Embassy Healthcare Community

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206 Port Neal Road, Sergeant Bluff IA 51054 · (712) 943-3837 · 59.16% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn

Embassy Healthcare Community is located in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa. This city has a total of 5,110 people. This is a very respectable nursing home. We gave it an overall grade of B, which is a very solid rating. This place truly has plenty going for it. We were also pleased to find that this place did not have any bad scores in any of the four major categories. Additional information about these categories is available below.

Additional Details:

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Accepts Medicaid 1 : 60 Beds TrueA checkmark indicating true.

CCRC : FalseUsed to indicate false.

For profit - Corporation

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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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Historical

This nursing home received a quality overall grade as described above, but we especially would like to point out its excellent health inspections in recent years. We gave them an A in this area. Inspection grades take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Although this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its report, none of them were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. We should note that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in this industry.

Nurse Quality

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Historical

One of the other reasons we graded this nursing home so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing grade. This turned out to be its second best category grade. In that category, we awarded this facility an B. In determining our nursing grades, we factor in both nursing hours and the levels of licensure of the nurses. This particular nursing home provided 3.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This 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 often be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Long-term Care Quality

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This facilities third most favorable category is long-term care. We awarded it a B- in this area. This is essentially a middle of the pack grade in this area. In determining our long-term care scores, we assess the assistance with daily living received by the facility's patients. Once we finished looking at the volume of care provided by nurses, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination record. We were optimistic to find that this nursing home vaccinates 97.34513 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Lastly, we looked at the nursing home's number of hospitalizations. Here we found that this place had 2.64 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Unfortunately, this figure was less favorable than its other scores in this category.

Short-term Care Quality

B-
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Our next category is short-term care, where we awarded this nursing home a B- in that area. Our short-term care scores are thought to be more meaningful for individuals needing a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally mandates more skilled nursing. This includes not just nursing, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. One of this nursing home's strengths is registered nurse hours. We found that it offers more care from registered nurses to its residents than most facilities. Lastly, we considered the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 39.2 percent of this facility's patients returned home. At most facilities, about half of their patients are able to return home so this facility is below average.

Overall Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Aug 20
Provider:
B
State:
B+
National:
B
FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Nov 18Dec 18Jan 19Feb 19Mar 19Apr 19May 19Jun 19Jul 19Aug 19Sep 19Oct 19Dec 19Jan 20Mar 20Apr 20May 20Jun 20Jul 20Aug 20
Overall Rating
Nurse Rating
Long-Term Rating
Short-Term Rating
Inspection Rating

Embassy Healthcare Community Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long.

Provider
D
13.7%
State
A-
5.18%
National
B
7.33%

Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better

Minimizes Serious Falls

This is the percentage of patients that have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injury are often linked to lower quality nursing care. Better nursing care can limit the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Provider
A-
1.77%
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 suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often associated with facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Closer supervision can minimize the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. We want to point out that this metric is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for UTI's.

Provider
A+
0%
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 prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Provider
B-
16.83%
State
B
14.67%
National
B
14.17%

Percent of Patients
Lower is Better

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of patients given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are administered to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.

Provider
B+
16.98%
State
B+
18.32%
National
B
19.67%

Percent of Patients
Lower is Better

Managing Depression Among Residents

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.

Provider
B
1.96%
State
B
4.28%
National
B+
5.09%

Percent of Patients
Lower is Better

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Provider
C
94.13%
State
B
95.15%
National
B
92.04%

Percent of Patients
Higher is Better

Residents Maintain Autonomy

This tells you the percentage of patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Provider
C
18.37%
State
B
15.8%
National
B
14.47%

Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

This indicates the percent of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.

Provider
A-
21.12%
State
B+
18.8%
National
B
17.10%

Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better

Hospitalizations

This indicates the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of care.

Provider
F
2.9
State
B+
1.53
National
B
1.70

Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of patients.

Provider
C
21.12
State
B-
18.8
National
B
17.10

Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better

Short-term Care: ER Visits

This metric measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Provider
C
12.88
State
B
11.2
National
B
10.27

Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term residents that experienced functional improvements.

Provider
A
82.34%
State
A-
77.54%
National
B
68.03%

Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better

Nearby Hospitals

Mercy Medical Center-Sioux City 7.15 mi
801 5th St Sioux City Iowa 51101
(712) 279-2010
Acute Care Hospitals
Voluntary non-profit - Private
St Lukes Regional Medical Center 8.77 mi
2720 Stone Park Boulevard Sioux City Iowa 51104
(712) 279-3500
Acute Care Hospitals
Voluntary non-profit - Private

Nearby Dialysis

Sioux City Dialysis 3.86 mi
Dialysis Stations: 12
5865 Sunnybrook Dr Sioux City Iowa 51106
(712) 274-8068
Siouxland Dialysis 4.81 mi
Dialysis Stations: 24
2530 Glenn Ave. Sioux City Iowa 51106
(712) 266-1000
Fresenius Medical Care Dakota Dunes, LLC 9.13 mi
Dialysis Stations: 5
357 W Tower Rd North Sioux City South Dakota 57049
(605) 232-1901
Fmc Midwest Dialysis 9.94 mi
CMS Rating: 4 stars
Dialysis Stations: 16
4000 Indian Hills Dr Sioux City Iowa 51108
(712) 239-4333
Carl T Curtis Dialysis Clinic 19.63 mi
Dialysis Stations: 12
Attn Dialysis Unit 100 Indian Hills Dr Macy Nebraska 68039
(402) 837-5381

Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=165145
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