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Great River Care Center

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  • Assisted Living

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A-minus
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1400 West Main,
Mc Gregor IA 52157

(563) 873-3527

66.15% estimated occupancy 1

Great River Care Center is a small facility located in Mc Gregor, Iowa. This facility received an A- overall, which is one of our more impressive ratings. Based on all of the relevant data, you can't go wrong with this place. Keep reading to see this nursing home's category grades, which are also strong. It is hard to find any major flaws in this nursing home's profile.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

On top of being a first rate nursing home overall, this nursing home also performed well in the area of inspections, where it received an A+. Few places performed as well in this category. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in calculating our inspection grades. One of those factors is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more important than the number of deficiencies, as some can be relatively minor. Although this facility had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were serious based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

This facility also was given a strong long-term care grade. In fact, we gave it an above average score of B+ in this category. Nursing homes that receive this type of grade in long-term care typically provide consistent around the clock care to make sure patients are kept in good health. One of the statistics we considered in addition to nursing hours was vaccines. This facility provided the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. This is a proven method to minimize unnecessary deaths for the aged 65 and up population. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B

This facility also received a favorable short-term care grade. In fact, we awarded it an above average grade of B in this category. In the area of short-term care, we try to assess indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We look at the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last metric we looked at in this category is the number of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that 4.3 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B

The last area we rated turned out to be this facility's worst category. Nevertheless, even its lowest point would likely be a highlight for most nursing homes. In fact, we awarded it a favorable grade of B for our nursing category. When calculating a facility's nursing rating, we consider the quantity of hours nurses are seeing patients as well as the skill levels of those nurses. This facility provided 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also factored a few quality measures into our nursing grades. This place was relatively weak in two of the major areas we focus on, with below average scores for minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. These areas are generally reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care provided.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Great River Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: D

In Great River Care Center, 12.82% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin caused by staying in one position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: D

In Great River Care Center, 5.75% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is an indication of the percent of long-term care patients who sustained a fall resulting in severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be a sign of lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In Great River Care Center, 2.41% of Patients had UTIs

This figure indicates the percentage of long-term residents that have suffered from urinary tract infections. While a higher rate of these infections may reflect poorly on a facility's nursing care, it is difficult to compare different facilities due to facilities having reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Great River Care Center, 3.45% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. These medications may be used to treat several medical conditions, including dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In Great River Care Center, 27.63% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percentage of long-term stay patients taking antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A-minus

In Great River Care Center, 1.19% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who are demonstrating signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Great River Care Center, 100% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In Great River Care Center, 13.33% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and using the bathroom. Many in the industry argue this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B

In Great River Care Center, 14.76% of Residents

This is the percent of patients who maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Great River Care Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B

In Great River Care Center, 14.76% of Residents Rehospitalized

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

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B

In Great River Care Center, 78.71% of Resident

This datapoint measures the percent of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Crossing Rivers Health Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 4.96 miles away37868 Us Hwy 18 Prairie Du Chien Wisconsin 53821Voluntary non-profit - Private(608) 357-2000
  • Mercy One Elkader Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 15.77 miles away901 Davidson Street Nw Elkader Iowa 52043Voluntary non-profit - Private(563) 245-7000
  • Guttenberg Municipal HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 16.85 miles away200 Main Street Guttenberg Iowa 52052Government - Local(563) 252-1121

Nearby Dialysis

  • Gundersen Lutheran Renal Dialysis - Prairie Du Chien3.18 miles away610 E Taylor St Prairie Du Chien Wisconsin 53821Dialysis Stations: 12 (608) 326-3325