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Granger Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

  • Nursing Home

Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: F
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Granger Nursing & Rehabilitation Center's website

2001 Kennedy Street,
Granger IA 50109

(515) 999-2588

60.74% estimated occupancy 1

Granger Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is the only option we were able to find in Granger, Iowa. We gave this facility an alarming overall grade based on the data we looked at. As far as we can see, you'd be better off to steer clear of this place. If you aren't deterred by this nursing home's report card, you can continue reading to learn more about its category scores. Inspection grades are discussed in the next paragraph.

Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Limited Liability company
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Podiatry
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pain Management
  • Colostomy Care

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: B

While this place's overall grade was terrible, it actually fared well in the area of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a B for that area, which is one of our better scores. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating our inspection grades. One key factor is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more important than the number of deficiencies, as some deficiencies can be quite insignificant. This facility received 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This means that the government inspectors didn't consider any of these deficiencies to pose an imminent threat to resident health or safety. A few minor deficiencies aren't necessarily the end of the world.

Nurse Quality

Grade: F

One of the other reasons we rated this facility so highly is that it earned a very impressive nursing score. In fact, nursing turned out to be its second best category grade. In that category, we gave this nursing home an F. Our nursing grade focuses on the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We look at both the levels of skill of those nurses and the number of hours spent with patients. This facility offered a meager 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This statistic is far below average. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in computing our nursing scores. This place fared well when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: F

Another issue was the F this facility received in the category of long-term care. For patients in need of a permanent residence rather than skilled nursing, long-term care is a very important category. In addition to assessing the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. Thankfully, this nursing home vaccinated 99.346405 percent of its patients, which is a very respectable figure. To our surprise, this nursing home was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Unfortunately, a few of its other scores in the category were not as favorable as these.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: F

The last category we looked at is short-term care. It received an abysmal F in this area, which is a rock bottom score. Our short-term care scores are likely most critical for individuals in need of rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation usually mandates additional skilled nursing services. This includes not just nursing services, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Given its poor score in this area, we weren't shocked to discover this facility provides far fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other nursing homes. The final item we assessed in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to return home from the facility. This facility struggled quite a bit in this metric as well, with just 3.3 percent of its residents returning home. This was quite a bit below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Jul 22

Granger Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-plus

In Granger Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 6.13% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to remaining in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In Granger Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 3.72% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who have sustained falls leading to serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be an indicator of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B

In Granger Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 2.97% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are linked to insufficient hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A

In Granger Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 16.77% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This statistic is an indication of the percent of long-term stay residents taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Granger Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 18.76% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percent of residents who were given antianxiety medications. These medications are typically prescribed to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In Granger Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 4.77% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients showing depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-plus

In Granger Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 94.58% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these vaccines vital to patient safety.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: C

In Granger Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 16.85% Percentage of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and continence.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-minus

In Granger Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 20.59% Percentage of Residents

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients that remained mobile levels.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A

In Granger Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 1.17 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Granger Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 20.59 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-plus

In Granger Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 11.44 Percentage of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to gauge patient well-being during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-minus

In Granger Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 79.44% Percentage of Resident

This datapoint measures the percent of short-term residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry argue this is a reasonable measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Broadlawns Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 14.01 miles away1801 Hickman Road Des Moines Iowa 50314Government - Local(515) 282-2200
  • Dallas County HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 14.54 miles away610 Tenth Street Perry Iowa 50220Voluntary non-profit - Other(515) 465-3547
  • Mercyone Des Moines Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 15.33 miles away1111 6th Ave Des Moines Iowa 50314Voluntary non-profit - Private(515) 247-3121
  • Iowa Methodist Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 15.53 miles away1200 Pleasant Street Des Moines Iowa 50309Voluntary non-profit - Private(515) 241-6212
  • Iowa Lutheran HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 15.83 miles away700 East University Avenue Des Moines Iowa 50316Voluntary non-profit - Private(515) 263-5612

Nearby Dialysis

  • West Des Moines Dialysis11.72 miles away6800 Lake Dr #185 West Des Moines Iowa 50266Dialysis Stations: 10 (515) 221-2944
  • Ankeny Dialysis11.84 miles away2625 N Ankeny Blvd Ankeny Iowa 50023Dialysis Stations: 12 (515) 963-3174
  • Davita Windsor Heights Dialysis12.57 miles away1119 73rd St Windsor Heights Iowa 50324Dialysis Stations: 12 (515) 274-9303
  • Perry Dialysis14.51 miles away610 10th St Perry Iowa 50220Dialysis Stations: 8 (515) 465-2657
  • Central Des Moines Dialysis15.53 miles away1215 Pleasant #106 Des Moines Iowa 50309Dialysis Stations: 20 (515) 241-5715
  • Fmc - Mercy15.58 miles away95 University Ste. 11 Des Moines Iowa 50314Dialysis Stations: 21 (515) 244-0379
  • East Des Moines Dialysis15.85 miles away1301 Pennsylvania Ave Ste 208 Des Moines Iowa 50316Dialysis Stations: 16 (515) 262-5995
  • Riverpoint Dialysis Unit16.3 miles away501 Sw 7th St Ste B Des Moines Iowa 50309Dialysis Stations: 16 (515) 283-1300

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=165208