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Pleasant Acres Care Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: D
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Pleasant Acres Care Center's website

309 Railroad Street,
Hull IA 51239

(712) 439-2758

38.83% estimated occupancy 1

Pleasant Acres Care Center is a small nursing home located in Hull, Iowa. This is a lower end facility, with an overall grade of D. If you are not satisfied with this facility's pedestrian overall grade, you may have to look in other cities as this is the only nursing home in Hull. The only positive thing we can really say about this facility is that it did not receive any F's in any of the categories we assessed. More information about its category grades can be found below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Limited Liability company
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Physical Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

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Nurse Quality

Grade: B-plus

While we were not complementary of this facility's overall grade, it actually earned an impressive nursing score this year. We gave it a grade of B+ in this category. We assessed the qualifications of nurses employed by the nursing home, in addition to the quantity of time those nurses spent with patients, in calculating our score in this category. This nursing home averages 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality measures and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can generally be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as employing a policy of turning patients even once per day.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: C

This facility's next most favorable area turned out to be short-term care. In that area, we awarded this facility a C. Our short-term care ratings are crucial for individuals seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually mandates additional highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes a vast scope of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other types of therapy. We found that this place was below average in the two key staffing areas we focus on. The facility offered fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other nursing homes. It is still important to determine whether this is adversely impacting the quality of care. Lastly, we considered the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home. At most facilities, closer to half of their patients are able to return home so this figure is below average.

Facility Inspections

Grade: C

This facility earned mediocre inspections in recent years. We gave them a grade of C in this area. Our inspection ratings are tied to several datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Deficiencies are a key item to look for on these reports. Severe deficiencies indicate a risk to the well being of residents. This nursing home had 11 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to find that none were in categories G through L. This means that it dodged the more serious categories of deficiencies. Unfortunately, we also need to draw your attention to the fact that this facility received significant government fines in recent years.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: D

This nursing home's least impressive area was long-term care, which is the last area we looked at. For this category, we gave this facility a grade of D. Facilities that do not fare well in this category typically are not as well-staffed and are lagging in a few of the areas of routine medical care we assessed. One of the data points we considered in addition to nurse's aid hours is vaccines. We were a bit bothered by the fact that this nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccine to just 83.60656 percent of its residents. To our surprise, this place was actually decent at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. This was its best score in this category.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Pleasant Acres Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A+

In Pleasant Acres Care Center, 0% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often caused by patients not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-minus

In Pleasant Acres Care Center, 1.64% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of residents who have had a fall which caused severe injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In Pleasant Acres Care Center, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint is an indication of the percent of long-term care residents who sustained a UTI. Although more infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it can be difficult to compare different nursing homes due to nursing homes having reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Pleasant Acres Care Center, 10.42% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This statistic measures the percentage of long-term patients which were prescribed antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such drugs aren't medically required. However, some facilities need to rely on these medications due to having more patients with dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B

In Pleasant Acres Care Center, 18.52% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric gauges the percentage of long-term patients that were given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are typically given to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Pleasant Acres Care Center, 0% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents who are demonstrating signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: C

In Pleasant Acres Care Center, 88.47% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term care patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: F

In Pleasant Acres Care Center, 25.93% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and bathing. Some experts argue that this is a measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

In Pleasant Acres Care Center, 26.77% of Residents

This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that retained mobility levels. Many in the industry believe that mobility is vital to residents' physical and mental well-being.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

In Pleasant Acres Care Center, 26.77% of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical abilities of residents.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Hegg Memorial Health CenterCritical Access Hospitals 7.21 miles away1202 21st Avenue Rock Valley Iowa 51247Voluntary non-profit - Private(712) 476-8000
  • Sioux Center HealthCritical Access Hospitals 8.14 miles away1101 9th Street Se Sioux Center Iowa 51250Voluntary non-profit - Private(712) 722-1271
  • Orange City Area Health SystemCritical Access Hospitals 14.15 miles away1000 Lincoln Circle Se Orange City Iowa 51041Voluntary non-profit - Other(712) 737-4984
  • Sanford Sheldon Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 14.92 miles away118 North 7th Avenue Sheldon Iowa 51201Voluntary non-profit - Private(712) 324-5041

Nearby Dialysis

  • Sanford Health Dialysis Hospers14.72 miles away112 Sunrise Drive PO Box 426 Hospers Iowa 51238Dialysis Stations: 8 (712) 752-8330