Edgewater, a Wesleylife Community is one of only two available nursing homes in West Des Moines, Iowa. This facility was awarded an A- overall, which is one of our higher scores. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top third of all nursing homes nationally. The best part of this nursing home's strong profile is its short-term care rating. We discuss short-term care in the next paragraph
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Edgewater, a Wesleylife Community
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Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Aquatic Therapy
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Short-term Care Quality
To pair with its strong overall grade, we awarded this facility a grade of A+ for its short-term care score. Our short-term care scores are likely most critical for those needing a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally utilizes additional skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes not merely nursing services, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final datapoint we assessed in this category is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We found that 6.1 percent of this nursing home's patients were able to return home.
Facility Inspections
Adding to its impressive category scores, this facility also excelled in the area of inspections, where it earned a grade of A. Inspection grades weigh a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One key criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better grades in this category typically have very few severe deficiencies. This nursing home was assessed 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered severe. This tells you that the government inspectors didn't deem any of these deficiencies to create an imminent risk to patient health or safety. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor made us feel better about this inspection report.
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Nurse Quality
Adding to its strong resume, this facility also received an excellent nursing score, with a grade of A-. When computing our nursing scores, we factor in both the number of hours nurses spend with residents and the levels of licensure of those nurses. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Long-term Care Quality
The final category we looked at is nursing, turned out to be this nursing home's weakest category. We gave this facility a grade of D in that category. This is one of the couple of weak points in a strong profile. Our long-term care grade is generally used to grade a nursing home's performance as a traditional convalescent home, as opposed to focusing more on the skilled nursing services offered by a rehabilitation facility. In addition to looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. Fortunately, this nursing home gave the vaccine to 98.75 percent of its patients, which is an above average percentage. Surprisingly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility had less hospitalizations than many nursing homes. Sadly, some of its other scores in the category weren't as favorable as these.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Edgewater, a Wesleylife Community Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Edgewater, a Wesleylife Community, 6.16% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely the result of patients staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Edgewater, a Wesleylife Community, 3.87% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to severe injury are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Falls which result in injury are often caused by lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Edgewater, a Wesleylife Community, 3.28% of Patients had UTIs
This figure indicates the percent of long-term patients that suffered from a UTI. UTI's may be an indicator of poor nursing care. However, this datapoint may also be skewed for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Edgewater, a Wesleylife Community, 17.54% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric indicates the percentage of long-term patients that are given antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may indicate a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior in scenarios where such drugs are not medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes need to rely more on these drugs due to having more residents suffering from cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Edgewater, a Wesleylife Community, 19.26% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric gauges the percent of long-term patients taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Edgewater, a Wesleylife Community, 4.67% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients demonstrating symptoms of depression. Many in the industry argue this is a measure of patient quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Edgewater, a Wesleylife Community, 93.67% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay residents that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines critical to patient care.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Edgewater, a Wesleylife Community, 17.07% Percentage of Patients
This is the percent of patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Edgewater, a Wesleylife Community, 16.9% Percentage of Residents
Measures the percent of long-term stay residents that were able to retain mobility. Some experts believe that the ability to move around is vital to residents' physical and mental health.
Hospitalizations
In Edgewater, a Wesleylife Community, 1.48 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Edgewater, a Wesleylife Community, 16.9 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Edgewater, a Wesleylife Community, 12.73 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Edgewater, a Wesleylife Community, 77.73% Percentage of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Iowa Methodist Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.72 miles away1200 Pleasant Street Des Moines Iowa 50309Voluntary non-profit - Private(515) 241-6212
- Broadlawns Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.85 miles away1801 Hickman Road Des Moines Iowa 50314Government - Local(515) 282-2200
- Mercyone Des Moines Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 11.25 miles away1111 6th Ave Des Moines Iowa 50314Voluntary non-profit - Private(515) 247-3121
- Iowa Lutheran HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.01 miles away700 East University Avenue Des Moines Iowa 50316Voluntary non-profit - Private(515) 263-5612
- Madison County Health Care SystemCritical Access Hospitals 18.25 miles away300 West Hutchings Street Winterset Iowa 50273Government - Local(515) 462-2373
Nearby Dialysis
- West Des Moines Dialysis3.15 miles away6800 Lake Dr #185 West Des Moines Iowa 50266Dialysis Stations: 10 (515) 221-2944
- Davita Windsor Heights Dialysis6.84 miles away1119 73rd St Windsor Heights Iowa 50324Dialysis Stations: 12 (515) 274-9303
- Central Des Moines Dialysis10.62 miles away1215 Pleasant #106 Des Moines Iowa 50309Dialysis Stations: 20 (515) 241-5715
- Fmc - Dialysis Services Des Moines South11.07 miles away6651 Sw 9th St Des Moines Iowa 50315Dialysis Stations: 19 (515) 285-3032
- Riverpoint Dialysis Unit11.4 miles away501 Sw 7th St Ste B Des Moines Iowa 50309Dialysis Stations: 16 (515) 283-1300
- Fmc - Mercy11.68 miles away95 University Ste. 11 Des Moines Iowa 50314Dialysis Stations: 21 (515) 244-0379
- East Des Moines Dialysis12.18 miles away1301 Pennsylvania Ave Ste 208 Des Moines Iowa 50316Dialysis Stations: 16 (515) 262-5995
- Ankeny Dialysis18.34 miles away2625 N Ankeny Blvd Ankeny Iowa 50023Dialysis Stations: 12 (515) 963-3174