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Exira Care Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
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409 South Carthage,
Exira IA 50076

(712) 268-5393

59.16% estimated occupancy 1

Exira Care Center is a small non-profit facility in Exira, Iowa. It looks like this is a quality nursing home. We gave this it an overall grade of B+, which is very favorable grade. Based on our assessment, this nursing home has quite a bit going for it. The best part of this nursing home's strong report card is its inspection rating. Inspection reports are discussed in the next paragraph

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • No Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation

Specialized Services

  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2022)
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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

In addition to performing well in its overall grade, this facility performed at an even higher level in the area of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A. Inspection scores are tied to many datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that excel in this area have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This place was hit with 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be major deficiencies. This tells you that the inspectors didn't deem any of these deficiencies an imminent threat to resident safety or health. A few relatively minor deficiencies are not necessarily something to panic about.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A-minus

Among this facility's other strengths is its elite nursing grade. We awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of A-. Our nursing score is largely associated with a facility's nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as by employing a policy of turning a patient even once per day.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

This nursing home's next most favorable area was long-term care. We gave it a grade of B- in this area. This is essentially a middle of the pack grade in this category. Our long-term care grades are more meaningful for people needing more traditional services associated with activities of daily living. Once we looked at the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination statistics. We were optimistic to discover that this facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Lastly, this nursing home was also able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

The final category we rated is short-term care, in which this nursing home was given a grade of B-. This proved to be this facility's weakest category. This is nevertheless not a bad grade. Our short-term care ratings are based on the nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled highly skilled professionals. This includes a vast range of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, not to mention other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last statistic we assessed in this category is the number of residents who were able to return home from the facility. We found that just 3.7 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Exira Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-plus

In Exira Care Center, 5.8% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: C

In Exira Care Center, 4.49% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of patients that sustained a fall which resulted in severe injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: C

In Exira Care Center, 3.27% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections may be linked to poor hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: D

In Exira Care Center, 22.97% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percentage of patients given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are given to residents for a variety of medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Sadly, in some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Exira Care Center, 22.9% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic gauges the percentage of long-term stay residents receiving antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Exira Care Center, 0% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients exhibiting depressive symptoms. Some would argue that this is a reliable measure of patient quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In Exira Care Center, 97.09% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-minus

In Exira Care Center, 10.94% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and eating. Some experts would argue that this is a measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B

In Exira Care Center, 14.66% of Residents

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that maintained mobility. Some experts believe that mobility is critical to residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Exira Care Center, 0.01 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 important to preserving the physical health of nursing home residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B

In Exira Care Center, 14.66% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Audubon County Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 9.45 miles away515 Pacific Avenue Audubon Iowa 50025Government - Local(712) 563-2611
  • Cass County Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 14.06 miles away1501 East Tenth Street Atlantic Iowa 50022Government - Local(712) 243-3250

Nearby Dialysis

  • Atlantic Dialysis14.08 miles away1500 E 10th Street Ste B Atlantic Iowa 50022Dialysis Stations: 6 (712) 243-7485