Creekside is a small non-profit nursing home located in Grundy Center, Iowa. With an A overall grade, we ranked this nursing home in the top ten percent of all facilities in the United States. 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!
Creekside
- Nursing Home
- Home Health Agency
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
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
Registered Staff Hours
Long-term Care Quality
We also found that this facility excelled in our long-term care rating. We awarded them a grade of A+ in this category. For patients seeking a permanent place to live as opposed to skilled nursing, long-term care is an important category. Once we looked at the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 80.50314 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which happens to be a few points below what we expected but still a decent figure. While its vaccination rate was a bit lower than we like to see, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Facility Inspections
In addition, this facility also received a nearly flawless inspection report. As a result, it earned one of our best grades in that category with an A. Inspection grades weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these items by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This place was hit with 6 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered to be major deficiencies. This tells you that the government inspectors didn't consider any of these deficiencies to pose an immediate risk to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
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Nurse Quality
This nursing home also received a very impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A. When calculating a facility's nursing score, we consider the number of hours nurses are with patients and the levels of training of those nurses. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as by employing a policy of moving patients more often.
Short-term Care Quality
Turning to our last category, this facility received a high-end short-term care score. We gave it an A- in this area, resulting in this facility receiving straight A's. Our short-term care grades are likely most important for patients requiring a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually mandates higher levels of highly-skilled nursing services. This means not just nursing services, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Creekside Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Creekside, 6.11% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage caused by remaining in the same position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Creekside, 3.69% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents which had a fall resulting in severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be an indication of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Creekside, 3.09% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are often the result of a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this metric may be skewed for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Creekside, 16.77% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These medications are sometimes used for treating a variety of conditions, including cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Creekside, 18.7% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of patients given antianxiety medications. These drugs are typically given to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Creekside, 4.48% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who are showing signs of depression. Some experts would argue that this is a reliable measure of patient quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Creekside, 94.58% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Creekside, 16.82% Percentage of Patients
This is the percentage of patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living could indicate decline of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Creekside, 19.24% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Creekside, 1.24 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Creekside, 19.24 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Creekside, 79.45% Percentage of Resident
This metric measures the percent of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Grundy County Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 0.72 miles away201 East J Avenue Grundy Center Iowa 50638Voluntary non-profit - Other(319) 824-5421