Hawkeye Care Center Dubuque is an average-sized nursing home in Dubuque, Iowa. This nursing home is an A+ facility. Receiving an A+ in our rating system takes excellent marks across the board. Dubuque features a variety of nursing homes, however, it is doubtful you will need to visit too many others. This one is a first-rate option. Finally, this wound up being a very consistent facility with consistently strong ratings in all of the major categories. More information about its category grades is available below.
Hawkeye Care Center Dubuque
Updated May 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
5575 Pennslyvania Avenue,
Dubuque IA 52002
68.12% estimated occupancy 1
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Facility Inspections
We also wanted to emphasize that this facility earned near flawless government inspections recently. We gave them an A+ in this area. Arguably the most significant factor we consider in calculating our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a facility's inspection reports. Facilities with higher scores in this area typically avoided the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. While this nursing home had some minor dings on its government inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are found in categories G through L. This tells you that CMS didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent 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 facility was given strong marks in the area of long-term care. As a result, it was given one of our most impressive scores in that area with a grade of A+. Long-term care scores of this caliber generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. After assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is much higher than the average nursing home. The last datapoint we assessed was its hospitalization rate. We found that this facility had 2.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days.
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Nurse Quality
Among its many impressive grades, this facility received an excellent nursing grade. In fact, we gave it a grade of A in that category. We assessed the licensure of nurses at the nursing home, as well as the quantity of time the nurses worked with residents, in calculating our grade in this area. This nursing home provides 3.8 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as by having a protocol of moving residents more frequently.
Short-term Care Quality
In the last category, this facility also was awarded a first-rate short-term care score, with an A-. This rounded out a straight A profile. Our short-term care grades are meaningful for people seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically mandates additional highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means a broad spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. This nursing home provides more services with registered nurses and physical therapists than most nursing homes we looked at. The last item we looked at in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that this facility was above average in this metric with 54.7 percent of its residents returning home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Hawkeye Care Center Dubuque Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Hawkeye Care Center Dubuque, 6.08% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care minimizes the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Hawkeye Care Center Dubuque, 3.74% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term care residents who have experienced falls resulting in serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries could be an indicator of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Hawkeye Care Center Dubuque, 2.94% of Patients had UTIs
This figure measures the percent of long-term stay patients who sustained UTI's. UTI's may be an indication of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this datapoint can be misleading for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Hawkeye Care Center Dubuque, 16.71% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These medications may be used for a variety of conditions, including cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Hawkeye Care Center Dubuque, 18.64% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are commonly given to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Hawkeye Care Center Dubuque, 4.84% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients exhibiting symptoms of depression. Some experts argue that this is a reasonable measure of quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Hawkeye Care Center Dubuque, 94.37% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for seniors, making these types of vaccines vital to patient safety.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Hawkeye Care Center Dubuque, 16.8% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Hawkeye Care Center Dubuque, 20.56% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percent of residents that maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Hawkeye Care Center Dubuque, 1.17 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Hawkeye Care Center Dubuque, 20.56 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is key to restoring the health of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Hawkeye Care Center Dubuque, 11.28 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Hawkeye Care Center Dubuque, 79.5% Percentage of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Scores for Dubuque, IA
- Overall Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-plus
Looking for more options? Dubuque, Iowa has 9 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
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- Mercyone Dubuque Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 4.28 miles away250 Mercy Drive Dubuque Iowa 52001Voluntary non-profit - Church(563) 589-8000
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- Mercyone Dyersville Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 19 miles away1111 3rd Street Sw Dyersville Iowa 52040Voluntary non-profit - Private(563) 875-7101
Nearby Dialysis
- Tri- State Dialysis - Dubuque3.71 miles away1500 Delhi St #2100 Dubuque Iowa 52001CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 32 (563) 589-4033