What dementia means when someone in San Antonio needs a hospital
Dementia is a general term for impaired memory, thinking, or decision-making that interferes with everyday activities. The CDC describes dementia in those terms, including its effect on daily function.
Those difficulties can make a hospital floor, new staff, and interrupted routines especially hard. Families in San Antonio often do better when they know which nearby hospitals offer emergency services, how to reach them, and what to ask before admission and before discharge.
Hospitals serving San Antonio families
The hospitals below are the San Antonio acute-care facilities on file for this city, with the name, address, ownership, emergency-service status, and CMS overall rating that Medicare Care Compare publishes for each one.
CMS overall ratings are hospital-wide scores. They are not dementia-specific grades. CMS also does not publish whether a hospital has a dedicated memory or geriatric unit, so confirm that directly with the hospital.
Baptist Neighborhood Hospital Thousand Oaks is listed as an acute-care hospital with proprietary ownership and emergency services at 16088 San Pedro, San Antonio, TX 78232, with a CMS overall rating of 5 out of 5. Telephone (210) 402-4092. See its Medicare Care Compare listing for Baptist Neighborhood Hospital Thousand Oaks.
San Antonio VA Medical Center (VA South Texas Healthcare System) is listed as an acute-care Veterans Administration hospital with veterans health administration ownership and emergency services at 7400 Merton Minter Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78229, with a CMS overall rating of 5 out of 5. Telephone (210) 617-5300. See its Medicare Care Compare listing for San Antonio VA Medical Center.
Methodist Hospital is listed as an acute-care hospital with proprietary ownership and emergency services at 7700 Floyd Curl Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229, with a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5. Telephone (210) 575-4000. See its Medicare Care Compare listing for Methodist Hospital.
Methodist Hospital Stone Oak is listed as an acute-care hospital with proprietary ownership and emergency services at 1139 E Sonterra Blvd, San Antonio, TX 78258, with a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5. Telephone (210) 638-2101. See its Medicare Care Compare listing for Methodist Hospital Stone Oak.
Baptist Medical Center is listed as an acute-care hospital with proprietary ownership and emergency services at 111 Dallas Street, San Antonio, TX 78205, with a CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5. Telephone (210) 297-8256. See its Medicare Care Compare listing for Baptist Medical Center.
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Medical Center is listed as an acute-care hospital with voluntary non-profit, private ownership and emergency services at 11212 State Hwy 151, San Antonio, TX 78251, with a CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5. Telephone (210) 703-8211. See its Medicare Care Compare listing for CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Medical Center.
University Health System is listed as an acute-care hospital with government hospital district or authority ownership and emergency services at 4502 Medical Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229, with a CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5. Telephone (210) 358-2000. See its Medicare Care Compare listing for University Health System.
Bandera Family Hospital is listed as an acute-care hospital with proprietary ownership and emergency services at 8703 Bandera Rd, San Antonio, TX 78250. CMS has not assigned an overall star rating. Telephone (210) 332-1730. See its Medicare Care Compare listing for Bandera Family Hospital.
How to confirm memory-capable care at a San Antonio hospital
Ask each San Antonio hospital directly whether it has a dedicated memory or geriatric unit, because Medicare Care Compare does not publish that information.
Useful questions include whether staff are used to patients who become more confused at night, how the hospital limits room changes, whether a family member can stay at the bedside, and who handles discharge planning for a patient who cannot safely be left alone. Ask for the name of the discharge planner and what home supports they expect the family to have in place on the day of discharge.
If a veteran is being treated at San Antonio VA Medical Center, ask the care team how dementia needs are documented in the VA record and whether a social worker can review benefits. The VA describes Aid and Attendance benefits and a Housebound allowance for people who meet its rules. Confirm current eligibility with the VA, not with a hospital listing.