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Meridian Care Of Alice
218 219 N King St, Alice, TX 78332
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Meridian Care Of Alice Description
Welcome to Meridian Care of Alice. We are a well-established nursing care facility located in the heart of Alice, TX. We offer many unique features, such as extensive in-patient rehabilitation and therapy, trach care, IV management, skilled nursing, and COVID recovery. Our Drake unit is our newest addition to assist in providing specialized care for Alzheimer’s patients. This one-of-a-kind secured unit offers comfortable, private rooms, regardless of payer source!
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Care Types at Community
This community offers the following types of care
Memory Care
Memory care offers specialized support for seniors with Alzheimer's and dementia, focusing on safety, personalized care, and enhancing life quality.
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Nursing Home
Nursing Homes provide a nurturing environment offering round-the-clock care, personalized support, and community activities for seniors needing assistance with daily living.
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Skilled Nursing
Skilled nursing provides 24/7 medical care and support by licensed professionals for seniors needing continuous healthcare assistance.
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Review Summary
The following is an AI generated summary of the reviews of the community from across the web.
Review Summary:
- A concern was raised about a significant number of patients testing positive for Covid.
- One reviewer strongly advises against leaving a loved one at this facility, labeling it as the worst place ever.
- Another review praises Meridian for its cleanliness and well-kept environment, noting that the staff is generally informative. However, there's a mention of the doctor not always updating the staff on patients' care plans, but overall satisfaction with the care provided is expressed.
- Communication issues are highlighted, with complaints about being put on hold indefinitely when calling, leading to frustration and a decision to no longer consider Meridian as an option.
- Mixed feelings about the staff are shared, with most being described as friendly and inviting, but an exception noted in the head nurse, who was perceived as uninterested and unwelcoming.
- On a positive note, one review describes the place as amazing, with professional, attentive, friendly staff, and constant care in a very clean environment.
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Health
Information from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Nursing Home Ratings
Overall rating: 5
Health inspection rating: 5
Staffing rating: 2
Quality measure rating: 3
Long-term quality measure rating:
4
Short-term quality measure rating:
2
Nursing Home Overview
Participation
date: Oct. 24, 1979
Ownership type: For Profit
Provider
type: Medicare and Medicaid
Nursing home capacity: 201
Total current residents: 124
Facility is located in a hospital: No
Automatic sprinkler system: Yes
Resident and family council: Resident
Facility Incident, Complaints and Fines
Number of
facility
incidents: 0
Number of
substantiated complaints: 0
Number of payment denials: 0
Number of fines: 0
Total cost of fines: $0
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services give each Nursing Home a Star Rating from 1-5 with 5 being the highest.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services gather information about the number of hours of care provided on average to each resident each day by staff as well as the turnover of staff.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tracks information around emergency department and hospital visits for residents of Nursing Homes.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tracks information around quality measures for residents of Nursing Homes.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tracks information around COVID-19 vaccination rates of Nursing Home residents and staff members.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointHealth and Fire Safety Deficiencies
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-26 | 2022-08-01 | 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. |
| 2019-07-24 | 2019-08-02 | F | Egress Deficiencies | Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements. |
| 2019-07-24 | 2019-07-25 | E | Smoke Deficiencies | Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating. |
What is in the Neighborhood
- The closest city is Alice which is 0.4 miles away and has a population of 19,408 (small town).
- The average income is $42,855, which is very low compared to other zip codes.
- Weather
- High Temperature: 89
- Low Temperature: 59
- Average Temperature: 75.9
- Day Breakdown: The area gets 150 days of rain, 0 days of snow and 214 days of sun
- Precipitation: 0.9 inches a year
- The crime rate is 11.48 per 100 people which is very high compared to other cities.
- Violent Crime: 3.54 incidents per 100 people
- Property Crime: 5.35 incidents per 100 people
- Drug-Related Crime: 2.05 incidents per 100 people
- The average life expectancy in zip code is 76.63 years old, which is low compared to other zip codes.
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Supermarkets
H-E-B
0.7 miles awayWalmart Supercenter
2.2 miles awayNone Found
Bus Stations
Apt 109 (Curtis Place Apts.)
24.1 miles awayCurtis Place Apts.
24.2 miles awayAve D @ School
24.3 miles awayRubin Chavez @ Lotspiech Elementary School FS
24.3 miles awayPat Shutter @ Nebraska
24.3 miles awayBanks
First Convenience Bank
2.3 miles awayWells Fargo
27.2 miles awayProsperity Bank
27.4 miles awayHospitals
CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Alice
2.1 miles awayCHRISTUS Spohn Hospital - Kleberg
22.6 miles awayPharmacies
H-E-B Pharmacy
0.8 miles awayWalmart Pharmacy
2.4 miles awayNone Found
Parks
Plaza del Fuente
0.3 miles awayVeterans Plaza Park
0.4 miles awayBuena Vista Park
0.7 miles awayAlice
0.7 miles awayAnderson Park
1.4 miles awayNone Found
None Found
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Restaurants
NY Joe's Italian Restaurant
1.2 miles awayJerry's Drive In & Diner
9.9 miles awayBoat 'N Net Drive Inns
20.6 miles awayChili's
22.8 miles awayIHOP
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