Evans Memorial Home

Nursing Home
Assisted Living

Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

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Evans Memorial Home's website

1010 North Elm Street,
Cresco IA 52136

(563) 547-2364

86.52% estimated occupancy ¹

Located in Cresco, Iowa, Evans Memorial Home is one of a mere three facilities in this area. This nursing home is a very solid facility, with an overall grade of B. You could certainly do much worse than this nursing home. This facility's impressive profile was highlighted by its inspection rating, which you can find in the next paragraph.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
Is CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
Non profit - Corporation
Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Transportation
Speech Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Recreational Therapy

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Facility Inspections

In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this facility also received top notch government inspections in recent years. We awarded them one of our better scores in that category, with an A+. Inspection grades are tied to several items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that score well in this category have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

This facility was awarded an impressive long-term care grade as well. We gave it one of our higher scores in that area with a score of B+. Facilities that excel in long-term care typically are well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to patients. On top of looking at the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents, which is very impressive. Pneumonia is often a dangerous health condition for nursing home patients so we prefer when a facility does not leave its residents vulnerable. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

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Nurse Quality

Next, we looked at the nursing category where we awarded this nursing home a grade of C. This facility didn't perform quite as well in this category as it did in some other categories. Nevertheless, this is still a respectable score. Our nursing rating is primarily associated with the facility's level of nurse staffing. This facility provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient per day. This is a lower figure than we are used to seeing. Lastly, despite not having the most impressive total nursing hours per resident, this facility actually performed admirably in the metric of preventing major falls. This is often an indicator that a nursing home has sufficient quality controls in place.

Short-term Care Quality

The next area we scored was short-term care. In that category, we gave this nursing home a grade of C. In calculating our short-term care scores, we assess a nursing home's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other licensed professionals. This area is frequently a useful measure of the nursing home's rehabilitation services. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last item we considered in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that just 3.9 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is actually below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Evans Memorial Home Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Evans Memorial Home, 6.13% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic is a measure of the percent of long-term residents which suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into both nursing and long-term care grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Evans Memorial Home, 3.72% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric indicates the percent of long-term stay patients who have had falls resulting in serious injury. This is one of the statistics we use in calculating our nursing ratings.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Evans Memorial Home, 2.97% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often associated with nursing homes with worse hygiene protocols. More frequent bathing can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. We want to point out that this datapoint is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Evans Memorial Home, 16.77% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These medications may be used for treating several conditions, such as cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Evans Memorial Home, 18.76% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric tells you the percentage of long-term care patients which were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are commonly prescribed to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Evans Memorial Home, 4.77% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents exhibiting signs of depression. Some experts would argue this is a reliable measure of resident quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Evans Memorial Home, 94.58% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home patients, making these vaccines critical to patient safety.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Evans Memorial Home, 16.85% Percentage of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and continence. Many would argue this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Evans Memorial Home, 20.59% Percentage of Residents

This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients that retained mobility levels.

Hospitalizations

In Evans Memorial Home, 1.17 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is key to preserving the physical well-being of nursing home patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Evans Memorial Home, 20.59 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Evans Memorial Home, 11.44 Percentage of Patients

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

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Evans Memorial Home, 79.44% Percentage of Resident

This indicates the percent of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.

Nearby Hospitals

Regional Health Services of Howard CountyCritical Access Hospitals 0.26 miles away235 8th Avenue West Cresco Iowa 52136Government - Local(563) 547-2101
Winneshiek Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 18.26 miles away901 Montgomery Street Decorah Iowa 52101Government - Local(563) 382-2911