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Dubuque Specialty Care

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: F
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2935 Kaufmann Avenue,
Dubuque IA 52001

(563) 556-0673

81.19% estimated occupancy 1

Dubuque Specialty Care is an average-sized non-profit nursing home located in Dubuque, Iowa. This facility received an overall grade of F. If you aren't happy with this facility's overall grade, you should be able to find a better option in Dubuque. The city has at least 10 other nursing homes. Finally, inspections was the only shining light in our review of this nursing home. We provide more information on this category below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Medication Management
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Lymphedema Care
  • Total Parenteral Nutrition

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: B-plus

Although we gave this nursing home a poor overall score, we awarded it a B+ for our inspections rating. This is the result of the facility receiving a quality government inspection report this year. Inspection grades weigh a host of factors included in a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. You should avoid places with a bunch of severe deficiencies flagged. While this place had a few deficiencies on its report, none of them were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. A couple minor deficiencies are not the end of the world.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: D

We awarded this facility just a D for our short-term care score and that actually turned out to be its next highest category. Short-term care grades are based on a nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled highly skilled professionals. This means a wide scope of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, in addition to other forms of therapy. Given its grade in this category, we were not stunned to find that this facility is well below average in terms of its number of physical therapy and registered nurse hours offered to its patients based on the figures we assessed. The final statistic we considered in this area is the number of residents that ultimately were able to return home from the facility. This facility struggled quite a bit in this metric as well, with just 4.9 percent of its patients returning home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: F

This facility ended up receiving a an abysmal score in our long-term care area. It received a lowly F in this category. For patients looking for a permanent place to live rather than skilled nursing, long-term care is an important category. After we finished assessing the volume of nursing care, we then looked at the facility's vaccination data. We were optimistic to discover that this nursing home vaccinates 97.05882 percent of its residents for pneumonia. To our surprise, this place was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had just 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Unfortunately, a few of its other scores in this category were not as favorable as these.

Nurse Quality

Grade: F

The final area we assessed was nursing. This nursing home was given a poor grade of F in that area. In calculating our nursing ratings, we weigh both the number of hours nurses spend with residents and the training levels of the nurses. This nursing home provides 0.2 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. This facility also had abysmal scores in some of the quality-based metrics to go along with its low nursing hour totals. We looked at the percent of patients sustaining pressure ulcers and we were disappointed. This nursing home was at approximately 1.5 times the national average in this measure. This is a bad sign in light of the fact that so many bed sores are preventable with better nursing care. This metric helped pull down this facility's nursing score quite a bit.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Dubuque Specialty Care Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: D

In Dubuque Specialty Care, 13.7% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A

In Dubuque Specialty Care, 0.84% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are often caused by lower quality nursing care. Additional nurse staffing limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-plus

In Dubuque Specialty Care, 1.27% of Patients had UTIs

This statistic indicates the percentage of long-term residents who experienced a UTI. UTI's could be an indication of lower quality nursing care. However, this metric may also be skewed for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Dubuque Specialty Care, 16.34% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric indicates the percentage of long-term stay patients who are prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a facility is using these medications to subdue residents in scenarios where such medications are not medically required. Nevertheless, some facilities need to rely on these drugs due to having more patients with Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In Dubuque Specialty Care, 25.91% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are typically given to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-minus

In Dubuque Specialty Care, 4.98% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In Dubuque Specialty Care, 95.68% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term care residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines critical to patient care.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In Dubuque Specialty Care, 11.64% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and taking a bath.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-plus

In Dubuque Specialty Care, 19.27% of Residents

This metric tracks the percentage of long-term residents who remained mobile levels. Some believe that the ability to move around is vital to residents' physical and mental health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A

In Dubuque Specialty Care, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Dubuque Specialty Care, 19.27% of Residents Rehospitalized

Measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: C

In Dubuque Specialty Care, 15.58% of Patients

This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. There is a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-plus

In Dubuque Specialty Care, 83.31% of Resident

This is the percentage of short-term stay patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.

Scores for Dubuque, IA

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A

Looking for more options? Dubuque, Iowa has 9 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Finley HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.65 miles away350 North Grandview Avenue Dubuque Iowa 52001Voluntary non-profit - Private(563) 582-1881
  • Mercyone Dubuque Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 2.23 miles away250 Mercy Drive Dubuque Iowa 52001Voluntary non-profit - Church(563) 589-8000
  • Midwest Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 13.57 miles away1 Medical Center Drive Galena Illinois 61036Voluntary non-profit - Private(815) 777-1340
  • Southwest Health CenterCritical Access Hospitals 19.15 miles away1400 East Side Rd Platteville Wisconsin 53818Voluntary non-profit - Private(608) 348-2331

Nearby Dialysis

  • Tri- State Dialysis - Dubuque1.65 miles away1500 Delhi St #2100 Dubuque Iowa 52001CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 32 (563) 589-4033
  • Tri State Dialysis - Platteville19.71 miles away1250 E Business Highway 151, Suite B Platteville Wisconsin 53818Dialysis Stations: 12 (608) 348-5064