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Denison Care Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A-minus
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1202 Ridge Road,
Denison IA 51442

(712) 263-5611

68.91% estimated occupancy 1

Denison Care Center is a senior living facility in Denison, Iowa, which has 9,838 people. Sporting an overall grade of A-, this is undoubtedly a very strong facility. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top third of all nursing homes in the United States. If you look further down this page, you will see this place's category scores, which are also quite good.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Limited Liability company
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home an A for our inspections rating. Inspection grades weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these items by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This particular nursing home received 5 deficiencies on its inspection report. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

This facility also was elite in the area of long-term care, where it received a score of A-. Not many nursing homes fared better in this category. For prospective patients in need of a permanent residence as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care is an important category. One of the factors we considered after nursing hours was vaccines. This nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccine to 92.07921 percent of its residents. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-plus

In addition, this facility also received favorable nursing grades this year. In fact, we awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of B+. The nursing grade includes several factors, but the main one is the quantity of nurse hours spent with patients. This particular nursing home provided 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B

The last area we scored was short-term care. In that area, we gave this nursing home an above average grade of B. Short-term care scores are critical for prospective residents looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually utilizes additional highly-skilled nursing. This means a vast range of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the percentage of residents 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.

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

Denison Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-plus

In Denison Care Center, 6.67% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In Denison Care Center, 3.96% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric measures the percent of long-term residents that have experienced a fall resulting in severe injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be a sign of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-plus

In Denison Care Center, 1.02% of Patients had UTIs

This metric gauges the percent of long-term residents that have experienced UTI's. Although more infections could reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it is difficult to compare between facilities due to nursing homes having inconsistent reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: F

In Denison Care Center, 37.63% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Denison Care Center, 15.05% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients who were given antianxiety medications. These drugs are generally given to patients suffering from depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-minus

In Denison Care Center, 6.25% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care residents who are exhibiting signs of depression. Many would argue that this is a measure of quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In Denison Care Center, 94.08% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for seniors, making these vaccines critical to patient well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In Denison Care Center, 12.22% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-plus

In Denison Care Center, 18.62% of Residents

This metric tracks the percent of long-term stay residents that remained mobile levels. Many in the industry argue that mobility is critical to patients physical and mental health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Denison Care Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

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

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Denison Care Center, 18.62% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-minus

In Denison Care Center, 73.92% of Resident

This is a measure of the percent of short-term stay patients that saw functional improvements.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Crawford County Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 2.15 miles away100 Medical Parkway Denison Iowa 51442Voluntary non-profit - Other(712) 265-2500
  • Manning Regional Healthcare CenterCritical Access Hospitals 15.98 miles away1550 Sixth Street Manning Iowa 51455Voluntary non-profit - Private(712) 655-2072

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=165238