Heartland Care Center
604 East Fenton, Marcus IA 51035 · (712) 376-2500 · 88% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Heartland Care Center is the sole option located in Marcus, Iowa. After receiving an A+ overall grade, this nursing home has the distinction of being one of the 100 best nursing homes in Iowa. This is an impressive accomplishment in a state with a long list of high-end facilities. This is just about as good of a place as you're going to find. If you scroll down, you can see this facility's category scores, which are just as strong as its overall grade.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 30 Beds
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Non profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Long-term Care Quality
On top of being a first rate facility overall, this nursing home also excelled in long-term care, where it received an impressive grade of A+. Few nursing homes fared better in this area. Nursing homes that receive this kind of score in this category tend to provide consistent 24/7 care to ensure patients are kept in good health. On top of really impressive nursing hour statistics, this facility's vaccination records was superb as well. Indeed, this nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Lastly, we looked at the facility's number of hospitalizations. We found that this facility had 2.81 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Although this admittedly wasn't as favorable as some of its other scores in this category, this number may be skewed for some facilities based on the preexisting medical conditions of residents.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home also received an A+ for its nursing grade. Nursing grades are largely associated with the nursing home's nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 4.6 hours of nursing care per resident daily. This was one of the more impressive totals we found. Furthermore, we found that a significant portion of this care was provided by registered nurses, which are highly skilled nurses. These are both really impressive figures. On top of offering high levels of nursing care, this place also excelled in several of the quality measures we looked at. With below 5 percent of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, it fared as well as any place the nation in this category.
Short-term Care Quality
Turning the page to our next area, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A- for its short-term care grade. This is a first-rate grade. Short-term care grades are often employed to judge a nursing home's performance with rehabilitation To provide high-end rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally need to feature higher levels of highly skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, respiratory therapists and other types of therapists. One of this place's strengths is registered nurse hours. We found that it offers more care from registered nurses than most facilities. The last item we assessed in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.
Facility Inspections
Lastly, this facility has received near flawless inspections in recent years. We awarded them an impressive grade of A- in this category. This is one of the few nursing homes in the state to receive an A- or better in every single category. Our inspection ratings weigh a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better scores in this area usually have very few severe deficiencies. Although this place had a few deficiencies on its report, none were serious based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Heartland Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely caused by patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision. More supervision can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with insufficient hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic measures the percentage of long-term care patients receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of patients who were given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are commonly prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents demonstrating depressive symptoms. High levels of depression could be an indicator worse patient care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This tells you the percentage of patients who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and taking a bath.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay patients who retained mobility levels.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
Measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to assess patient care during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percent of short-term residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of performance with ADL's often correlates with successful rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better