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Emmetsburg Care Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A-plus
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2405 21st Street,
Emmetsburg IA 50536

(712) 852-4266

54.2% estimated occupancy 1

Emmetsburg Care Center is a small nursing home located in Emmetsburg, Iowa. This nursing home proved to be an A+ rated facility, which is the highest grade we offer. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top five percent of all facilities in the country. Keep reading to find this nursing home's category scores, which are also quite good. It is hard to poke holes in this place's profile.

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Podiatry
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Therapy
  • Laboratory
  • Bariatric Care
  • Colostomy Care
  • Lymphedema Care

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A+

In addition to being a great facility overall, it also received A+ inspections in recent years. Its inspections are virtually perfect. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining our inspection grades. One critical factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some end up being relatively insignificant. Fortunately, although this facility had some minor dings on its government inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means CMS didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-plus

We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this nursing home was superb in our long-term care rating. We gave them an impressive score of A+ in this area. If you are looking for anything other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each facility's long-term care grades. On top of assessing the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 92.92035 percent of its patients, which is a few points less than we anticipated. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A-plus

We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility excelled in our nursing rating. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. The nursing score assesses quite a few subcategories, most of which are associated with quantities of nurse staffing. 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 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 typically be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

The final area we scored is short-term care, where this facility was given a grade of B+. This topped off a very favorable profile. Only a select few facilities earned a B+ or better in every single category. In computing these short-term care grades, we assess the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, speech therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The purpose is to devise a scale for sizing up the rehabilitation services of various nursing homes. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last statistic we looked at in this area is the percentage of patients that eventually returned home from the facility. We found that 4.6 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Emmetsburg Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-plus

In Emmetsburg Care Center, 1.67% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage caused by remaining in one position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In Emmetsburg Care Center, 2.65% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a fall which caused major injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Emmetsburg Care Center, 5.15% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of nursing care . UTI's are often linked to a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this datapoint could be misleading for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

In Emmetsburg Care Center, 20.18% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

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

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Emmetsburg Care Center, 0.97% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure indicates the percent of long-term care patients receiving antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Emmetsburg Care Center, 0% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients who are demonstrating signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In Emmetsburg Care Center, 96.46% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In Emmetsburg Care Center, 12.62% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-plus

In Emmetsburg Care Center, 29.89% of Residents

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

Hospitalizations

Grade: D

In Emmetsburg Care Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is key to preserving the physical well-being of residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: F

In Emmetsburg Care Center, 29.89% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of residents.