Clarksville Skilled Nursing & Rehab Center
115 North Hilton St, Clarksville IA 50619 · (319) 278-4900 · 72.14% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Located in Clarksville, Iowa, Clarksville Skilled Nursing & Rehab Center is the only option we found in this city. This facility is among the most impressive facilities we found. Being awarded an A+ in our rating system requires top-notch performance across the board. Based on our analysis, you can not go wrong with this nursing home. Headlining this place's remarkable report card is its long-term care score, which you can find in the next section.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 42 Beds
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Long-term Care Quality
On top of being a first rate nursing home overall, this nursing home also performed well in long-term care, where it earned an A+. Few nursing homes fared better in this area. Facilities that do well in this category tend to provide patients with closer supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. On top of really impressive nursing hour statistics, this nursing home's vaccination data was superb as well. In fact, this facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Lastly, we looked at the facility's number of hospitalizations. Here we found that this nursing home had 2.68 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days.
Facility Inspections
The next category we looked at was inspections, where this facility also received an A+ grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this critical category. Our inspection grades are tied to many pieces of information located in the a nursing home's inspection reports. Facilities that receive favorable grades in this area tend to have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This nursing home received 7 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This tells you that the government inspectors didn't consider any of these deficiencies an imminent risk to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Nurse Quality
Another reason we rated this nursing home so highly is that it received an A+ nursing grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this category. Our nursing rating considers many factors. The most heavily weighted variable is the number of hours nurses spent with patients. This nursing home boasts a really impressive 4.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day, of which a significant portion of those hours were provided by registered nurses. This is one of the most highly highly trained levels of nurses. On top of providing high levels of care, this place also excelled in several of the quality measures we assessed. With less than five percent of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home the nation in this category.
Short-term Care Quality
The fourth area we assessed was short-term care, where this nursing home was awarded an A-. This wrapped up a very strong report card. Only a select few nursing homes earned an A- or higher in all four categories. In our short-term care rating, we strive to create a sound gauge for rehabilitation. In doing so, we assess a nursing home's levels of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. When we assessed this facility's nursing hours, we found it offered more care from registered nurses than most nursing homes. The last statistic we assessed in this category is the percentage of patients that eventually returned home from the facility. We found that 42.5 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home rather than remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Clarksville Skilled Nursing & Rehab Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term care residents who suffer from pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a great indicator of nursing care quality.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Major falls resulting in injury are often the result of poor nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percent of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often linked to poor nursing care. Closer supervision can reduce the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Keep in mind that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for UTI's.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of patients given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are given to residents for a variety of conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias. Unfortunately, in limited cases, increased usage of these drugs 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 statistic tells you the percent of long-term patients taking antianxiety drugs.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percent of residents exhibiting symptoms of depression. High levels of depression could be an indicator lower quality care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percentage of patients who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percent of residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's could be a sign of erosion of a patient's health.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This indicates the percentage of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of nursing home care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of nursing home care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This metric measures the percentage of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some experts argue this is a reasonable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better