Genesis Senior Living
5608 Sw 9th Street, Des Moines IA 50315 · (515) 285-3070 · 67.27% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Genesis Senior Living is in Des Moines, Iowa. This city has a population of 212,318 people. It looks like this facility is a relatively poor facility. A score of this caliber indicates we found some red flags. If you aren't happy with this facility's overall grade, you should be able to find a better option in Des Moines. The city has at least 10 other nursing homes. This place's only redeeming quality was its inspection grade, which you can find additional information about below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 77 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
Although we didn't grade this nursing home favorably overall, we actually gave it an excellent grade in the category of inspections, where it earned a grade of A+. Arguably the most important factor we consider in determining our inspection grades is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a nursing home's inspection reports. It is generally best to avoid facilities that had too many severe deficiencies. This facility was hit with 6 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This means that the inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies an imminent threat to patient safety or health. A couple minor deficiencies aren't necessarily the end of the world.
Long-term Care Quality
Sadly, this nursing home only received a grade of D for its long-term care grade, which ended up being one of its more favorable category grades. For prospective residents looking for a permanent place to live rather than rehabilitation, long-term care grades are an important measure. After assessing the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 95.3271 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is more than the vast majority of nursing homes. Surprisingly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 1.38 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home had fewer hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes. Unfortunately, some of its other scores in this category were not as favorable as these.
Nurse Quality
We were stunned to find that this facility also excelled in the area of nursing. In fact, we awarded it an impressive grade of D for that category, which is one of our highest scores. Our nursing score assesses the nursing home's nurse staffing levels. We factor in both the levels of licensure of those nurses and the amount of time spent with residents. This nursing home offered just 2.7 hours of nursing care per patient per day. This is well below average. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in calculating our nursing grades. This place fared well in terms of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls.
Short-term Care Quality
The next area we assessed was short-term care. This facility received a poor grade of F in that category. In crafting our short-term care ratings, we assess the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. Our objective is to create a scale for comparing the rehabilitation services of different facilities. With its grade in this category, we were not surprised to discover that this place was well below average in terms of its quantity of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its patients based on the metrics we assessed. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that just 37.8 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Genesis Senior Living Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This statistic gauges the percentage of long-term stay residents which suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a reliable barometer of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents who have had a fall which caused serious injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This tells you the percentage of long-term care residents that suffered from urinary tract infections. Although a higher rate infections could reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it can be problematic to compare between facilities due to reporting standards.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term residents who were given antianxiety medication. These medications are typically given to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents exhibiting symptoms of depression. Some argue that this is a reliable measure of quality of life.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This tells you the percentage of residents who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percentage of residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may indicate erosion of a patient's health.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is the percent of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical well-being of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This is the percentage of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of performance with ADL's usually correlates with superior rehabilitation.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better