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Grundy Care Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: F
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102 East J Avenue,
Grundy Center IA 50638

(319) 824-5436

80.99% estimated occupancy 1

Note: Grundy Care Center has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.

Grundy Care Center is one of just two nursing homes located in Grundy Center, Iowa. This nursing home was given a rock bottom overall grade based on the data we looked at. This facility is really as bad as it gets. More information on this facility's category grades may be found below. Its best category was nursing, which is discussed in the next section.

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

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

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2022)
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Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

While this facility's overall grade was rock bottom, it didn't perform as poorly in the area of nursing. In fact, we awarded it a B- for this category. In determining our nursing scores, we factor in both staffing levels and the levels of licensure of the nurses. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident daily. This is a lower figure than we are used to seeing. Finally, despite not having the most impressive total nursing hours per resident, this facility performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is often a reliable indicator that a place has quality controls in place.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

We were also pleasantly surprised to discover that this facility received a somewhat respectable short-term care grade in our assessment. We gave it a grade of B- in this area. In the area of short-term care, we try to assess measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We assess the facility's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. Unfortunately, we found that this place provided fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other nursing homes. The more important thing is determining what effect this had on the quality of care. The last metric we considered in this category is the number of residents that who were able to eventually return home from the facility. We found that just 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.

Facility Inspections

Grade: F

This facility received really weak government inspections in recent years, causing us to give them a lowly F in our inspection category. An F in this category is usually a signal that there were red flags on the nursing home's government inspection reports. We would advise paying close attention to any deficiencies on a facility's inspection reports when it receives this bad of an inspection rating. We would pay close attention to the level of severity of those deficiencies. This particular nursing home was assessed 5 deficiencies by CMS. The only positive thing we found is that none of the deficiencies were in the categories that suggest that they created a risk to patient health or safety. Finally, CMS cited this nursing home for possible abuse or neglect. Hopefully, its performance improves in the future, but until then we simply can't recommend this facility.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: F

The final category we rated was long-term care. We gave it an abysmal F in this area, which is a poor score. When nursing homes receive this type of grade in this category it is often a bad sign for patient care and it may mean that the nursing home is not as well-staffed with nurses and aids. In addition to considering the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. As it turns out, this facility administered the vaccine to only 79.207924 percent of its residents, which is somewhat concerning. Surprisingly, this facility was actually decent at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had just 0 hospitalizations per one thousand 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

Grundy Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: C

In Grundy Care Center, 9.84% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be an indicator of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often the result of patients staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B

In Grundy Care Center, 2.97% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of residents that have had a fall which caused serious injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-plus

In Grundy Care Center, 1% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes linked to insufficient hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: D

In Grundy Care Center, 30% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many patients, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In Grundy Care Center, 26.67% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients taking antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In Grundy Care Center, 2.41% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients demonstrating signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: D

In Grundy Care Center, 87.52% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines critical to patient well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: C

In Grundy Care Center, 18.82% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and taking a bath.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B

In Grundy Care Center, 14.43% of Residents

This is the percentage of patients that maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B

In Grundy Care Center, 14.43% of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of residents.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Grundy County Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 0.02 miles away201 East J Avenue Grundy Center Iowa 50638Voluntary non-profit - Other(319) 824-5421
  • Mercyone Cedar Falls Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 19.79 miles away515 College Street Cedar Falls Iowa 50613Voluntary non-profit - Church(319) 268-3000