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Mount Carmel Bluffs

Nursing Home

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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1160 Carmel Drive,
Dubuque IA 52003

(563) 556-5474

67.33% estimated occupancy ¹

Mount Carmel Bluffs is in Dubuque, Iowa. This proved to be an A+ facility, which is our top grade. Indeed, this turned out to be the highest rated nursing home in the city. If you look below, you can see this place's category ratings, which are equally strong as its overall rating.

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

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Facility Inspections

One of the many reasons this turned out to be a quality nursing home is that it received an A+ inspection grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this critical category. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining our inspection ratings. One critical factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some can be relatively insignificant. Unfortunately, it does not look like we were able to find information about this nursing home's deficiencies. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

We also gave this facility a grade of A+ for its long-term care grade. When nursing homes receive this kind of grade in this category it is typically a good sign for patient care and suggests that the nursing home is well-staffed with nurses aids. Once we assessed the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 99.31035 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is far higher than the average nursing home. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

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Short-term Care Quality

The third category we assessed is short-term care. Adding to its impressive profile, this nursing home also excelled in this area. In fact, we gave it a grade of of A for that area. In calculating our short-term care grades, we quantify the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. Our purpose is to devise a scale for sizing up the rehabilitation services of different nursing homes. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. However, based on the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last metric we looked at in this area is the percentage of residents who returned home from the facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

Nurse Quality

In our last category, we gave this nursing home a grade of A+ for its nursing grade. This completed a very strong report card. Our nursing score is based on the facility's nurse staffing levels. We factor in both the levels of training of the nurses as well as the number of hours spent with patients. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some quality-based measures in this category. This nursing home fared well in some of the quality-based metrics we looked at. By way of illustration, in terms of the number of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, this facility performed better than the national average. This is generally an indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Pressure ulcers can typically be prevented with better nursing care.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Mount Carmel Bluffs Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Mount Carmel Bluffs, 5.13% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of patients staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Mount Carmel Bluffs, 12.41% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay residents who experienced a fall which resulted in major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be a sign of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Mount Carmel Bluffs, 8.27% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely the result of lower quality nursing care. However, this metric may also be misleading for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Mount Carmel Bluffs, 19.31% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many patients, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Mount Carmel Bluffs, 6.34% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric tells you the percent of long-term care patients that are prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are typically given to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Mount Carmel Bluffs, 2.9% of Patients

This is the percent of residents showing symptoms of depression. High levels of depression may reveal a less hospitable environment.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Mount Carmel Bluffs, 98.32% of Patients

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

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Mount Carmel Bluffs, 17.61% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and bathing. Some experts believe that this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Mount Carmel Bluffs, 18.7% of Residents

This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that were able to retain mobility. Many believe that mobility is critical to residents' physical and mental health.

Hospitalizations

In Mount Carmel Bluffs, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Mount Carmel Bluffs, 18.7% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Mount Carmel Bluffs, 19.85% of Patients

This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Mount Carmel Bluffs, 100% 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 autonomy with ADL's usually correlates with successful rehabilitation.