Located in West Des Moines, Iowa, ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (West Des Moines) is one of four available nursing homes in this city. With a really poor overall grade of F, this nursing home didn't fare well in our assessment. Based on our ratings, this facility likely isn't a fit for anyone. We wouldn't blame you if you're ready to stop reading and find another facility. However, if you want to learn more about this facility's category grades, we will discuss short-term care in the next paragraph.
ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (West Des Moines)
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- No Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Other
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
Registered Staff Hours
Short-term Care Quality
While we graded this nursing home incredibly poorly overall, it earned an impressive short-term care score this year. We awarded it a B in this category. In calculating our short-term care scores, we assess the facility's levels of skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other types of therapists. This rating is typically a reliable assessment of a facility's rehabilitation. It does not look like this nursing home submitted registered nurse or physical therapist staffing data. The last statistic we assessed in this category is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that 5.3 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home really excelled in the area of nursing, where it received an C. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Our nursing score is largely tied to a facility's level of nurse staffing. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Finally, despite not having the most impressive total nursing hours, this facility actually performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is often a good indicator that a nursing home has sufficient quality controls in place.
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Facility Inspections
This nursing home received a grade of just D in the area of inspections. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining these inspection scores. One critical factor is health deficiencies. We would pay close attention to the level of severity of those deficiencies. This facility was assessed 5 deficiencies by CMS. The only positive thing we found is that none of its deficiencies were in the categories that indicate that they created a risk to resident health or safety. Finally, this facility also received 114 substantiated complaints in recent years. This is yet another bad sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Turning to the fourth area, this nursing home did not fare very well in this area either. Due to a bottom of the barrel grade of F in long-term care, this is just about as bad as it gets. Facilities that do not fare well in this category often do not provide as much nursing care and also may be struggling in some of the areas of routine medical care we assessed. After looking at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination data. Unfortunately, this nursing home vaccinated a relatively low 79.53795 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Surprisingly, this place was actually decent at keeping its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. This was its best feature in this category.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (West Des Moines) Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (West Des Moines), 6.11% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (West Des Moines), 3.69% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are routinely linked to poor nursing care. Better nursing protocols reduces the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (West Des Moines), 3.09% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are linked to poorer hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (West Des Moines), 16.77% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to residents for many medical conditions, including cognitive disorders. Tragically, in some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (West Des Moines), 18.7% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients who are prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are commonly prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (West Des Moines), 4.48% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who are demonstrating symptoms of depression. High rates of depression may be a sign a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (West Des Moines), 94.58% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (West Des Moines), 16.82% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate the decline of a patient's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (West Des Moines), 19.24% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percent of residents that maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (West Des Moines), 1.24 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the overall quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (West Des Moines), 19.24 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (West Des Moines), 11.86 Percentage of Patients
This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to gauge patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In ProMedica Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation (West Des Moines), 79.45% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of performance with activities of daily living typically correlates with superior rehabilitation services.
Scores for West Des Moines, IA
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of D
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
Looking for more options? West Des Moines, Iowa has 3 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Iowa Methodist Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.68 miles away1200 Pleasant Street Des Moines Iowa 50309Voluntary non-profit - Private(515) 241-6212
- Broadlawns Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.21 miles away1801 Hickman Road Des Moines Iowa 50314Government - Local(515) 282-2200
- Mercyone Des Moines Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.3 miles away1111 6th Ave Des Moines Iowa 50314Voluntary non-profit - Private(515) 247-3121
- Iowa Lutheran HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.01 miles away700 East University Avenue Des Moines Iowa 50316Voluntary non-profit - Private(515) 263-5612
- Madison County Health Care SystemCritical Access Hospitals 19.69 miles away300 West Hutchings Street Winterset Iowa 50273Government - Local(515) 462-2373
Nearby Dialysis
- West Des Moines Dialysis3.92 miles away6800 Lake Dr #185 West Des Moines Iowa 50266Dialysis Stations: 10 (515) 221-2944
- Davita Windsor Heights Dialysis4.7 miles away1119 73rd St Windsor Heights Iowa 50324Dialysis Stations: 12 (515) 274-9303
- Fmc - Dialysis Services Des Moines South7.49 miles away6651 Sw 9th St Des Moines Iowa 50315Dialysis Stations: 19 (515) 285-3032
- Central Des Moines Dialysis7.56 miles away1215 Pleasant #106 Des Moines Iowa 50309Dialysis Stations: 20 (515) 241-5715
- Riverpoint Dialysis Unit8.25 miles away501 Sw 7th St Ste B Des Moines Iowa 50309Dialysis Stations: 16 (515) 283-1300
- Fmc - Mercy8.7 miles away95 University Ste. 11 Des Moines Iowa 50314Dialysis Stations: 21 (515) 244-0379
- East Des Moines Dialysis9.19 miles away1301 Pennsylvania Ave Ste 208 Des Moines Iowa 50316Dialysis Stations: 16 (515) 262-5995
- Ankeny Dialysis16.91 miles away2625 N Ankeny Blvd Ankeny Iowa 50023Dialysis Stations: 12 (515) 963-3174