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Northcrest Specialty Care

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B
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2001 Heath Street,
Waterloo IA 50703

(319) 234-4423

87.87% estimated occupancy 1

Northcrest Specialty Care is a facility located in Waterloo, Iowa, a city with a population of 70,157 people. This facility was given an above average overall score of B, resulting in it being ranked among the three highest graded nursing homes in the city. As far as we can see, this nursing home is a solid choice for most people. This place's impressive profile was highlighted by its short-term care rating, which we will address in the next section.

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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
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Bariatric Care
  • Total Parenteral Nutrition

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Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

In addition to being a quality facility overall, this nursing home really excelled in our short-term care category, where it earned a grade of A-. Few facilities performed better in this area. In calculating these short-term care ratings, we assess the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, speech therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The objective is to formulate a measure for sizing up the rehabilitation services of various facilities. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last item we looked at in this category is the number of residents who eventually returned home from the facility. We found that 5.7 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

Turning to another one of this place's strengths, it also received a very impressive inspection score. Inspections proved to be one of its best categories. We gave this facility a grade of A-. Arguably the most critical factor we look at in computing our inspection ratings is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a facility's inspection reports. Nursing homes with better scores in this area typically avoided the most severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. While this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' deficiency scale. We should note that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in the industry.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A-minus

This nursing home performed well in our nursing category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A- for that category, which is one of our highest scores. There are a number of criteria within this grade. Most of the datapoints relate to levels of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: F

Switching gears to the next area, this facility didn't perform well. Due to a bottom of the barrel grade of F in that category, this is notably this facility's weakest category. Long-term care ratings of this caliber generally are a bad sign for the quantity and quality of care provided by nurses and aids. After considering the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination records. Candidly, we were a bit bothered by the fact that this facility vaccinated 86.60714 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which happens to be significantly less than what we expected. To our surprise, this nursing home was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home had less hospitalizations than the average nursing home. This is its best feature in this category.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Northcrest Specialty Care Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-plus

In Northcrest Specialty Care, 6.67% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A

In Northcrest Specialty Care, 1.34% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of patients who have had a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are considered by many experts to be a measure of nursing care . Major falls are routinely caused by poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A-minus

In Northcrest Specialty Care, 0.46% of Patients had UTIs

This figure indicates the percent of long-term stay patients who have sustained UTI's. UTI's may be a sign of worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this statistic may be skewed for some nursing homes due to different reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

In Northcrest Specialty Care, 21.32% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This figure gauges the percentage of long-term care patients receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B

In Northcrest Specialty Care, 19.68% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric indicates the percent of long-term stay residents who are given antianxiety medication. These medications are used to treat residents suffering from anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Northcrest Specialty Care, 1.52% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents who are exhibiting signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: C

In Northcrest Specialty Care, 90.2% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-minus

In Northcrest Specialty Care, 17.49% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may indicate decline of a patient's health.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B

In Northcrest Specialty Care, 15.62% of Residents

This tells you the percent of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Northcrest Specialty Care, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B

In Northcrest Specialty Care, 15.62% of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical abilities of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-minus

In Northcrest Specialty Care, 9.26% of Patients

This metric tracks the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to assess patient care during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: C

In Northcrest Specialty Care, 69.2% of Resident

This indicates the percent of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with ADL's often correlates with successful rehabilitation.

Scores for Waterloo, IA

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

Looking for more options? Waterloo, Iowa has 5 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Allen HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.42 miles away1825 Logan Avenue Waterloo Iowa 50703Voluntary non-profit - Private(319) 235-3941
  • Mercyone Waterloo Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 4.68 miles away3421 West Ninth Street Waterloo Iowa 50702Voluntary non-profit - Church(319) 272-8000
  • Mercyone Cedar Falls Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 5.86 miles away515 College Street Cedar Falls Iowa 50613Voluntary non-profit - Church(319) 268-3000
  • Waverly Health CenterCritical Access Hospitals 15.09 miles away312 9th Street Sw Waverly Iowa 50677Government - Local(319) 352-4120

Nearby Dialysis

  • Black Hawk Dialysis4.66 miles away3421 W 9th St Waterloo Iowa 50702Dialysis Stations: 18 (319) 272-8700
  • Cedar Valley Dialysis Center4.86 miles away1661 W. Ridgeway Waterloo Iowa 50701CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (319) 226-6425
  • Cedar Valley Waverly Dialysis15.16 miles away220 10th Street Sw Waverly Iowa 50677Dialysis Stations: 16 (319) 226-6425