Correctionville Specialty Care

Nursing Home
Assisted Living

Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

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Correctionville Specialty Care's website

1116 East Highway 20,
Correctionville IA 51016

(712) 372-4466

84.87% estimated occupancy ¹

With an address in Correctionville, Iowa, Correctionville Specialty Care is the sole nursing home located there. We awarded this facility an overall grade of B-. A score of this caliber requires some decent scores. Based on our assessment, there are definitely far worse nursing homes out there. One of the best aspects of this nursing home's report card is its exemplary inspection rating, which you can find in the next paragraph.

Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Transportation
Speech Therapy
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

The primary reason this facility received a decent overall score is its impeccable inspections in recent years. We awarded it one of our higher scores in that category, with an A+. This is a much better grade than the facility's overall grade, which was decent but certainly not elite. Inspection grades take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can find more information about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

We also gave this nursing home a positive score in long-term care. This nursing home received a grade of B+ in this category, which is one of our more impressive scores. For residents looking for a permanent residence as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care is an important category. After considering the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 91.34615 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is slightly lower than we anticipated but still a decent figure. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

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Nurse Quality

This nursing home's nursing grade appears to be one of its better features. The facility received a grade of C in this category. When determining our nursing grades, we assess both nursing hours and the skill levels of the nurses. This nursing home provides only 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident daily. This is a somewhat concerning figure as it is well below the national average. Lastly, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based metrics, such as preventing major falls. Despite not having the most impressive total nursing hours per resident, this place performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is generally a good indicator that a place has sufficient quality controls in place. Some falls could be avoided if a nursing home supplies enough nurses to assist its patients.

Short-term Care Quality

The last category we scored is short-term care, which is this nursing home's weakest area. We awarded this facility a grade of D in that area. Sadly, this category pulled down the nursing home's overall profile to some degree. In our short-term care assessment, we seek to forge a fair gauge for rehabilitation. In this process, we look at the nursing home's scope of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. It looks like this facility was below average in many staffing metrics we looked at. It offered fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per patient than most nursing homes. The last metric we assessed in this area is the percentage of residents who who were able to eventually return home from the nursing home. This nursing home struggled quite a bit in this area as well, with just 0 percent of its patients returning home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Correctionville Specialty Care Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Correctionville Specialty Care, 6.13% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of patients 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, which are also called bed sores, are routinely caused by residents staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Correctionville Specialty Care, 3.72% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of patients that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Falls leading to injury are routinely caused by lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Correctionville Specialty Care, 2.97% of Patients had UTIs

This figure indicates the percentage of long-term care residents that have had urinary tract infections. UTI's may be an indication of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this statistic could be misleading for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Correctionville Specialty Care, 16.77% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Correctionville Specialty Care, 18.76% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients receiving antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Correctionville Specialty Care, 4.77% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents who are demonstrating symptoms of depression. Higher rates of depression could indicate a less hospitable environment.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Correctionville Specialty Care, 94.58% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient health.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Correctionville Specialty Care, 16.85% Percentage of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and bathing. Some experts believe that this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Correctionville Specialty Care, 20.59% Percentage of Residents

This tells you the percentage of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

In Correctionville Specialty Care, 1.17 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of long-term care.