Eldora Specialty Care

Nursing Home
Assisted Living

Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

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Eldora Specialty Care's website

1510 22nd Street,
Eldora IA 50627

(641) 939-3491

111.75% estimated occupancy ¹

With an address in Eldora, Iowa, Eldora Specialty Care is the only facility we identified there. This is a quality facility. We gave this it an overall grade of B+, which is very good grade. Based on our analysis, you can do much worse than this place. This place was stronger in some categories than others, but it did not have any bad scores in any of our major categories discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.

Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Transportation
Speech Therapy
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Cardiac Therapy
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management
Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Lymphedema Care
Radiation Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

In addition to being a great overall grade, this facility also received A+ health inspections in recent years. Its inspections were virtually flawless. Our inspection ratings account for a host of factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better scores in this area usually have few of these severe deficiencies. This facility was hit with 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be severe. This indicates that the government inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies an imminent threat to resident safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

This nursing home is also strong in the area of long-term care, where it was given a score of B+. It outpaced most nursing homes in this area. Facilities that excel in this category typically are well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to patients. Once we assessed the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Vaccines are critical to keeping patients out of the hospital. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

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Nurse Quality

This facility received a very good nursing grade this year as well. It received one of our better scores in that category with a grade of B. Our nursing category includes many components, many of which are based on nursing hours. This nursing home provides 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 nursing home 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

The next category we looked at is short-term care, where this facility was given a B-. While this wound up being its poorest category score, this is still nothing to be ashamed of. In the area of short-term care, we strive to qualify measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We analyze the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and various therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. However, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last item we considered in this area is the percentage of residents who ultimately returned home from the nursing home. We found that just 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home. This figure was below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Eldora Specialty Care Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Eldora Specialty Care, 6.13% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This metric indicates the percentage of long-term care patients who suffer from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We factor in this statistic in computing our nursing grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Eldora Specialty Care, 3.72% of Patients had Serious Falls

This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term residents which have suffered falls which resulted in major injury. We use this statistic in computing nursing scores.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Eldora Specialty Care, 2.97% of Patients had UTIs

This statistic gauges the percentage of long-term patients which suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's may be an indicator of poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this datapoint may also be skewed for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Eldora Specialty Care, 16.77% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Eldora Specialty Care, 18.76% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure measures the percentage of long-term residents receiving antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Eldora Specialty Care, 4.77% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents showing symptoms of depression. High levels of depression could be an indicator a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Eldora Specialty Care, 94.58% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Eldora Specialty Care, 16.85% Percentage of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and continence.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Eldora Specialty Care, 20.59% Percentage of Residents

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that retained mobility levels.

Hospitalizations

In Eldora Specialty Care, 1.17 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric tracks the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is key to preserving the physical well-being of nursing home residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Eldora Specialty Care, 20.59 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Eldora Specialty Care, 79.44% Percentage of Resident

This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some experts argue that this is a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

Hansen Family HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 12.45 miles away920 South Oak Street Iowa Falls Iowa 50126Government - Local(641) 648-4631
Grundy County Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 17.83 miles away201 East J Avenue Grundy Center Iowa 50638Voluntary non-profit - Other(319) 824-5421