Capstone Healthcare of Daingerfield

Capstone Healthcare of Daingerfield sits at 507 E W M Watson Blvd in Daingerfield, Texas, and serves as a medium-sized skilled nursing home, not connected to a hospital or part of a larger continuing care community, and you'll notice right off that it has 106 certified beds and a daily average of around 54 residents, making it only about half full most of the time. The place runs as a for-profit limited liability company, and it takes both Medicare and Medicaid, which helps families looking for different payment options, and when you look at the staff, you'll find licensed RNs, LPNs/LVNs, CNAs, social workers, therapists, pharmacists, and physicians who care for people with conditions like Alzheimer's, COPD, heart or circulation problems, depression, stroke, and other common health issues among seniors, and this facility also gives short-term rehab and full-time long-term nursing care for people who need daily help. The staff's primary series COVID vaccination rate is 96.1% but booster rates are much lower, with only 18.4% up-to-date, while the same goes for residents, where 77.2% took the full primary series and about 63.2% are current on boosters. Capstone does have a full fire sprinkler system throughout, and the team works to keep things home-like, offering amenities like a Popcorn & Candy Snack Station and a Fun Fruit & Water Bar for hydration, while activities staff run programs aimed at life enrichment, memory care, and keeping people connected, along with physical therapy that tallies about 1.62 minutes per resident each day, and certified nurse aides (CNAs) usually spend about 166.8 minutes per resident daily with more limited time from registered nurses and LPNs, so you do see the majority of care coming from CNAs. The place keeps the doors open for visitors at all hours, and folks can meet in residential councils to share concerns or ideas. As for ratings, Capstone has been given 1 star for overall performance, long-term stay, health inspections, and quality measures, and a 2-star staff rating (compared to state averages, which are a little higher), and you'll see in comparison reports, this nursing home falls below average in several areas including the number of health and infection control deficiencies, and has been fined fifteen times since 2011 (including four fines in just two years), with federal and state inspectors citing issues from privacy failures to incomplete training programs to not always posting nurse staffing information as required, in addition to infection control lapses-recent government records show it's had as many as 58 deficiencies over inspection periods and it's been listed as a Special Focus Facility Candidate, which means there are frequent concerns about the quality of care, but it can still admit new patients even during periods of regulatory action and fines. Residents with more fragile health or memory needs, including those with dementia, stroke, or chronic illnesses, receive specialized services like skilled nursing, therapy (occupational, speech, physical), pharmacy, lab, dietary, podiatry, mental health, and social work, while the aim is to help folks either regain strength and function before going home, or to settle in for a longer stay with some comfort, structure, and skilled care. The community tries to bring some extra touches with snacks, life enrichment programs, and a focus on helping veterans and those needing secure memory care, and while the care team brings professional training and there's an effort to keep care innovative and person-centered, the inspection history and ratings suggest families should look carefully at the details before making a decision, and talk directly to current residents or their families if possible.