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Memphis Convalescent Center
1415 N 18Th St, Memphis, TX 79245
Based on 33 reviews
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Nursing Home, Respite, Skilled Nursing, RehabilitationEstimated Pricing
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Memphis Convalescent Center Description
Our staff is dedicated to providing comprehensive skilled care, being caring and compassionate, and creating an intentional home-like experience for your loved one. We focus on the individual and providing quality care to meet their unique needs. We offer a variety of services and have a highly qualified team that will create a personalized plan for your loved one. We are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to all of our residents. That means caring for the body, mind and spirit.Skilled Nursing
Our skilled and caring staff are dedicated to providing comprehensive care and creating a home-like experience for your loved one. Our focus is on the individual and providing quality care to meet their unique needs. At our facility, your loved one will receive a personalized plan from a highly qualified team. We offer a wide range of services to ensure that they get the care they need.Dining
We realize that food is important and how it affects the quality of life. It's not just about sustenance, but also a pleasurable and social activity. At our homes, you will find menus that feature delicious regional favorites made with high-quality ingredients to provide nutritious meals. Our residents look forward to enjoying delicious food!Price Comparison
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Services
Memphis Convalescent Center provides a variety of services to its patients. The center offers Rehab-to-Home, Nursing Restorative Programs, Respite Care, Wound Care, Physical Occupational and Speech Therapy, Surgery Recovery, Stroke and Neurological Conditions, Cardiac Related Illnesses, Diabetes Management, Podiatry, Dentistry, Optometry, Hospice, Transportation Services, Medication Management, Nutritional Services, Beauty & Barber Services and much more. The center is dedicated to providing quality care to its patients in a safe and comfortable environment.Health
long-term care
neurological conditions
rehab-to-home
wound care
respite care
medication management
diabetes management
nutritional services
psychological services
physical, occupational, and speech therapy
skilled nursing
Activities
engaging activities
Services
laundry & housekeeping
short-term stays
transportation services
beauty & barber services
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religious services
Information from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
This nursing community has been given an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars by The Center for Medicare and Medicaid receiving 3 stars on its health inspection, 3 stars on its quality measures rating, and 1 stars on its staffing rating. This nursing home is certified by Medicare and Medicaid and was first approved to provide Medicare and Medicaid services on 06/06/03 and is run by a for profit organization. It is a large-sized nursing community with 72 nursing beds. Currently, there are 27 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.Alerts from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
This facility has been given 1 fine by The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for a total of $11,768.25. The facility has also had 1 substantiated complaints reported in the last 3 years that resulted in a citation. The facility has had 1 facility incidents reported in the last 3 years that resulted in a citation.Overall Ratings
The Memphis Convalescent Center is a nursing home with a 2-star overall rating, the second lowest possible. The nursing home is in the bottom 40% of facilities in terms of overall rating but is in the top half of facilities in terms of health inspection rating. The health inspection rating is slightly higher than the state average. However, the quality rating for this nursing home is quite low, at only slightly lower than the state average.Staff Ratings
The Memphis Convalescent Center's staff rating is 1-star, the lowest possible. It is in the bottom 10% of facilities in terms of nursing aid staffing hours per resident per day and this is lower than the state average. The nursing home is in the top 40% of facilities in terms of LPN staffing hours per resident per day and this is slightly lower than the state average. RN staffing hours per resident per day at The Memphis Convalescent Center are in the top half of facilities and slightly higher than the state average. The nursing home is also in the top 40% of facilities in terms of licensed staffing hours per resident per day; however, this is slightly higher than the state average. Although physical therapist staffing hours per resident per day are slightly lower than the state average, The Memphis Convalescent Center falls in the bottom 20% of all facilities.Covid Data
The Memphis Convalescent Center is a nursing home that falls in the bottom 30% of facilities in terms of resident vaccination rate. The center's resident vaccination rate is slightly higher than the state average, with a 83.3% to the state's 81%. However, where the nursing home falls significantly behind its peers is in staff and covid booster vaccination rates. For staff, the home has a 57.1% vaccinated rate which puts it in the bottom 10% of facilities; for covid boosters, it again ranks in the bottom 10% with a 56.0% vaccinated rate. This compares significantly to 84.5% and 73.9%, respectively, for staff and covid booster vaccination rates statewide.Quality Measures
The Memphis Convalescent Center is a nursing home that is in the top 30% of facilities in terms of residents whose ability to move independently worsened. The residents whose ability to move independently worsened is lower than the state average. The nursing home is in the top 20% of facilities in terms of residents who lose too much weight. The residents who lose too much weight is slightly lower than the state average. The nursing home is in the bottom 40% of facilities in terms of residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased. The residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased is slightly higher than the state average. The nursing home is in the top half of facilities in terms of residents who have depressive symptoms. The residents who have depressive symptoms is slightly lower than the state average. The nursing home is in the bottom 30% of facilities in terms of residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication. The residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication is slightly higher than the state average.Emergency and Hospitalization Quality Measures
The Memphis Convalescent Center is not meeting the expectations set by the state in terms of hospitalizations and outpatient emergency department visits. This nursing home is in the bottom 20% of facilities when it comes to these two important areas. The hospitalizations per 1000 days is higher than the state average, as is the outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 days.By clicking "Get Exact Costs", you consent to being contacted either by My Caring Plan or our third-party partners at the phone number and contact information provided, including through the use of an automated dialer system. I agree to be bound by My Caring Plan’s Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy
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Without a doubt, the cleanest convalescent center I have ever seen. Staff from management to nursing, dining, or maintenance has always treated my loved one with dignity and love. They have an activity director that works extremely hard at filling each day with projects to look forward to. It is my pleasure to recommend this home to anyone looking for assistance.
I have worked at MCC on and off for many years..I can say this place is always home for me.we have loving and caring staff. Great food. And awesome residents.
I thank the Lord each and every day for this center! My father n law was there for the last 5 years of his life! We would bring him out for different family gatherings and he was always ready to come back! Now my mother n law is there! She seems to be very content! The has nothing but good to say! I want to thank all of the staff for the awesome job they do Day in and day out! The care and love you have and that is expressed for each and every patient there! And John, thanks to you for how you so want to meet the needs individually for each and everyone there! I am in and out daily! The activities you have are organized and done so well! Thanks Jennifer! Therapy and therapist are great and get many stars ⭐️ for their patience’s, time and love they give! I love people and I have come close to many of them that live there and they all have nothing but good to say and that they are so thankful to all of you! Thanks again for the love and care for my mother n law Syvilla!
My mother spent six years as a resident of Memphis Convalescent Center. Nothing but quality, loving care from the administration and staff. She used to tell me she loved her new home.
The facility is exceptionally clean, the residents are well cared for and the staff is incredibly helpful during what is easily one of the hardest times of your life, looking to provide the best care and treatment of your loved one. Fortunately, a good friend recommended this facility and it has been a blessing to our family. Best facility I’ve found in the area.
Our mom has been over there for a month undergoing therapy and they have been great!!! Thank you all. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
My mother spent six years as a resident of Memphis Convalescent Center. Nothing but quality, loving care from the administration and staff. She used to tell me she loved her new home.
I have worked for Mcc off and on for 13 yrs. the ppl that I work with are caring and the nurses are great with the residents. We aren’t just here for a paycheck. We love what we do
I have worked at this place for 3 years and all I can say is its been amazing and great to work with the people I do... You can tell everyone here loves what they do. There's always smiling faces we treat everyone here as if they were family. The place is well kept up with this is a great place to bring your family member to be cared for. I couldn't ask for a better job.
The Memphis Convalescent Center goes above and beyond in kindness and generosity. The staff sincerely care for the residents. It has been a privilege to be apart of this facility/family.
There’s no place like this facility. In the short time I’ve been working here, I’ve felt like family. The staff and residents welcomed me with open arms. The facility is always clean and smells nice every time I enter into the facility. This place makes you feel like family whether you’re an employee or a resident. Always smiling faces and caring people that are willing to go out of their way for one another. When ones down, we pick each other back up. There’s no other place I’d rather start a career than Memphis convalescent center. Where everyone is treated like family the second you walk through the door.
A very home felt environment. The employees care for the residents as if they were family. You’ll always see a smiling face as soon as you walk through the door. They’re dedicated to making your family feel at home and loved the minute you enter the facility. It’s very clean and always smells fresh when you make a trip to visit family or to get a loved one ready to move in. There’s no place better to have your loved one(s), because they’re the first priority to the staff.
I have worked for the Memphis Convalescent Center for 5+ years. It is a fun filled atmosphere & we have a great staff.
Clean home, Good Food, Friendly Faces.
Wonderful home feel atmosphere. Great employees, great living conditions place always smells good. Has a strong core, everyone is family there an you can tell. Residents always seem happy same as the employees always smiling. Great place to take your family an become family to some one else also.
Worked there for over 25+ years. very friendly staff and have made a lot of lasting relationships there.
Feel very lucky to be a part of this staff! There's so much "heart" here!! Caring is something you can't teach! Great Director of Nursing (a TX state surveyor), great support from upper management!! Doing the best we can to serve our community, but always striving to get even better. And the best homemade dinner rolls I've ever had!!!
The Food at the Facility is Wonderful. The Employee's are very Caring. The Housekeepers do a Fantastic Job. When you walk into the facility you never smell any odors.
The building is always so clean and never has an odor. The staff ia very nice.
The food is wonderful at this facility.
It's a awesome place to work...lots of loving people
Health and Fire Safety Deficiencies
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid report report health and fire safety deficiencies. Some of these deficiencies are more severe than others. The following table shows different levels of severity.
| Scope | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Severity of Deficiency | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
| Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety | J | K | L |
| Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy | G | H | I |
| No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy | D | E | F |
| No actual harm with potential for minimal harm | A | B | C |
Fire Safety Deficiencies
| Survey Date | Correction Date | Letter | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-05 | 2019-04-17 | E | Smoke Deficiencies | Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system. |
Health Safety Deficiencies
| Survey Date | Correction Date | Letter | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-21 | D | D | Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. |
| 2021-10-28 | J | J | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. |
| 2022-05-24 | D | D | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. |
| 2022-05-24 | D | D | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. |
| 2022-05-24 | D | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. |
| 2022-05-24 | D | D | Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. |
| 2022-05-24 | F | F | Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. |
| 2021-01-28 | D | D | Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. |
| 2021-01-28 | D | D | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. |
| 2021-02-03 | D | D | Infection Control Deficiencies | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. |
| 2019-03-06 | F | F | Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. |
| 2019-03-06 | E | E | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. |
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