Donnellson Health Center
901 State Street, Donnellson IA 52625 · (319) 835-5621 · 90% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Donnellson Health Center is in Donnellson, Iowa. The city has 2,802 people. This facility received an uninspiring overall grade of D in our grading scheme. If you are not satisfied with this facility's pedestrian overall grade, you may have to look in other cities as this is the only nursing home in Donnellson. If you aren't deterred by this facility's profile, feel free to continue reading to learn more about its category grades. Inspection reports are discussed in the next paragraph.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 55 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
Although we did not rate this facility favorably overall, we want to point out its nearly flawless inspections in recent years. We awarded them an A in this category. These inspection grades weigh several factors, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these factors by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this place had some deficiencies on its report, none were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. A few minor deficiencies are not necessarily the end of the world.
Nurse Quality
We also awarded this facility a grade of C for our nursing rating. Our nursing score is primarily associated with a facility's nurse staffing. This facility provided 3.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also factored a few quality measures into our nursing grades. This facility was relatively weak in some of the major areas we focus on, with subpar scores for minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. These areas are often good measures of the quality of nursing care provided.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility was awarded its next best category score in the category of short-term care. We awarded this nursing home a C in this category, which is a reasonably acceptable grade. In the area of short-term care, we attempt to evaluate measures of a facility's rehabilitation. We assess a nursing home's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. One of this nursing home's strength is that it offers more hours of care from registered nurses to its residents. The last datapoint we looked at in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that just 34.2 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Long-term Care Quality
The next category we analyzed was long-term care. We gave it an F for this category, which is a very poor grade. Nursing homes that receive this kind of grade in long-term care likely don't provide the kind of consistent 24/7 care that some other nursing homes provide. On top of considering the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 69.518715 percent of its residents. This is many points lower than what we expected. The last datapoint we looked at was its hospitalization rate. We found that this facility had 1.92 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. This is a higher hospitalization rate than the average nursing home, but it is not as bad as we expected.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Donnellson Health Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This figure is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that suffered from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating both nursing and long-term care grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls resulting in injury are often the result of lower quality nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term care patients who had UTI's. While a higher rate of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's nursing care, it can be difficult to compare different facilities due to nursing homes having varying reporting standards.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These medications may be used to treat several medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric indicates the percentage of long-term care patients which are given antianxiety medication. These drugs are used to treat residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This tells you the percentage of residents who are exhibiting signs of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percentage of patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percent of residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of the decline of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of residents that maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of residents.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many in the industry argue this is a reliable measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better