Located in Milford, Iowa, Accura Healthcare of Milford is the lone nursing home we were able to find in this city. We awarded this facility an A overall grade, ranking it in the top fifth of all facilities in the country. We flat out can not say enough favorable things about this nursing home. One of the major highlights of this facility's exemplary profile is its inspection score. Inspection grades are discussed in the next paragraph.
Accura Healthcare of Milford
- Nursing Home
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Grade: A
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- No Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Partnership
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Facility Inspections
Grade: A-plus
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining these inspection grades. One of those factors is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some deficiencies end up being relatively insignificant. Fortunately, although this facility had a few minor dings on its report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones labeled as categories G through L. This tells you the inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. We should point out that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in the industry.
Nurse Quality
Grade: A
One of the other reasons we rated this nursing home so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing rating. In that area, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A. The nursing score assesses quite a few components, however, the paramount one is the level of nurse hours spent with patients. This nursing home provides 0.5 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 often be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
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Short-term Care Quality
Grade: A
This facility also was awarded a high-end short-term care score. In fact, this turned out to be this nursing home's third strongest category grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a score of A. In the category of short-term care, we attempt to evaluate measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We look at the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we looked at the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 6.1 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
Long-term Care Quality
Grade: B-minus
The final area we scored was this nursing home's worst area. Nevertheless, even in its worst category we still awarded it a decent grade of B- for our long-term care category. Our long-term care ratings are more important for patients in need of more conventional services associated with personal care. One of the data points we considered on top of nursing hours was vaccines. Fortunately, this nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its patients. This facility also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Accura Healthcare of Milford Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: A
In Accura Healthcare of Milford, 6.11% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure tells you the percentage of long-term care patients which suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: B-plus
In Accura Healthcare of Milford, 3.69% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are often linked to lower quality nursing care. Better nursing care can reduce the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: F
In Accura Healthcare of Milford, 3.09% of Patients had UTIs
This figure gauges the percentage of long-term residents which sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's could be an indication of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this statistic may be misleading for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: D
In Accura Healthcare of Milford, 16.77% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of patients given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed to patients for a variety of medical conditions, including cognitive disorders. Tragically, in some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: C
In Accura Healthcare of Milford, 18.7% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients taking antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: B-plus
In Accura Healthcare of Milford, 4.48% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: A
In Accura Healthcare of Milford, 94.58% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: B
In Accura Healthcare of Milford, 16.82% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may indicate the erosion of a resident's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: A
In Accura Healthcare of Milford, 19.24% Percentage of Residents
This metric tracks the percent of long-term patients that maintained mobility.
Hospitalizations
Grade: A-minus
In Accura Healthcare of Milford, 1.24 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: D
In Accura Healthcare of Milford, 19.24 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Grade: A-plus
In Accura Healthcare of Milford, 11.86 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Grade: A-plus
In Accura Healthcare of Milford, 79.45% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many in the industry argue this is a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
Nearby Hospitals
- Lakes Regional HealthcareAcute Care Hospitals 6.47 miles away2301 Highway 71 Spirit Lake Iowa 51360Voluntary non-profit - Other(712) 336-1230
- Spencer Municipal HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.32 miles away1200 1st Avenue East Spencer Iowa 51301Government - Local(712) 264-8300
- Avera Holy Family HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 17.31 miles away826 North 8th Street Estherville Iowa 51334Voluntary non-profit - Church(712) 362-2631
Nearby Dialysis
- Warner Dialysis Center6.64 miles away3150 18th St Spirit Lake Iowa 51360Dialysis Stations: 12 (712) 336-2910
- Warner Dialysis Center Spencer11.85 miles away1721 W 18th St Spencer Iowa 51301Dialysis Stations: 14 (712) 264-6464
