Childserve Habilitation Center
5900 Pioneer Parkway, Johnston IA 50131 · (515) 270-2205 · 88.59% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Childserve Habilitation Center is one of only two available facilities located in Johnston, Iowa. Sporting an overall rating of A+, this nursing home is among the most impressive facilities we looked at. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top ten percentile of all facilities nationally. One of the major highlights of this nursing home's remarkable profile is its nursing grade. We discuss nursing in the next section.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 64 Beds
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Non profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility excelled in our nursing rating. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. Our nursing score is based on the nursing home's nurse staffing levels. We look at both the levels of skill of those nurses as well as the amount of time spent with patients. This place boasts a really impressive 8.8 hours of nursing care per patient per day, of which a significant portion of those hours were provided by registered nurses. This is one of the most highly skilled levels of nurses. This is among the higher totals of nursing hours we found. In addition to providing impressive levels of care, this place also excelled in the quality measures we looked at. For example, it performed as well as any nursing home in the country in the area of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We view these areas as predictive measures of the quality of nursing care provided.
Facility Inspections
This nursing home also received an A+ inspection grade, making it one of the rare places to receive multiple A+'s in our categories. This is based on the nursing home's recent inspections. Our inspection grades weigh a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with better grades in this area generally have very few severe deficiencies. This facility was assessed 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be major deficiencies. This means that the inspectors didn't consider any of these deficiencies an immediate threat to resident health or safety. Remember that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in the industry.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility also excelled in the area of short-term care, where we gave it a grade of A. Not many facilities fared better in this category. Our short-term care grade is commonly used to gauge a nursing home's rehabilitation services In order to have high-end rehabilitation services, facilities generally must feature higher levels of skilled nursing. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, speech therapists and other licensed professionals. This facility excelled at the highest level in the two key staffing areas we looked at. It offered about 50% more care from physical therapists and registered nurses than the average nursing home. This is an excellent sign. Finally, we looked at the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
Long-term Care Quality
In the final category we scored, this nursing home was given a very strong grade of A- in our long-term care category. With this grade, the facility finished off a straight A report card. Facilities that do well in long-term care typically provide patients with better supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. On top of offering elite levels of nurse staffing, this nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its patients. This percentage is also far higher than the majority of nursing homes. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Childserve Habilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This figure tells you the percent of long-term patients which are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a solid measure of a facility's nursing care quality.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of nursing care . Major falls resulting in injury are often the result of lower quality nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percent of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with inadequate hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to patients for many medical conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias. Sadly, in limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric indicates the percentage of long-term residents who are prescribed antianxiety medication. These medications are prescribed to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This metric measures the percentage of long-term residents demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This indicates the percent of residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's could indicate deterioration of a patient's health.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This is the percent of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better