health Care, the professional team of Registered Nurses, Licensed Vocational Nurses, and Certified Nursing Assistants are available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year to provide skilled nursing services and amenities. These include infusion (IV) therapy including antibiotics, pain management, wound care, uncontrolled/complicated diabetes, and post surgical complications.

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Information from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

This nursing community has been given an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars by The Center for Medicare and Medicaid receiving 5 stars on its health inspection, 4 stars on its quality measures rating, and 2 stars on its staffing rating. Within the quality measure rating, each facility is given a short-stay rating and a long-stay rating. This facility received a 2-star short-stay rating and a 5-star long-stay rating. This nursing home is certified by Medicare and Medicaid and was first approved to provide Medicare and Medicaid services on 01/07/16 and is run by a for profit organization. It is a large-sized nursing community with 80 nursing beds. Currently, there are 76 residents within the nursing community. Be advised these resident occupancy numbers are not always up to date and are collected from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services website periodically.

Overall Ratings

Desert Springs Health Care is a top-rated nursing home in terms of both overall and health inspection rating, slightly outperforming the state average in both metrics. With a 4-star quality rating, it falls into the top half of facilities in this area but still manages to beat the state average.

Staff Ratings

The Desert Springs Health Care nursing home has a 2-star staff rating, the second lowest possible. The nursing home is in the top half of facilities in terms of nursing aid staffing hours per resident per day, but those hours are slightly lower than the state average. The nursing home is in the bottom 40% of facilities in terms of LPN staffing hours per resident per day, but those hours are slightly higher than the state average. RN staffing hours per resident per day are also in the bottom 40% of facilities, but they too are only slightly lower than average when compared to other nursing homes in the state. Licensed staffing hours per resident per day are actually in the bottom 20% of all facilities, and once again, these numbers are only slightly lower than what is considered normal. Physical therapist staffing hours per resident per day place the Desert Springs Health Care nursing home in the top 40% of all facilities, but even these numbers are only marginally higher than other nursing homes throughout the state.

Covid Data

Desert Springs Health Care is a nursing home located in the bottom 10% of facilities in terms of resident vaccination rate. The resident vaccination rate at Desert Springs is 45.5%, which is significantly lower than the state average of 84.4%. Additionally, the staff vaccination rate at Desert Springs is only 37.4%, which again lags behind the state average of 90.7%. In terms of covid booster rate, Desert Springs falls into the bottom half of all facilities, with a rate of 85.7% as compared to 89.6% for the state average.

Quality Measures

The residents of Desert Springs Health Care are some of the healthiest in the state thanks to the facility's commitment to their wellbeing. Not only does the nursing home have a 4-star quality rating, but it also ranks in the top 40% of facilities in terms of residents given Flu vaccine. What's more, the nursing home is in the top 30% of facilities in terms of residents that have one or more falls with a major injury. Thanks to the great care provided by the staff at Desert Springs Health Care, its residents are able to live happy and healthy lives.

Emergency and Hospitalization Quality Measures

The Desert Springs Health Care nursing home is in the bottom half of facilities in terms of hospitalizations per 1000 days. This metric is slightly higher than the state average. The nursing home is also in the bottom 10% of facilities in terms of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 days. This number is higher than the state average. Furthermore, The Desert Springs Health Care nursing home is in the bottom 10% of facilities in terms of short-stay residents who had outpatient emergency department visits. This statistic is way higher than the state average. Lastly, The Desert Springs Health Care nursing home is in the bottom 40% of facilities in terms of short stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission; this number is also higher than the state average.

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