Danville Care Center

Nursing Home

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

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Danville Care Center's website

401 S Birch Street,
Danville IA 52623

(319) 392-4259

58.5% estimated occupancy ¹

Danville Care Center is a small nursing home in Danville, Iowa. We awarded this nursing home an overall grade of B-. A grade of this caliber requires some solid marks. Based on our ratings, this facility ought to meet the needs of many people. One of the better aspects of this facility's report card is its impressive short-term care grade, which is addressed in the next section.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Corporation
Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Speech Therapy
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Tracheotomy Care
Physical Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)

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Short-term Care Quality

This facility earned a favorable short-term care score this year. We awarded them a strong score in that area, with a grade of B+. Our short-term care ratings are based on a facility's quantity of skilled highly skilled professionals. This includes a vast spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, in addition to other forms of therapy. It does not look like this facility provided data regarding its registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The last statistic we looked at in this category is the number of patients that ultimately were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.

Facility Inspections

In addition, this nursing home also excelled in inspections, where it received an B+. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Perhaps the most critical factor we look at in determining our inspection grades is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Nursing homes with better grades in this area typically dodged the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. Fortunately, although this place had a few minor dings on its government inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are labeled as categories G through L. This tells you the inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.

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Nurse Quality

This nursing home also received a strong nursing grade. In fact, we awarded it a grade of B in that category, which is one of our better scores. Our nursing grade is primarily based on the nursing home's nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well in the area of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Long-term Care Quality

The next area we graded was long-term care. We awarded it a C in that area. This is a decent grade in this area. Our long-term care ratings are more important for people requiring more conventional assistance related to activities of daily living. Once we concluded our assessment of the quantity of nursing care, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination record. We were pleased to learn that this facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Lastly, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Danville Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Danville Care Center, 6.11% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term stay patients who suffered from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We factor in this statistic in computing both nursing and long-term care grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Danville Care Center, 3.69% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls are often caused by lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Danville Care Center, 3.09% of Patients had UTIs

This statistic measures the percent of long-term stay residents who had a urinary tract infection. UTI's may be an indicator of a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this datapoint may be misleading for some facilities due to different reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Danville Care Center, 16.77% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This statistic tells you the percent of long-term care patients taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Danville Care Center, 18.7% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are typically given to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Danville Care Center, 4.48% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients who are showing symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Danville Care Center, 94.58% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for seniors, making these types of vaccines vital to patient care.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Danville Care Center, 16.82% Percentage of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and eating. Some argue this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Danville Care Center, 19.24% Percentage of Residents

This metric tracks the percent of long-term patients who maintained mobility. Many in the industry would argue that mobility is critical to residents' physical and mental well-being.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Danville Care Center, 19.24 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

Measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Danville Care Center, 11.86 Percentage of Patients

This indicates the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Danville Care Center, 79.45% Percentage of Resident

This is the percent of short-term patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.

Nearby Hospitals

Great River Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.47 miles away1221 South Gear Avenue West Burlington Iowa 52655Voluntary non-profit - Private(319) 768-1000
Henry County Health CenterCritical Access Hospitals 14.42 miles away407 S White St Mount Pleasant Iowa 52641Government - Local(319) 385-3141
Fort Madison Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 16.85 miles away5445 Ave O Fort Madison Iowa 52627Voluntary non-profit - Private(319) 372-6530

Nearby Dialysis

Southeastern Renal Dialysis, Lc - W Burlington8.38 miles away1213 S. Gear West Burlington Iowa 52655CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (319) 758-0691
Southeastern Renal Dialysis, l.c. - Mount Pleasant14.41 miles away507 S White St Saunders Park Mount Pleasant Iowa 52641Dialysis Stations: 12 (319) 385-6720
Southeastern Renal Dialysis, Lc - Ft Madison16.6 miles away4703 Avenue L Fort Madison Iowa 52627Dialysis Stations: 12 (319) 372-7829