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MercyOne Clinton Medical Center - South Campus

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MercyOne Clinton Medical Center - South Campus

Nursing Home
Home Health Agency

Updated Mar 1, 2019 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating

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MercyOne Clinton Medical Center - South Campus's website

638 South Bluff Boulevard,
Clinton IA 52732

(563) 244-5555

Note: Data for MercyOne Clinton Medical Center - South Campus has not been updated recently. This page shows historical performance which may not be representitive of current service levels.

MercyOne Clinton Medical Center - South Campus is an average-sized hospital-based nursing home located in Clinton, Iowa. Featuring an overall grade of A-, this facility is among the better facilities we looked at. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top quarter of all facilities in the country. Scroll down to find this facility's category grades, which are also impressive. It is hard to poke holes in this nursing home's profile.

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

Cardiac Therapy
Oncology Care
Catheter Care

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Facility Inspections

To go along with a great overall score, we awarded this facility an A for our inspections rating. Perhaps the most significant factor we look at in computing our inspection scores is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Places with higher scores in this area typically avoided the more severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. This facility was hit with 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered to be major deficiencies. This indicates that the inspectors didn't deem any of these deficiencies to cause an imminent risk to resident health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Nurse Quality

One of the other reasons we graded this nursing home so highly is that it earned a very impressive nursing grade. In fact, nursing turned out to be its second best category grade. In that area, we awarded this nursing home an A-. Our nursing grade weighs a host of datapoints. The most important variable is the amount of time nurses spent with patients. This particular nursing home provided 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility 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 often be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

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Short-term Care Quality

Turning to an additional strength for this nursing home, we gave them one of our better scores in our short-term care category as well, with a B+. Our short-term care ratings are important for people seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally utilizes more highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means a wide range of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. We weren't able to track down information about this nursing home's registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The last statistic we assessed in this area is the number of patients that ultimately were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.

Long-term Care Quality

In our last area, this nursing home also received an impressive long-term care grade, with a B+. This finished off a first-rate profile. When facilities receive this type of score in long-term care it is usually a good sign for patient care and indicates that the facility is well-staffed with nurses and aids. After assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Vaccines are critical to keeping residents healthy. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization 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.

MercyOne Clinton Medical Center - South Campus Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In MercyOne Clinton Medical Center - South Campus, 3.37% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to staying in the same position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In MercyOne Clinton Medical Center - South Campus, 5.44% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of residents that suffered from a fall resulting in serious injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In MercyOne Clinton Medical Center - South Campus, 0.68% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often the result of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this metric could also be skewed for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In MercyOne Clinton Medical Center - South Campus, 9.68% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to patients for a variety of medical conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias. Sadly, in limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may mean that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In MercyOne Clinton Medical Center - South Campus, 26.72% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients taking antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In MercyOne Clinton Medical Center - South Campus, 1.42% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term residents who are demonstrating symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In MercyOne Clinton Medical Center - South Campus, 100% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In MercyOne Clinton Medical Center - South Campus, 9.02% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and continence.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In MercyOne Clinton Medical Center - South Campus, 21.29% of Residents

This is the percentage of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

In MercyOne Clinton Medical Center - South Campus, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the overall quality of long-term care.

Frequency Of ER Visits

In MercyOne Clinton Medical Center - South Campus, 62.69 ER visits per 1,000 resident days

This metric measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of long-term care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to measure the well-being of patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In MercyOne Clinton Medical Center - South Campus, 21.29% of Residents Rehospitalized

Measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In MercyOne Clinton Medical Center - South Campus, 10.4% of Patients

This indicates the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the quality of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In MercyOne Clinton Medical Center - South Campus, 70.14% of Resident

This metric measures the percent of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry argue that this is a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.

Nearby Hospitals

Mercyone Clinton Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 1.88 miles away1410 North 4th Street Clinton Iowa 52732Voluntary non-profit - Private(563) 244-5555
Morrison Community HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 13.3 miles away303 N Jackson Street Morrison Illinois 61270Government - Hospital District or Authority(815) 772-4003
Genesis Medical Center-DewittCritical Access Hospitals 17.21 miles away1118 11th Street De Witt Iowa 52742Voluntary non-profit - Private(563) 659-4200