Green Hills Health Care Center
2200 Hamilton Drive, Ames IA 50014 · (515) 296-5000 · 85.17% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Green Hills Health Care Center is a facility located in Ames, Iowa. This city has 62,905 people. This nursing home is an A+ rated facility, which is the most impressive rating that we offer. In fact, this nursing home has the prestigious distinction of being one of the 100 best nursing homes in Iowa. This is an impressive feat in a state with a long list of elite nursing homes. Keep reading to see this nursing home's category grades, which are also impressive. It's hard to find any major flaws in this place's profile.
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
In addition to faring well overall, this nursing home also earned nearly flawless government inspections. Consequently, it earned one of our best scores in that category with an A+. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing our inspection scores. One key factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some end up being relatively insignificant. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
In addition, this nursing home was given quality marks in the area of long-term care. Consequently, it received one of our best grades in that area with a grade of A+. Facilities that excel in long-term care typically are well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to patients. In addition to considering the elite volume of care provided by aids and other staff at this facility, we also were happy with the nursing home's vaccination data. This nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its residents, which is what we like to see. This combination proved to be successful as this place was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had just 1.5 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility also received a dominant short-term care score. Indeed, this is this facility's third most impressive category grade. In that area, we gave this facility a score of A-. In computing our short-term care scores, we scrutinize the facility's levels of highly skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other highly skilled individuals. This category is more often than not a solid measure of a facility's rehabilitation services. This facility is above average both in terms of its quantity of registered nurse and physical therapy hours offered to its residents. Finally, we considered the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. It performed decently , with 46.4 percent of its residents returning home.
Nurse Quality
In the last category, we awarded this nursing home a A+ for its nursing rating. This completed an elite report card. Our nursing score is based on the nursing home's nurse staffing levels. We factor in both the levels of skill of the nurses as well as the amount of time spent with patients. This nursing home provides an incredible 4.4 hours of nursing care per resident daily. Out of this total, many of the hours were provided by registered nurses, which is one of the most highly highly trained levels of nurses. In addition to looking at levels of nursing care, we also looked at a few quality measures in determining our nursing grades. These include minimizing residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We view these areas as predictive indicators of the caliber of nursing care being provided, since better care tends to reduce these problems.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Green Hills Health Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This figure indicates the percentage of long-term stay residents that have new or worsened pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a solid indicator of a facility's nursing care quality.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This statistic indicates the percent of long-term care residents who experienced falls resulting in serious injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be a sign of lower quality nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely associated with facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Additional nurse staffing can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Note that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are given to patients for a variety of conditions, including cognitive disorders. Tragically, in limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are typically used to treat residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents who are demonstrating symptoms of depression. High levels of depression may be an indicator worse patient care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percentage of patients that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This indicates the percent of residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of the deterioration of a resident's health.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percentage of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of residents.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This datapoint measures the percent of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many in the industry argue that this is a reliable measure of rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better