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Iron Co Medical Care Facility

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

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Iron Co Medical Care Facility's website

1523 U S Highway 2,
Crystal Falls MI 49920

(906) 875-6671

58.2% estimated occupancy ¹

Note: Iron Co Medical Care Facility has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.

With an address in Crystal Falls, Michigan, Iron Co Medical Care Facility is the lone option we identified in the city. We awarded this facility an overall grade of D. A score in this range generally indicates a few red flags. Based on our analysis, this facility may not be the best fit for most prospective residents. We wouldn't blame you if you're ready to stop reading and find another nursing home. However, if you want to learn more about this facility's category grades, inspection grades are discussed in the next section.

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
Government - County
Offers Post-Acute Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab
Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Mental Health
Physical Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Pharmacy
Recreational Therapy
Optometry
Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Lymphedema Care

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Facility Inspections

While we did not have many positive things to say about this nursing home's overall score, it earned a respectable government inspection report this year. As a result, it received a decent grade in this category with a B-. Inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This place was assessed 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This indicates that CMS did not consider any of these deficiencies to cause an imminent threat to resident health or safety. Finally, CMS flagged this nursing home for possible abuse or neglect. This is not what you want to see. We advise you to direct your search elsewhere.

Nurse Quality

We also awarded this facility a grade of B- for our nursing rating. Our nursing grade includes many subcategories, most of which are tied to quantities of nurse staffing. This facility provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Lastly, while this place got docked a bit for its nursing hours, it excelled in a few of our quality-based metrics. With less than five percent of its patients sustaining pressure ulcers, it did remarkably well in this area.

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Short-term Care Quality

The third category we graded is short-term care. In that category, we awarded this facility a solid grade of B-. Short-term care scores are important for individuals needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually requires more highly-skilled nursing services. This means a vast range of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other types of therapy. In this facility's case, we were surprised to learn that it actually provides less registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than the typical facility. The hope is always that this does not adversely affect the quality of care. The last statistic we considered in this area is the number of patients who who were able to eventually return home from the facility. We found that just 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home. Unfortunately, this was below average.

Long-term Care Quality

Our final area is long-term care, where we gave this nursing home a B- in this area. In our long-term care grade, we weigh the sheer quantity of care provided by a nursing home, as well as a series of qualitative metrics. In addition to considering the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 99.545456 percent of its residents. This place keeps its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Iron Co Medical Care Facility Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Iron Co Medical Care Facility, 4.39% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percent of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to staying in one position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Iron Co Medical Care Facility, 5.45% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of patients that sustained a fall leading to major injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Iron Co Medical Care Facility, 3.78% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections may be associated with poor hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Iron Co Medical Care Facility, 17.92% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term stay patients taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Iron Co Medical Care Facility, 20.89% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This gauges the percentage of long-term care patients which are administered antianxiety medication. These medications are given to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Iron Co Medical Care Facility, 9.79% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients who are demonstrating signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Iron Co Medical Care Facility, 99.35% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Iron Co Medical Care Facility, 18.32% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and taking a bath.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Iron Co Medical Care Facility, 21.64% of Residents

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who maintained mobility.

Hospitalizations

In Iron Co Medical Care Facility, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Iron Co Medical Care Facility, 21.64% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Iron Co Medical Care Facility, 22.1% of Patients

This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Iron Co Medical Care Facility, 85.91% of Resident

This is a measure of the percentage of short-term stay patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many in the industry would argue that this is a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

Aspirus Iron River Hospital & Clinics, IncCritical Access Hospitals 11.55 miles away1400 W Ice Lake Road Iron River Michigan 49935Voluntary non-profit - Other(906) 265-6121