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Deerfield Retirement Community

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A-minus
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13731 Hickman Road,
Urbandale IA 50323

(515) 303-3904

84% estimated occupancy 1

Deerfield Retirement Community is a senior living facility in Urbandale, Iowa, a city with 41,731 people. Sporting an overall grade of A-, this is clearly a very good facility. In fact, we ranked this nursing home in the top third of all facilities in the nation. The best part of this facility's strong profile is its nursing grade. We discuss nursing in the next paragraph

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • No Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • No Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Church related
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy

Awards

Top Nursing Home in Iowa badge

Top Nursing Home in Iowa Awards 2021

Best Nursing Home in Urbandale, Iowa badge

Best Nursing Home in Urbandale, Iowa Awards 2021

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2022)
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Nurse Quality

Grade: A-plus

In addition to a phenomenal overall grade, this facility also received A+ nursing grade. There are a number of criteria within this area. Most of the datapoints relate to staffing levels. This facility provided 0.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

This nursing home also performed well in the area of short-term care, where it received a grade of A-. Not many facilities received a better grade in this area. Short-term care grades are often employed to assess a nursing home's performance with rehabilitation. To have good rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally must provide better levels of highly skilled nursing services. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, respiratory therapists and other types of therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last statistic we considered in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We found that 4.5 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

Another impressive feature of this nursing home is its inspection rating. In that area, we awarded this nursing home an impressive grade of A-. Inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these issues by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Although this facility had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: C

The next category we analyzed is long-term care, in which this nursing home was given a C. Although this ended up being its worst category score, this is still a middle of the pack score. In determining these long-term care scores, we quantify the facility's ability to maintain its permanent residents' health and quality of life. In addition to looking at the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. Fortunately, this facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents, which is a very respectable percentage. This facility was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Deerfield Retirement Community Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In Deerfield Retirement Community, 7.35% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients which suffered from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into both nursing and long-term care grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A+

In Deerfield Retirement Community, 0% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injuries are routinely linked to lower quality nursing care. More supervision limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B

In Deerfield Retirement Community, 1.39% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be an indicator of nursing care . UTI's are often linked to poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this datapoint may also be skewed for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Deerfield Retirement Community, 10% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. These medications are used for a variety of medical conditions, including dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Deerfield Retirement Community, 4.17% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents taking antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Deerfield Retirement Community, 0% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients who are demonstrating signs of depression. Increased rates of depression may be a sign a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Deerfield Retirement Community, 100% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A

In Deerfield Retirement Community, 8.51% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term care residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and continence.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: C

In Deerfield Retirement Community, 9.32% of Residents

This tells you the percent of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Deerfield Retirement Community, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Deerfield Retirement Community, 9.32% of Residents Rehospitalized

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

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: F

In Deerfield Retirement Community, 22.19% of Patients

This metric measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In Deerfield Retirement Community, 90.98% of Resident

This datapoint measures the percent of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Broadlawns Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.62 miles away1801 Hickman Road Des Moines Iowa 50314Government - Local(515) 282-2200
  • Iowa Methodist Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 9.18 miles away1200 Pleasant Street Des Moines Iowa 50309Voluntary non-profit - Private(515) 241-6212
  • Mercyone Des Moines Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 9.47 miles away1111 6th Ave Des Moines Iowa 50314Voluntary non-profit - Private(515) 247-3121
  • Iowa Lutheran HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.23 miles away700 East University Avenue Des Moines Iowa 50316Voluntary non-profit - Private(515) 263-5612

Nearby Dialysis

  • West Des Moines Dialysis1.52 miles away6800 Lake Dr #185 West Des Moines Iowa 50266Dialysis Stations: 10 (515) 221-2944
  • Davita Windsor Heights Dialysis4.79 miles away1119 73rd St Windsor Heights Iowa 50324Dialysis Stations: 12 (515) 274-9303
  • Central Des Moines Dialysis9.11 miles away1215 Pleasant #106 Des Moines Iowa 50309Dialysis Stations: 20 (515) 241-5715
  • Fmc - Mercy9.89 miles away95 University Ste. 11 Des Moines Iowa 50314Dialysis Stations: 21 (515) 244-0379
  • Riverpoint Dialysis Unit10 miles away501 Sw 7th St Ste B Des Moines Iowa 50309Dialysis Stations: 16 (515) 283-1300
  • East Des Moines Dialysis10.37 miles away1301 Pennsylvania Ave Ste 208 Des Moines Iowa 50316Dialysis Stations: 16 (515) 262-5995
  • Fmc - Dialysis Services Des Moines South11.36 miles away6651 Sw 9th St Des Moines Iowa 50315Dialysis Stations: 19 (515) 285-3032
  • Ankeny Dialysis14.39 miles away2625 N Ankeny Blvd Ankeny Iowa 50023Dialysis Stations: 12 (515) 963-3174