Gulf Healthcare Center - Port Arthur in Port Arthur, TX

Gulf Healthcare Center - Port Arthur is a medicare and medicaid certified nursing home in Port Arthur, Texas. It is located in Jefferson county at 6600 Ninth Ave, Port Arthur, Texas 77642. You can reach out to the office of Gulf Healthcare Center - Port Arthur via phone at (409) 962-5541. This skilled nursing facility has 150 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 42.87%. Its legal business name is City Of Ennis and has the following ownership type - Government - City/county.

Gulf Healthcare Center - Port Arthur (Medicare CCN 675172) is certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and participates in both medicare and medicaid program. This means if you are part of medicare or medicaid program, you may consider this nursing facility for your medical needs. It was first certified by CMS in 1993 (31 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in March, 2020.

Contact Information

Gulf Healthcare Center - Port Arthur
6600 Ninth Ave, Port Arthur, Texas 77642
(409) 962-5541

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Nursing Home Profile

NameGulf Healthcare Center - Port Arthur
Location6600 Ninth Ave, Port Arthur, Texas
Certified ByMedicare and Medicaid
No. of Certified Beds150
Occupancy Rate42.87%
Medicare ID (CCN)675172
Legal Business NameCity Of Ennis
Ownership TypeGovernment - City/county

NPI Associated with this Nursing Home:

Nursing Homes may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with Gulf Healthcare Center - Port Arthur from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1023002102
Organization NameSOUTHWEST LTC GULF HEALTHCARE LTD
Doing Business AsGULF HEALTHCARE CENTER PORT ARTHUR
Address6600 9th Ave, Port Arthur, TX 77642
Phone Number469-916-6100

NPI Number1437557832
Organization NameSOUTHWEST LTC - CORPUS, LLC
Doing Business AsHARBOR VIEW CARE CENTER
Address1314 3rd St, Corpus Christi, TX 78404
Phone Number469-916-6100

NPI Number1437615390
Organization NameCITY OF ENNIS
Doing Business AsCASCADES AT PORT ARTHUR
Address6600 9th Ave, Port Arthur, TX 77642
Phone Number409-962-5541

Quality Ratings:

Nursing homes vary in the quality of care and services they provide to their residents. The below quality ratings for Gulf Healthcare Center - Port Arthur are calculated from three sources - health inspection results, staffing data, and quality measure data. This information gives you an indication of the care Gulf Healthcare Center - Port Arthur give to their patients.
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Complaints, Fines and Penalties:

Number of Facility Reported Incidents0
Number of Substantiated Complaints0
Number of Fines0
Total Amount of Fines in Dollars$0
Number of Payment Denials0
Total Number of Penalties0

Patients' Stay Experience:

The resident survey data of Gulf Healthcare Center - Port Arthur is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased10.1714.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight2.035.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder37.8648.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder3.221.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection02.65
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms05.05
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained00.23
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury1.333.36
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine10093.87
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication5.8114.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine10083.88
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.631.79
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened9.9617.09
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication31.3219.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers6.497.32
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine10095.98
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function54.3667.99
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine94.3582.93

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Location: 6600 Ninth Ave, Port Arthur, Texas 77642
Phone: (409) 962-5541    
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