Lone Tree Health Care Center is the only facility we found in Lone Tree, Iowa. Sporting an overall rating of B-, this is likely a solid nursing home. This facility seems to have a few things working in its favor. The best part of this place's profile was its exemplary inspection grade. Inspection grades are discussed in the next paragraph.
Lone Tree Health Care Center
Updated May 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
501 East Pioneer Road,
Lone Tree IA 52755
68.86% estimated occupancy 1
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Facility Inspections
This facility earned a solid overall grade as described above, but we really wanted to emphasize its nearly flawless inspections in recent years. We gave them an A+ in this category. Inspection grades weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This nursing home was assessed 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This indicates that CMS did not consider any of the deficiencies an immediate risk to resident safety or health. A few relatively minor dings are not necessarily something to panic about.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home's next best area ended up being its short-term care grade, where it was given a B-. In the category of short-term care, we endeavor to qualify indicators of a facility's rehabilitation services. We look at a nursing home's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final datapoint we considered in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We found that it performed well in this metric with 58.9 percent of its patients returning home.
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Nurse Quality
This nursing home's next best category was nursing. We awarded it a grade of B- in this category. This is basically a middle of the road grade in this category. When calculating our nursing ratings, we look at both nursing hours and the skill levels of the nurses. This nursing home provides 2.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Lastly, our nursing grades also factor in some quality-focused statistics. We like to look at the percentage of residents who sustained pressure ulcers and major falls. These datapoints are indicators of the quality of nursing care, since better care can reduce these problems.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility's weakest category is long-term care, which is the last area we assessed. In this category, we gave this nursing home a grade of just D. In a long-term care setting, the nursing home's primary goal is to keep patients healthy and safe. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate patients. One of the criteria we considered after nurse's aid hours is vaccinations. Fortunately, this nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccine to 96.850395 percent of its patients. Surprisingly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0.55 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility had fewer hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes. Unfortunately, some of its other scores in this category were not as favorable as these.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Lone Tree Health Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Lone Tree Health Care Center, 6.08% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols minimizes the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Lone Tree Health Care Center, 3.74% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injuries are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls leading to injury are routinely the result of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Lone Tree Health Care Center, 2.94% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many experts to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this metric may also be misleading for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Lone Tree Health Care Center, 16.71% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These drugs may be used for treating a variety of conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Lone Tree Health Care Center, 18.64% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are used to treat patients experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Lone Tree Health Care Center, 4.84% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients demonstrating signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Lone Tree Health Care Center, 94.37% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Lone Tree Health Care Center, 16.8% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Lone Tree Health Care Center, 20.56% Percentage of Residents
Measures the percent of long-term care patients who retained mobility levels.
Hospitalizations
In Lone Tree Health Care Center, 1.17 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Lone Tree Health Care Center, 20.56 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Mercy HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.73 miles away500 E Market Street Iowa City Iowa 52245Voluntary non-profit - Church(319) 339-0300
- University of Iowa Hospital & ClinicsAcute Care Hospitals 14.08 miles away200 Hawkins Drive Iowa City Iowa 52242Government - State(319) 356-1616
- Washington County Hospital and ClinicsCritical Access Hospitals 19.2 miles away400 East Polk Street Washington Iowa 52353Voluntary non-profit - Other(319) 653-5481
- Trinity MuscatineAcute Care Hospitals 19.36 miles away1518 Mulberry Avenue Muscatine Iowa 52761Voluntary non-profit - Private(563) 264-9100
Nearby Dialysis
- University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Dialysis14.16 miles away200 Hawkins Drive w336-4az Iowa City Iowa 52242Dialysis Stations: 20 (319) 356-3047
- University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics - Muscatine17.63 miles away3465 Mulberry Ave Muscatine Iowa 52761Dialysis Stations: 12 (563) 262-9303
- Fmc - Muscatine19.17 miles away311 Parham St Muscatine Iowa 52761Dialysis Stations: 10 (563) 323-3300
- University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics - Washington19.24 miles away414 E. Polk St. Washington Iowa 52353Dialysis Stations: 6 (319) 653-4171
- University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics - North Liberty19.72 miles away5 Lions Drive N Liberty Outreach Dialysis Unit North Liberty Iowa 52317Dialysis Stations: 12 (319) 467-7190