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Friendship Village Retirement

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
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600 Park Lane,
Waterloo IA 50702

(319) 291-8100

95.13% estimated occupancy 1

Friendship Village Retirement is a small non-profit nursing home located in Waterloo, Iowa. It looks like this is a fine nursing home. We gave this it an overall grade of B+, which is very good grade. This nursing home turned out to be one of the better nursing homes in Waterloo. Fortunately, this nursing home did not have any poor grades in any of the four major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Amputee Recovery
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Awards

Best Nursing Home in Waterloo, Iowa badge

Best Nursing Home in Waterloo, Iowa Awards 2021

Registered Staff Hours

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Nurse Quality

Grade: A

In addition to receiving a strong overall grade, this nursing home performed well in our nursing category. In fact, we gave it an A for that category, which is one of our highest scores. We weighed the qualifications of nurses at the facility, in addition to the quantity of hours the nurses spent with residents, in determining our rating in this area. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility 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 often be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

This facility also was given a strong long-term care score. Indeed, we gave it an above average grade of B+ in this area. Nursing homes that excel in long-term care tend to provide residents with better supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. After considering the amount of care provided by nurses, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia is often a deadly illness for nursing home residents so we strongly prefer when a facility does not take any chances. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Facility Inspections

Grade: B-plus

Moving on to another of this facility's strengths, it also received a very impressive inspection score. In that category, we gave this facility a grade of B+. Our inspection ratings are tied to several items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that score well in this area have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. Although this nursing home had some deficiencies on its report, none of them were severe based on CMS' scale. Remember that deficiency-free inspections are rare in the industry.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

Turning to the last category, this facility was awarded a respectable short-term care grade. While this isn't as dominant as several of its other category grades, this is really not a terrible score. Our short-term care ratings are believed to be most critical for residents in need of a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically mandates additional skilled nursing. This includes not merely nursing services, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we considered the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 3.3 percent of this facility's residents returned home. At most facilities, closer to half of their patients are able to return home so this figure is below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Friendship Village Retirement Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-plus

In Friendship Village Retirement, 2.72% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care minimizes the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: C

In Friendship Village Retirement, 4.46% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of residents that have had a fall leading to serious injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Friendship Village Retirement, 4.17% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often associated with a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this datapoint could be misleading for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Friendship Village Retirement, 11.61% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This measures 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 make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Friendship Village Retirement, 13.27% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric indicates the percent of long-term patients who are prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are typically used to treat patients experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A-minus

In Friendship Village Retirement, 0.45% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients demonstrating signs of depression. Many in the industry argue this is a measure of resident quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A-minus

In Friendship Village Retirement, 99.58% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In Friendship Village Retirement, 15.3% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's could indicate the deterioration of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-minus

In Friendship Village Retirement, 14.32% of Residents

This tells you the percentage of residents who maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A

In Friendship Village Retirement, 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: B-plus

In Friendship Village Retirement, 14.32% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: F

In Friendship Village Retirement, 26% of Patients

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

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In Friendship Village Retirement, 93.29% of Resident

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many would argue that this is a reasonable measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.

Scores for Waterloo, IA

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus

Looking for more options? Waterloo, Iowa has 5 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Mercyone Waterloo Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.26 miles away3421 West Ninth Street Waterloo Iowa 50702Voluntary non-profit - Church(319) 272-8000
  • Allen HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.36 miles away1825 Logan Avenue Waterloo Iowa 50703Voluntary non-profit - Private(319) 235-3941
  • Mercyone Cedar Falls Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.23 miles away515 College Street Cedar Falls Iowa 50613Voluntary non-profit - Church(319) 268-3000
  • Waverly Health CenterCritical Access Hospitals 19.17 miles away312 9th Street Sw Waverly Iowa 50677Government - Local(319) 352-4120

Nearby Dialysis

  • Black Hawk Dialysis0.28 miles away3421 W 9th St Waterloo Iowa 50702Dialysis Stations: 18 (319) 272-8700
  • Cedar Valley Dialysis Center1.8 miles away1661 W. Ridgeway Waterloo Iowa 50701CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (319) 226-6425
  • Cedar Valley Waverly Dialysis19.23 miles away220 10th Street Sw Waverly Iowa 50677Dialysis Stations: 16 (319) 226-6425