Arbor Springs of West Des Moines is a small nursing home in West Des Moines, Iowa. Sporting an overall grade of B, this facility is a great option. In our view, this nursing home looks like a solid choice for quite a few people. The best aspect of this facility's impressive profile is its inspection score. Inspection grades are discussed in the next paragraph
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Arbor Springs of West Des Moines
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Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- No Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Physical Therapy
- Recreational Therapy
- Optometry
- Audiology
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Facility Inspections
On top of earning a great overall score, this nursing home performed even better in the area of inspections which is associated with the facility's recent government inspection reports. We awarded it an A for that area, which is one of our highest scores. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining these inspection grades. One of those factors is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some are quite insignificant. This particular nursing home received 8 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a good inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.
Nurse Quality
Adding to its impressive resume, this place also excelled in our nursing category. We gave it a grade of B+ for that category. The nursing category is based on many datapoints, most of which are based on nursing hours. This particular nursing home provided 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 place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can generally be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
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Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home is also above average in the area of short-term care, where it was given a score of B. It outperformed most facilities in this category. In computing our short-term care scores, we analyze the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, speech therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. The objective is to devise a measure for comparing the rehabilitation services of various facilities. Unfortunately, it does not appear that this facility submitted registered nurse or physical therapist staffing data. The final metric we looked at in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
Long-term Care Quality
The next category we rated was long-term care. In that category, we gave this facility a B-. Our long-term care ratings are based on the facility's volume of care. This means a vast scope of personal care services, ranging from assistance with activities of daily living to routine medical services. Once we finished looking at the amount of nursing care, we then looked at the facility's vaccination statistics. Frankly, we were a bit bothered by the fact that this facility vaccinated a relatively low 82.089554 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Fortunately, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization 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.
Arbor Springs of West Des Moines Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Arbor Springs of West Des Moines, 6.16% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Arbor Springs of West Des Moines, 3.87% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that have had a fall resulting in serious injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be a sign of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Arbor Springs of West Des Moines, 3.28% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term care residents that suffered from urinary tract infections. UTI's may be a sign of a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this datapoint may be skewed for certain nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Arbor Springs of West Des Moines, 17.54% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to patients for many conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias. Unfortunately, in some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Arbor Springs of West Des Moines, 19.26% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Arbor Springs of West Des Moines, 4.67% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term care patients exhibiting depressive symptoms. Many would argue that this is a reliable measure of patient quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Arbor Springs of West Des Moines, 93.67% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for seniors, making these vaccines important for resident well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Arbor Springs of West Des Moines, 17.07% Percentage of Patients
This is the percent of patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's could indicate the deterioration of a patient's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Arbor Springs of West Des Moines, 16.9% Percentage of Residents
Measures the percent of long-term stay residents that maintained mobility. Some experts argue that mobility is important for patients mental and physical health.
Hospitalizations
In Arbor Springs of West Des Moines, 1.48 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Arbor Springs of West Des Moines, 16.9 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Arbor Springs of West Des Moines, 12.73 Percentage of Patients
This metric tracks the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Arbor Springs of West Des Moines, 77.73% Percentage of Resident
This is the percent of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Broadlawns Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 9.49 miles away1801 Hickman Road Des Moines Iowa 50314Government - Local(515) 282-2200
- Iowa Methodist Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 9.54 miles away1200 Pleasant Street Des Moines Iowa 50309Voluntary non-profit - Private(515) 241-6212
- Mercyone Des Moines Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.01 miles away1111 6th Ave Des Moines Iowa 50314Voluntary non-profit - Private(515) 247-3121
- Iowa Lutheran HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.78 miles away700 East University Avenue Des Moines Iowa 50316Voluntary non-profit - Private(515) 263-5612
- Madison County Health Care SystemCritical Access Hospitals 19.92 miles away300 West Hutchings Street Winterset Iowa 50273Government - Local(515) 462-2373
Nearby Dialysis
- West Des Moines Dialysis1.48 miles away6800 Lake Dr #185 West Des Moines Iowa 50266Dialysis Stations: 10 (515) 221-2944
- Davita Windsor Heights Dialysis5.42 miles away1119 73rd St Windsor Heights Iowa 50324Dialysis Stations: 12 (515) 274-9303
- Central Des Moines Dialysis9.44 miles away1215 Pleasant #106 Des Moines Iowa 50309Dialysis Stations: 20 (515) 241-5715
- Riverpoint Dialysis Unit10.27 miles away501 Sw 7th St Ste B Des Moines Iowa 50309Dialysis Stations: 16 (515) 283-1300
- Fmc - Mercy10.44 miles away95 University Ste. 11 Des Moines Iowa 50314Dialysis Stations: 21 (515) 244-0379
- Fmc - Dialysis Services Des Moines South10.52 miles away6651 Sw 9th St Des Moines Iowa 50315Dialysis Stations: 19 (515) 285-3032
- East Des Moines Dialysis10.95 miles away1301 Pennsylvania Ave Ste 208 Des Moines Iowa 50316Dialysis Stations: 16 (515) 262-5995
- Ankeny Dialysis16.68 miles away2625 N Ankeny Blvd Ankeny Iowa 50023Dialysis Stations: 12 (515) 963-3174