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 B+ overall grade, ranking it in the top third of all facilities in the United States. This nursing home truly has plenty working in its favor. The best aspect of this nursing home's strong profile was its inspection score. We discuss inspections in the next section
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Accura Healthcare of Milford
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Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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Quick Details
- 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
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
In addition to being a great facility overall, it also earned A+ government inspections in recent years. Its inspections are nearly perfect. These inspection grades weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This nursing home was assessed 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be severe. This indicates that the government inspectors did not consider any of these deficiencies to cause an imminent risk to resident safety or health. We should point out that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in the industry.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home performed well in the category of short-term care. Indeed, we awarded it a grade of A- for that area, which is one of our better grades. In computing these short-term care ratings, we analyze the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. Our objective is to devise a scale for sizing up the rehabilitation services of various facilities. Unfortunately, we were not able to track down information about this nursing home's registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The final statistic we considered in this area is the number of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that 6.1 percent of this nursing home's patients were able to return home.
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Nurse Quality
Another strong feature for this facility is that it received an impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of B. We assessed the licensure of nurses at the nursing home, in addition to the number of hours those nurses spent with residents, in computing our score in this area. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Long-term Care Quality
The final area we looked at is long-term care. In that area, we awarded this nursing home an acceptable grade of B-. This actually turned out to be this facility's weakest area. In the category of long-term care, we assess the quantity of care provided by a facility, as opposed to more medically-intensive services. Once we concluded our assessment of the amount of care provided by nurses, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination data. We were pleased to learn that this nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia. 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
In Accura Healthcare of Milford, 6.16% 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
In Accura Healthcare of Milford, 3.87% 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
In Accura Healthcare of Milford, 3.28% 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
In Accura Healthcare of Milford, 17.54% 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
In Accura Healthcare of Milford, 19.26% 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
In Accura Healthcare of Milford, 4.67% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Accura Healthcare of Milford, 93.67% 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
In Accura Healthcare of Milford, 17.07% 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
In Accura Healthcare of Milford, 16.9% Percentage of Residents
This metric tracks the percent of long-term patients that maintained mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Accura Healthcare of Milford, 1.48 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
In Accura Healthcare of Milford, 16.9 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
In Accura Healthcare of Milford, 12.73 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
In Accura Healthcare of Milford, 77.73% 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