Colonial Manor of Elma is the sole facility we identified in Elma, Iowa. This is a fine nursing home. We gave this it an overall grade of B+, which is very favorable rating. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top third of all facilities in the country. This place's strong report card was highlighted by its inspection grade, which we will address in the next section.
Colonial Manor of Elma
- Nursing Home
Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- No Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
Specialized Services
- Occupational Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
To pair with a favorable overall score, we awarded this nursing home an A+ for inspections. Our inspection grades are tied to several items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that receive favorable grades in this category tend to have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Fortunately, although this place had a few minor dings on its report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones found in categories G through L. This tells you that the government inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A few minor dings aren't necessarily the end of the world.
Nurse Quality
Adding to its impressive resume, this place also excelled in the category of nursing. In fact, we gave it a grade of B+ for that category. Our nursing rating assesses the nursing home's nurse staffing levels. We consider both the levels of training of the nurses as well as the number of hours spent with patients. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place 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 frequently be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
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Short-term Care Quality
Turning to the third category, this facility also received a grade of B for its short-term care rating. This is a well above average grade in this area. Our short-term care scores are vital for people looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically mandates more highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes a wide scope of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. However, according to the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final item we assessed in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the facility and return home. We found that 5.4 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
Long-term Care Quality
Turning to the last category, this nursing home received a respectable long-term care grade. Although this wasn't as impressive as many of its other grades, this is really not a terrible score. In calculating our long-term care scores, we look at the nursing home's personal care services. On top of considering the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 98.601395 percent of its residents, which is higher than most nursing homes. Lastly, this nursing home was also able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization 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.
Colonial Manor of Elma Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Colonial Manor of Elma, 6.13% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term residents who suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a great measure of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Colonial Manor of Elma, 3.72% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients that sustained a fall resulting in serious injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Colonial Manor of Elma, 2.97% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint is an indication of the percent of long-term residents who sustained a UTI. UTI's may be an indicator of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this metric can be misleading for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Colonial Manor of Elma, 16.77% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed to residents for many medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Tragically, in limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Colonial Manor of Elma, 18.76% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are commonly used to treat patients suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Colonial Manor of Elma, 4.77% of Patients
This is the percent of residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Colonial Manor of Elma, 94.58% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Colonial Manor of Elma, 16.85% Percentage of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and continence. Some would argue that this is a measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Colonial Manor of Elma, 20.59% Percentage of Residents
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients that retained mobility levels. Some would argue that mobility is vital to residents' physical and mental well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Colonial Manor of Elma, 1.17 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Colonial Manor of Elma, 20.59 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care.
Nearby Hospitals
- Mercy Medical Center-New HamptonCritical Access Hospitals 13.96 miles away308 North Maple Avenue New Hampton Iowa 50659Voluntary non-profit - Church(641) 394-4121
- Floyd County Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 17.73 miles away800 11th St Charles City Iowa 50616Voluntary non-profit - Other(641) 228-6830
- Mitchell County Regional HealthCritical Access Hospitals 18.53 miles away616 North Eighth Street Osage Iowa 50461Voluntary non-profit - Other(641) 732-6000
- Regional Health Services of Howard CountyCritical Access Hospitals 19.13 miles away235 8th Avenue West Cresco Iowa 52136Government - Local(563) 547-2101
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc - Charles City17.06 miles away707 Gilbert St Charles City Iowa 50616Dialysis Stations: 8 (641) 228-3467