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Hirest Home

  • Nursing Home
  • Independent Living
  • Assisted Living

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
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915 West First Street,
Sumner IA 50674

(563) 578-8591

87.21% estimated occupancy 1

Hirest Home is located in Sumner, Iowa. The city has a total of 3,555 people. With an overall grade of B+, this nursing home should work for most people. You could definitely do much worse than this nursing home. We were also pleased to find that this place did not have any weak links in any of the major categories. More information about its category grades is available below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Aquatic Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

In addition to being a great overall grade, this facility also received A+ health inspections in recent years. Its inspections were virtually flawless. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing our inspection ratings. One key factor is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some of these can be quite minor. This place was hit with 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be major deficiencies. This means that the inspectors didn't deem any of these deficiencies to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. A few relatively minor deficiencies aren't something to panic about.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-plus

Adding to its profile, this facility also earned a grade of B+ for its nursing rating. This is a well above average score in this category. The nursing rating features a variety of subcategories. The most important variable is the quantity of hours nurses spent with residents. This nursing home averages 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B

Turning to an additional strength for this nursing home, we awarded them one of our higher grades in our long-term care category as well, with a grade of B. When facilities receive a score in this range in this category it generally means it has plenty of staff and is an overall good place to reside on a permanent basis. One of the factors we considered on top of nursing hours is vaccines. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its patients. This is a reliable method to minimize negative health outcomes for the aged 65 and up population. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

The last category we assessed is short-term care, where this nursing home received a B-. Although this wound up being its poorest category grade, this is still not the end of the world. Our short-term care grade is typically employed to score a facility's performance with rehabilitation. In order to offer good rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally need to feature higher levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other licensed professionals. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that this facility provided information about its staffing of registered nurses or physical therapists. The final measure we assessed in this area is the percentage of residents that eventually returned home from the facility. We found that just 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home. This figure was below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Hirest Home Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In Hirest Home, 4.42% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin resulting from remaining in the same position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-minus

In Hirest Home, 1.68% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls are often the result of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: F

In Hirest Home, 7.39% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percent of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely associated with a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this datapoint could also be misleading for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A

In Hirest Home, 7.06% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. These medications are used for several conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B

In Hirest Home, 18% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric indicates the percent of long-term care patients receiving antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-minus

In Hirest Home, 5.26% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term care residents exhibiting signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Hirest Home, 100% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In Hirest Home, 15.22% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

In Hirest Home, 26.2% of Residents

This is the percent of patients that remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Hirest Home, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric tracks the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is key to preserving the physical well-being of patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

In Hirest Home, 26.2% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of patients.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A-minus

In Hirest Home, 84.31% of Resident

Measures the percentage of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Community Memorial Hospital Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 0.04 miles away909 West First Street Sumner Iowa 50674Voluntary non-profit - Private(563) 578-3275
  • Mercyone Oelwein Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 15.88 miles away201 Eighth Avenue Se Oelwein Iowa 50662Voluntary non-profit - Church(319) 283-6000
  • Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and ClinicsCritical Access Hospitals 17.36 miles away112 Jefferson Street West Union Iowa 52175Voluntary non-profit - Private(563) 422-3811
  • Mercy Medical Center-New HamptonCritical Access Hospitals 18.26 miles away308 North Maple Avenue New Hampton Iowa 50659Voluntary non-profit - Church(641) 394-4121

Nearby Dialysis

  • West Union Dialysis Center17.11 miles away405 Highway 150 N P O Box 516 West Union Iowa 52175Dialysis Stations: 16 (563) 422-5734