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Creekside

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A-plus
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503 Wical Way,
Grundy Center IA 50638

(319) 824-3212

86.54% estimated occupancy 1

Creekside is a small non-profit nursing home located in Grundy Center, Iowa. This nursing home has the prestigious distinction of being one of the five best nursing homes in Iowa. As far as we can see, this place is a no brainer for most people. As you will find below, this place performed just as well in our category ratings. In fact, we gave it straight A's!

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling

Awards

Best Nursing Home in Grundy Center, Iowa badge

Best Nursing Home in Grundy Center, Iowa Awards 2019

Best Nursing Home in Grundy Center, Iowa badge

Best Nursing Home in Grundy Center, Iowa Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in Grundy Center, Iowa badge

Best Nursing Home in Grundy Center, Iowa Awards 2021

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Nurse Quality

Grade: A-plus

We also would like to note that this nursing home excelled in our nursing category. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this area. In determining a facility's nursing grade, we look at the amount of time nurses are with patients and the level of skill of those nurses. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality measures and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility Iowa in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as by employing a policy of turning a patient more often.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-plus

We also awarded this nursing home a score of A+ for its long-term care grade. For prospective patients looking for a permanent residence as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care grades are an important measure. After considering the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 86.14458 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which happens to be a few points lower than we expected but still a reasonably acceptable percentage. While its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we had hoped, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

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. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining these inspection ratings. One of those factors is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more important than the number of deficiencies, as some deficiencies are quite insignificant. While this place had a few deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were serious based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

In the final category we graded, this nursing home was awarded an impressive grade grade of A in our short-term care category. With this grade, the facility topped off a straight A report card. Short-term care scores are critical for prospective residents in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually mandates higher levels of highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes a vast range of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final measure we considered in this category is the number of residents who returned home from the nursing home. We found that 5.7 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Creekside Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-plus

In Creekside, 0.88% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This metric measures the percentage of long-term care residents that suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a great indicator of a facility's nursing care quality.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A

In Creekside, 1.2% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric indicates the percentage of long-term stay patients which experienced a fall which resulted in major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be an indication of lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: C

In Creekside, 3.05% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents which experienced a urinary tract infection. Although more infections may reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it is difficult to compare different nursing homes due to varying reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

In Creekside, 20.86% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. These drugs are sometimes used for treating several conditions, such as dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Creekside, 23.33% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents which are given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are prescribed to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A-minus

In Creekside, 0.62% of Patients

This is the percent of patients who are showing signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: C

In Creekside, 90.77% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: C

In Creekside, 19.44% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and eating.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

In Creekside, 23.38% of Residents

This indicates the percentage of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Creekside, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

In Creekside, 23.38% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-minus

In Creekside, 8.4% of Patients

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

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: F

In Creekside, 53.13% of Resident

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements.