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Arbor Springs of West Des Moines

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A-minus
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7951 E P True Parkway,
West Des Moines IA 50266

(515) 223-1135

194.64% estimated occupancy 1

Arbor Springs of West Des Moines is a small nursing home in West Des Moines, Iowa. We awarded this nursing home an overall score of A- which is a very impressive overall score. Consequently, it is among the better facilities in West Des Moines, which offers some quality facilities. This is really as good of a nursing home as you'll find. Keep reading to see this nursing home's category ratings, which are also strong. It's hard to poke holes in this place's profile.

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Quick Details

  • 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

Grade: A-plus

On top of faring well overall, this facility also received nearly flawless government inspections. As a result, it earned one of our highest scores in that category with a grade of A+. Inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these issues by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. 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

Grade: A-minus

This nursing home also received a very impressive nursing grade. In fact, this turned out to be its second best category grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A-. Our nursing score includes a variety of datapoints. The most important factor is the amount of time nurses spend with patients. This facility provided 0.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place Iowa in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as having a policy of turning a patient at least once a day.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

This facility also was given a favorable short-term care grade. Indeed, we gave it an above average score of B+ in this area. Our short-term care grades are likely most meaningful for patients in need of rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation typically mandates additional highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means not just nursing services, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. However, based on the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we looked at the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B

The next area we rated was long-term care, where this facility was given a B. Believe it or not, this is this nursing home's weakest area. A nursing home could be doing a lot worse when their lowest grade still outperforms most other facilities. For residents looking for a permanent place to live as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care is an important category. On top of assessing the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 81.31313 percent of its residents, which is somewhat below what we expected. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Arbor Springs of West Des Moines Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-plus

In Arbor Springs of West Des Moines, 1.54% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: C

In Arbor Springs of West Des Moines, 4.55% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are often associated with lower quality nursing care. Better nursing protocols reduces the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In Arbor Springs of West Des Moines, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This statistic measures the percent of long-term care residents who sustained UTI's. Although more infections may reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it can be difficult to compare between facilities due to nursing homes having differing reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: F

In Arbor Springs of West Des Moines, 43.43% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This statistic is an indication of the percent of long-term patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such drugs are not medically indicated. Nevertheless, some facilities may need to rely more on these medications due to an increased number of patients with cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A

In Arbor Springs of West Des Moines, 11.19% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Arbor Springs of West Des Moines, 0% of Patients

This is the percent of patients who are exhibiting signs of depression. Increased levels of depression could be an indicator a less hospitable environment.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: D

In Arbor Springs of West Des Moines, 88.05% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: C

In Arbor Springs of West Des Moines, 19.01% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and continence.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

In Arbor Springs of West Des Moines, 25.27% of Residents

This tells you the percentage of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Arbor Springs of West Des Moines, 0.15 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

In Arbor Springs of West Des Moines, 25.27% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-minus

In Arbor Springs of West Des Moines, 9.11% of Patients

This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the overall quality of rehabilitation.

Scores for West Des Moines, 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-plus
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus

Looking for more options? West Des Moines, Iowa has 3 other nursing homes

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