Denison Care Center

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1202 Ridge Road, Denison IA 51442 · (712) 263-5611 · 74.13% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese

Denison Care Center is a small nursing home located in Denison, Iowa. We gave this nursing home an overall grade of C. A grade in this range requires some decent marks. Based on our ratings, this nursing home ought to meet the needs of many people. This facility is better in some categories than others, but it didn't have any bad scores in any of our major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.

Additional Details:

Accepts Medicare 1 : TrueA checkmark indicating true.

Accepts Medicaid 1 : 46 Beds TrueA checkmark indicating true.

CCRC : FalseUsed to indicate false.

For profit - Corporation

Resident Council: TrueA checkmark indicating true.

Family Council: FalseUsed to indicate false.

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)

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Medical Staff
Therapy Staff

Facility Inspections

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To go along with its decent overall grade, we gave this nursing home an A- for our inspections rating. This is far more impressive than its overall grade. Arguably the most important factor we look at in computing our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a facility's inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher scores in this category most likely dodged the more severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. This particular nursing home received 5 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a solid inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.

Nurse Quality

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One of the other reasons we rated this nursing home so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing grade. In that category, we gave this nursing home a grade of B. Our nursing rating assesses the nursing home's nurse staffing levels. We factor in both the levels of licensure of those nurses as well as the amount of time spent with residents. This nursing home provides 3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as having a protocol of turning a resident more often.

Long-term Care Quality

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The third category we analyzed is long-term care. In that area, we gave this facility a grade of B-. If you are looking for services other than short-term rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each nursing home's long-term care ratings. One of the datapoints we considered after nursing hours is vaccinations. Frankly, we were a bit worried that this nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccine to only 84.496124 percent of its residents. Nevertheless, this facility keeps its patients out of the hospital. It had just 1.39 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days.

Short-term Care Quality

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The next area we graded is short-term care. This facility was awarded a grade of C in the category. In calculating these short-term care scores, we assess the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The purpose is to formulate a barometer for comparing the rehabilitation services of various facilities. Fortunately, this nursing home offers both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities offer both. The last measure we assessed in this category is the percentage of residents who eventually returned home from the nursing home. We found that just 43.3 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Overall Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Aug 20
Provider:
C
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B+
National:
B
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Overall Rating
Nurse Rating
Long-Term Rating
Short-Term Rating
Inspection Rating

Denison Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to remaining in the same position for an excessive period of time.

Provider
A+
1.69%
State
A-
5.18%
National
B
7.33%

Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better

Minimizes Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of patients who have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are routinely associated with poor nursing care. Closer supervision limits the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Provider
F
10.85%
State
B
3.66%
National
B
3.36%

Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

This is the percentage of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely associated with poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this metric could also be skewed for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for UTI's.

Provider
A-
0.79%
State
B
3.25%
National
B
2.65%

Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many patients, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Provider
B-
14.41%
State
B
14.67%
National
B
14.18%

Percent of Patients
Lower is Better

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients who were given antianxiety medication. These medications are generally used to treat patients experiencing depression or anxiety.

Provider
A-
14.29%
State
B+
18.32%
National
B
19.67%

Percent of Patients
Lower is Better

Managing Depression Among Residents

Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients showing depressive symptoms. Some experts believe this is a measure of patient quality of care.

Provider
C
5%
State
B
4.28%
National
B+
5.09%

Percent of Patients
Lower is Better

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Provider
C
92.25%
State
B
95.15%
National
B
92.04%

Percent of Patients
Higher is Better

Residents Maintain Autonomy

This is the percentage of residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Provider
B
14.91%
State
B
15.8%
National
B
14.47%

Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

This metric measures the percent of long-term residents who were able to retain mobility.

Provider
B
17.41%
State
B+
18.8%
National
B
17.09%

Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better

Hospitalizations

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

Provider
B+
1.5
State
B+
1.53
National
B
1.70

Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care.

Provider
B
17.41
State
B-
18.8
National
B
17.09

Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better

Short-term Care: ER Visits

This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of rehabilitation.

Provider
A-
7.23
State
B
11.2
National
B
10.26

Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better

Nearby Hospitals

Crawford County Memorial Hospital 2.15 mi
100 Medical Parkway Denison Iowa 51442
(712) 265-2500
Critical Access Hospitals
Voluntary non-profit - Other
Manning Regional Healthcare Center 15.98 mi
1550 Sixth Street Manning Iowa 51455
(712) 655-2072
Critical Access Hospitals
Voluntary non-profit - Private

Footnotes:

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