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Friendship Haven

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A-minus
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420 South Kenyon Road,
Fort Dodge IA 50501

(515) 573-2121

77.74% estimated occupancy 1

Friendship Haven is in Fort Dodge, Iowa, a city with a total of 29,078 people. This facility received an excellent grade of A- overall. This is even better than the city grade of B+ in Fort Dodge, which is also well above average. This is just about as good of a facility as you'll find. Scroll down to see this place's category grades, which also impressed us. You just can't do any better than a straight A report card.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Secure Memory Care 
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Bariatric Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Lymphedema Care
  • Aquatic Therapy

Awards

Best Nursing Home in Iowa badge

Best Nursing Home in Iowa Awards 2019

Best Nursing Home in Fort Dodge, Iowa badge

Best Nursing Home in Fort Dodge, Iowa Awards 2019

Best Nursing Home in Iowa badge

Best Nursing Home in Iowa Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in Fort Dodge, Iowa badge

Best Nursing Home in Fort Dodge, Iowa Awards 2020

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Nurse Quality

Grade: A

In addition to performing well in its overall grade, this facility received an excellent nursing grade. In fact, we gave it a grade of A in that category. The nursing score analyzes many datapoints, but the primary one is the number of nurse hours spent with patients. This nursing home averages 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 place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

Turning to our inspection category, this facility excelled in that area, which is based on the nursing home's recent inspection reports. In fact, we awarded it an A- for that category. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining our inspection ratings. One critical factor is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more important than the number of deficiencies, as some can be relatively insignificant. Amazingly, this was one of the few nursing homes in the country that had no deficiencies whatsoever on its inspection report. This is very impressive. You really can't go wrong with a deficiency-free inspection report.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

The next category we assessed was long-term care. Contributing to its first-rate resume, this nursing home also excelled in that area. In fact, we awarded it a grade of of A- for that category. Long-term care scores of this caliber generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. Once we assessed the volume of nursing care, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 97.69821 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia sadly is often a life or death health condition for nursing home patients so we strongly prefer when a nursing home does not roll the dice on this issue. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

In the last category, this facility also was awarded an excellent short-term care score, with an A-. This rounded out a very favorable profile. In computing our short-term care scores, we look at the facility's levels of highly skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other highly skilled individuals. This area is generally a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every facility 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 final measure we considered in this category is the percentage of patients that ultimately were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that 5 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Friendship Haven Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In Friendship Haven, 5.19% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely the result of residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols minimizes the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: F

In Friendship Haven, 8.18% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Major falls are often caused by lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Friendship Haven, 5.72% of Patients had UTIs

This statistic indicates the percent of long-term stay residents who have suffered from UTI's. UTI's may be an indication of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this metric could be misleading for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Friendship Haven, 8.71% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior in scenarios where such drugs aren't medically indicated. Nevertheless, some facilities need to rely more on these drugs due to an increased number of residents with Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In Friendship Haven, 25.42% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of patients who were given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are administered to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In Friendship Haven, 2.6% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients who are showing signs of depression. Many believe this is a measure of resident quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-plus

In Friendship Haven, 98.35% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for seniors, making these types of vaccines critical to patient health.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A

In Friendship Haven, 7.65% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term stay residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and bathing.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: C

In Friendship Haven, 10.96% of Residents

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay patients who were able to retain mobility.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Friendship Haven, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Friendship Haven, 10.96% of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-plus

In Friendship Haven, 10.25% of Patients

This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A-minus

In Friendship Haven, 85.43% of Resident

This indicates the percent of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with ADL's usually correlates with higher quality rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Trinity Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.8 miles away802 Kenyon Rd Fort Dodge Iowa 50501Voluntary non-profit - Private(515) 573-3101
  • Humboldt County Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 17.08 miles away1000 North 15th Street Humboldt Iowa 50548Voluntary non-profit - Other(515) 332-4200

Nearby Dialysis

  • Renal Center of Fort Dodge LLC2.25 miles away2520 9th Ave South Fort Dodge Iowa 50501Dialysis Stations: 16 (515) 574-6200