Iola Living Assistance

Updated Apr 1, 2020 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating

185 Chet Krause Dr PO Box 237,
Iola WI 54945

110.99% estimated occupancy ¹

Note: Data for Iola Living Assistance has not been updated recently. This page shows historical performance which may not be representitive of current service levels.

Iola Living Assistance is located in Iola, Wisconsin, a city with a total of 3,545 people. This nursing home was given an overall grade of C, which is a good rating. Based on our analysis, there are certainly much worse places out there. The best part of this nursing home's report card was is its inspection reports. Inspection grades are discussed in the next paragraph.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
Non profit - Corporation

Facility Inspections

To go along with its relatively modest overall score, we gave this facility an A- for its inspection grade. This grade is far better than the facility's overall score. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing these inspection grades. One key factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some deficiencies are relatively minor. While this nursing home had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were serious based on CMS' scale. A few minor deficiencies shouldn't lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.

Nurse Quality

This facility's second best category grade came in the area of nursing. In that category, we gave this nursing home a grade of B-. Nursing grades are primarily based on a nursing home's nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Finally, we look at quality-based statistics, such as the percent of residents who sustained pressure ulcers and major falls. These datapoints are measures of the quality of nursing care.

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Short-term Care Quality

This facility's third best area ended up being its short-term care grade, where it was awarded a grade of B-. Short-term care grades are often employed to grade a facility's performance with rehabilitation To have quality rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally need to feature better levels of highly skilled nursing services. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, respiratory therapists and other types of therapists. Unfortunately, this nursing home was below average in terms of its number of registered nurse and physical therapy hours provided to its residents based on the metrics we assessed. Finally, we looked at the number of residents who returned home from this nursing home. We found that 43.5 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was quite a bit below average.

Long-term Care Quality

The next category we graded is long-term care. Unfortunately, we gave it an F in this category, which is a very poor grade. This is clearly a major disappointment. In a long-term care setting, the facility's primary objective is to maintain patients' quality of life and keep them safe. Once we assessed the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 97.4359 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is more than the vast majority of nursing homes. To our surprise, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility has fewer hospitalizations than the average nursing home. Unfortunately, a few of its other scores in the category weren't as favorable as these.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Iola Living Assistance Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Iola Living Assistance, 6.98% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of long-term care patients who suffer from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Iola Living Assistance, 3.34% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of residents who have had a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are often caused by lower quality nursing care. Better nursing protocols can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Iola Living Assistance, 3.01% of Patients had UTIs

This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term stay residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. While a higher rate of these infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's nursing care, it is problematic to compare between facilities due to facilities having varying reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Iola Living Assistance, 13.02% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are given to patients for many conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias. Tragically, in limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Iola Living Assistance, 15.26% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is a measure of the percent of long-term patients receiving antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Iola Living Assistance, 6.7% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents who are demonstrating symptoms of depression. Increased levels of depression may imply a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Iola Living Assistance, 91.56% of Patients

This is the percent of patients who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Iola Living Assistance, 13.47% Percentage of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Iola Living Assistance, 22.08% Percentage of Residents

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who remained mobile levels.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Iola Living Assistance, 22.08 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Iola Living Assistance, 13.28 Percentage of Patients

This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Iola Living Assistance, 74.73% Percentage of Resident

This is the percent of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with activities of daily living typically correlates with superior rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

Thedacare Medical Center - Waupaca IncCritical Access Hospitals 11.52 miles away800 Riverside Drive Waupaca Wisconsin 54981Voluntary non-profit - Private(715) 258-1000

Nearby Dialysis

Fmc Dialysis - Waupaca10.43 miles away102 Grand Seasons Drive Suite 7 Waupaca Wisconsin 54981Dialysis Stations: 10 (715) 258-2547
Davita - Waupaca Dialysis10.46 miles away910 Furman Dr Waupaca Wisconsin 54981Dialysis Stations: 10 (715) 258-0934
Davita - Stevens Point Dialysis18.82 miles away1100 Meridian Dr Plover Wisconsin 54467Dialysis Stations: 12 (715) 343-1266