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Dunlap Specialty Care

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  • Assisted Living

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: F
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1403 Harrison Road,
Dunlap IA 51529

(712) 643-2121

59.29% estimated occupancy 1

Note: Dunlap Specialty Care has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.

Dunlap Specialty Care is a small non-profit nursing home located in Dunlap, Iowa. With a abysmal overall grade of F, this facility isn't high on our list. 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 Dunlap. More information on this facility's category grades is available below. Its best category is nursing, which is discussed in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Lymphedema Care
  • Total Parenteral Nutrition

Registered Staff Hours

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Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

Although we gave this facility a terrible overall grade, we awarded it a grade of B- for our nursing rating. The nursing score weighs quite a few components, most of which are based on levels of nurse staffing. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Finally, despite not having the highest total nursing hours per resident, this place actually performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is often a good indicator that a place has quality controls in place.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

We were also surprised to discover that this facility received a decent short-term care rating this year. We awarded it a grade of B- in this area. Our short-term care scores are probably most critical for folks requiring rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation typically utilizes more highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes not just nursing services, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other types of therapy. We found that this facility was below average in the two key staffing areas we assessed. In fact, it offered fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other nursing homes. Finally, we considered the percentage of patients who ultimately were able to return home from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was quite a bit below average.

Facility Inspections

Grade: F

This facility received really poor inspection reports in recent years, causing them to receive a lowly F for inspections. An F in this area is usually a sign that there were some red flags on the facility's inspections. With facilities that received this bad of an inspection score, we would scrutinize the severe deficiencies on its inspection report. This facility was hit with 3 deficiencies by government inspectors. The only favorable thing we can say is that none of the deficiencies were in the categories that indicate that they caused a threat to patient health or safety. Lastly, this nursing home was cited by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. This is generally a really bad sign. We would never recommend this facility.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: F

Turning to the next area, this facility really did not perform very well in this area either. With a very poor grade of F in long-term care, this is about as bad as it gets. Long-term care ratings of this caliber generally are a bad sign for the quantity and quality of care provided by nurses and aids, as well as the levels of routine medical care available. On top of looking at the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 93.10345 percent of its patients, which is slightly lower than we anticipated. To our surprise, this facility was actually decent at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had just 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. This was its best feature in this category.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Dunlap Specialty Care Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-plus

In Dunlap Specialty Care, 6.02% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

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

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In Dunlap Specialty Care, 2.59% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injury are often linked to poor nursing care. Better nursing care can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In Dunlap Specialty Care, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely associated with lower quality nursing care. More frequent bathing reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. We want to point out that this statistic is affected by by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: F

In Dunlap Specialty Care, 48.65% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. These medications are used for a variety of conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B

In Dunlap Specialty Care, 19.79% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percent of patients who were given antianxiety medications. These drugs are typically prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: D

In Dunlap Specialty Care, 14.29% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents exhibiting symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: C

In Dunlap Specialty Care, 89.51% of Patients

This is the percent of patients that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In Dunlap Specialty Care, 11.7% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term stay residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and taking a bath.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

In Dunlap Specialty Care, 24.4% of Residents

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that maintained mobility.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Dunlap Specialty Care, 0.44 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care. There is a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the overall quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

In Dunlap Specialty Care, 24.4% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: D

In Dunlap Specialty Care, 66.25% of Resident

This tells you the percent of short-term residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Crawford County Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 16.3 miles away100 Medical Parkway Denison Iowa 51442Voluntary non-profit - Other(712) 265-2500
  • Myrtue Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 19.46 miles away1213 Garfield Avenue Harlan Iowa 51537Voluntary non-profit - Other(712) 755-5161

Nearby Dialysis

  • Harlan Dialysis19.45 miles away1213 Garfield Avenue Harlan Iowa 51537Dialysis Stations: 6 (712) 755-4257