Gracewell is an average-sized non-profit nursing home in Denison, Iowa. It looks like this nursing home is one of the higher-rated facilities we assessed. A score in this range requires very strong marks across the board. In fact, we ranked this nursing home in the top third of all facilities in the United States. As you will find below, this place also performed well in our category grades. It is hard to poke holes in this nursing home's profile.
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Gracewell
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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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 Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
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Facility Inspections
On top of being a first rate nursing home overall, it also excelled in the area of inspections, where it received an A. Not many nursing homes performed better in this area. Inspection scores weigh several factors found on a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher scores in this area usually have very few of these severe deficiencies. While this nursing home had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were serious based on CMS' deficiency scale. We should note that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in the industry.
Nurse Quality
To complement its strong performance in other areas, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for our inspections rating. Nursing scores are based largely on levels of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 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 place 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.
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Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home received an impressive long-term care grade as well. We gave it one of our better scores in that area with a grade of B+. Facilities that receive this kind of score in this category tend to provide consistent around the clock care to ensure patients are well cared for. After considering the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 99.24812 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Vaccines are critical to keeping residents healthy. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Short-term Care Quality
The last category we scored was short-term care. This facility was awarded an above average nursing rating this year, with a B. While this isn't quite as impressive as many of its other scores, this is nevertheless one of the stronger scores in this category. Short-term care grades are generally used to grade a facility's rehabilitation services. In order to have quality rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally need to feature better levels of highly skilled nursing services. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other licensed professionals. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 4.6 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Gracewell Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Gracewell, 2.29% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to remaining in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Gracewell, 7.14% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who had falls which caused serious injury. We use this statistic in calculating nursing grades.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Gracewell, 3.42% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely the result of nursing homes with worse hygiene protocols. Additional nurse staffing can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Keep in mind that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have varying reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Gracewell, 24.81% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to residents for many medical conditions, including cognitive disorders. Sadly, in some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Gracewell, 20.76% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents which were administered antianxiety drugs. These medications are used to treat residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Gracewell, 0.39% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who are showing depressive symptoms. Many in the industry would argue that this is a measure of resident quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Gracewell, 98.54% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term care residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Gracewell, 17.8% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and eating.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Gracewell, 14.72% of Residents
This tells you the percentage of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Gracewell, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Gracewell, 14.72% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Gracewell, 4.64% of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Gracewell, 81.69% of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with ADL's typically correlates with superior rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Crawford County Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 1.83 miles away100 Medical Parkway Denison Iowa 51442Voluntary non-profit - Other(712) 265-2500
- Manning Regional Healthcare CenterCritical Access Hospitals 15.66 miles away1550 Sixth Street Manning Iowa 51455Voluntary non-profit - Private(712) 655-2072