Accura Healthcare of Knoxville is a small nursing home located in Knoxville, Iowa. We gave it an overall grade of C, which is a middle of the pack rating. You could definitely do worse than this nursing home. The best part of this nursing home's profile was is its inspection grade. We discuss inspections in the next section.
Accura Healthcare of Knoxville
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is 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
- Stroke Recovery
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
It should be noted that this nursing home's inspection score outpaced its overall score. In fact, we awarded it a B+ for its inspections rating, which is a very solid score. Inspection grades are tied to many datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that excel in this category typically have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This facility received 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be severe deficiencies. This means that the inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies to cause an immediate threat to patient health or safety. A couple minor deficiencies should not lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.
Short-term Care Quality
We also awarded this facility a positive score in short-term care. This nursing home received a grade of B+ in this category, which turns out to be one of our better grades. Our short-term care scores are arguably more meaningful for people requiring rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation generally utilizes more skilled nursing services. This means not only nursing services, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we assessed the percentage of patients who ultimately were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.
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Nurse Quality
One of this facility's better category grades was in the area of nursing care. In that area, we gave this facility a grade of B-. Our nursing grade looks at the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We consider both the levels of training of the nurses as well as the amount of time spent with patients. This facility averages just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day, which is not an impressive total. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place excelled in some of the quality-based metrics we assessed. It scored well when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be reliable measures of the quality of nursing care. In many cases, the quality of nursing care is just as important as the number of hours of care provided.
Long-term Care Quality
Switching gears to our final area, this facility didn't fare well. With a rock bottom grade of F in long-term care, this is its poorest grade. When facilities receive this kind of grade in long-term care it is often a bad sign for patient care and it may mean that the facility is not as well-staffed. In addition to assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 91.847824 percent of its patients. This is somewhat lower than we anticipated but still a reasonably acceptable figure. Surprisingly, this facility actually fared well at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had just 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. This was its best feature in this category.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Accura Healthcare of Knoxville Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Accura Healthcare of Knoxville, 6.11% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric measures the percent of long-term patients which developed pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are an indicator of nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Accura Healthcare of Knoxville, 3.69% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term residents who had a fall which caused severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries could be an indicator of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Accura Healthcare of Knoxville, 3.09% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint is an indication of the percent of long-term patients who sustained urinary tract infections. UTI's may be an indication of worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this datapoint may also be misleading for some facilities due to different reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Accura Healthcare of Knoxville, 16.77% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure gauges the percent of long-term residents taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Accura Healthcare of Knoxville, 18.7% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic gauges the percent of long-term stay patients who are given antianxiety drugs. These medications are generally prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Accura Healthcare of Knoxville, 4.48% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Accura Healthcare of Knoxville, 94.58% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term care patients who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these vaccines vital to patient care.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Accura Healthcare of Knoxville, 16.82% Percentage of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and eating. Many in the industry would argue this is a measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Accura Healthcare of Knoxville, 19.24% Percentage of Residents
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that retained mobility levels. Many argue that mobility is important for residents' mental and physical health.
Hospitalizations
In Accura Healthcare of Knoxville, 1.24 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Accura Healthcare of Knoxville, 19.24 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Nearby Hospitals
- Knoxville Hospital & ClinicsCritical Access Hospitals 1.3 miles away1002 South Lincoln Street Knoxville Iowa 50138Voluntary non-profit - Private(641) 842-2151
- Pella Regional Health CenterCritical Access Hospitals 11.16 miles away404 Jefferson Street Pella Iowa 50219Voluntary non-profit - Private(641) 628-3150
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita Pella Dialysis11.23 miles away1117 Hazel Street Pella Iowa 50219Dialysis Stations: 9 (641) 628-8826