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Cedar Falls Health Care Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: F
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Cedar Falls Health Care Center's website

1728 West Eighth Street,
Cedar Falls IA 50613

(319) 277-2437

57.31% estimated occupancy 1

Note: Cedar Falls Health Care Center has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.

Cedar Falls Health Care Center is a facility located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, which has 42,031 people. Our grading scheme was not favorable to this facility, as it received an overall score of F. If you are not satisfied with this facility's rather poor overall grade, you will be pleased to know there are four other nursing homes in Cedar Falls. More information on this facility's category grades is available below. Its best category was short-term care, which is addressed in the next section.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy

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Short-term Care Quality

Grade: C

Although we graded this nursing home incredibly poorly overall, it received a decent short-term care score this year. We gave it a C in that area, which was the closest thing to a bright spot we found for this facility. Short-term care grades are typically used to assess a facility's performance with rehabilitation. To have high-end rehabilitation services, facilities generally must provide better levels of skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, respiratory therapists and other licensed professionals. This nursing home provides more services with physical therapists and registered nurses than most nursing homes we looked at. This is usually a favorable sign. The last item we considered in this area is the number of patients who eventually returned home from the nursing home. We found that just 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: C

One of the other reasons we rated this nursing home so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing score. This proved to be its second best category grade. In that area, we awarded this facility an C. Our nursing score assesses many subcategories, but the paramount consideration is the number of nurse hours per patient per week. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Lastly, despite not having the most impressive total nursing hours per resident, this place performed admirably in the metric of preventing major falls. This is typically a reliable indicator that a place has sufficient quality controls in place.

Facility Inspections

Grade: F

We also wanted to draw your attention to this nursing home's inspection rating where it received a lowly F. This usually means we found some red flags on the government inspection reports. For nursing homes that received this poor of an inspection score, we recommend scrutinizing any severe deficiencies on its inspection report. This facility was assessed a category G through L deficiency, which rank among the more serious deficiencies. These categories indicate that the deficiencies uncovered by the government inspectors had potential to pose actual harm to residents. We are also concerned by the fact that this facility was flagged by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. We prefer to avoid facilities with this designation. Please do your best to find an alternative nursing home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: F

The final category we rated is long-term care, in which this facility received a rock bottom score in this category also. Unfortunately, we gave it an abysmal F for this category, which is definitely a major concern. When facilities receive a score in this range in long-term care it typically means the nursing home did not perform well in our quality measures relating to resident care. On top of looking at the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. Candidly, we were a bit bothered by the fact that this facility provided the vaccine to just 72.375694 percent of its patients. Surprisingly, this facility was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home has fewer hospitalizations than the average nursing home. This is its best score in this category.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Cedar Falls Health Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: D

In Cedar Falls Health Care Center, 15.38% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to remaining in one position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-minus

In Cedar Falls Health Care Center, 1.66% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of patients that sustained a fall leading to serious injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In Cedar Falls Health Care Center, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percent of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with inadequate hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: F

In Cedar Falls Health Care Center, 33.82% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of patients given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may mean a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In Cedar Falls Health Care Center, 24% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of patients who were given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-minus

In Cedar Falls Health Care Center, 4.27% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who are demonstrating depressive symptoms. Many in the industry argue this is a reliable measure of resident quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: D

In Cedar Falls Health Care Center, 78.11% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In Cedar Falls Health Care Center, 15.44% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-plus

In Cedar Falls Health Care Center, 18.43% of Residents

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that maintained mobility. Some believe that mobility is critical to patients health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: D

In Cedar Falls Health Care Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is key to the physical well-being of nursing home patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Cedar Falls Health Care Center, 18.43% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-minus

In Cedar Falls Health Care Center, 14.2% of Patients

This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the overall quality of rehabilitation.

Scores for Cedar Falls, IA

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus

Looking for more options? Cedar Falls, Iowa has 4 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Mercyone Cedar Falls Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.56 miles away515 College Street Cedar Falls Iowa 50613Voluntary non-profit - Church(319) 268-3000
  • Allen HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.56 miles away1825 Logan Avenue Waterloo Iowa 50703Voluntary non-profit - Private(319) 235-3941
  • Mercyone Waterloo Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.71 miles away3421 West Ninth Street Waterloo Iowa 50702Voluntary non-profit - Church(319) 272-8000
  • Waverly Health CenterCritical Access Hospitals 13.31 miles away312 9th Street Sw Waverly Iowa 50677Government - Local(319) 352-4120
  • Grundy County Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 19.25 miles away201 East J Avenue Grundy Center Iowa 50638Voluntary non-profit - Other(319) 824-5421

Nearby Dialysis

  • Cedar Valley Dialysis Center5.96 miles away1661 W. Ridgeway Waterloo Iowa 50701CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (319) 226-6425
  • Black Hawk Dialysis7.71 miles away3421 W 9th St Waterloo Iowa 50702Dialysis Stations: 18 (319) 272-8700
  • Cedar Valley Waverly Dialysis13.35 miles away220 10th Street Sw Waverly Iowa 50677Dialysis Stations: 16 (319) 226-6425