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Nora Springs Care Center

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  • Memory Care

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
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Nora Springs Care Center's website

907 W Congress,
Nora Springs IA 50458

(641) 749-5331

89.8% estimated occupancy 1

With an address in Nora Springs, Iowa, Nora Springs Care Center is the sole facility located there. With an overall grade of B+, this looks like a very good facility. In fact, we ranked this facility in the top third of all facilities in the country. The best aspect of this facility's strong report card was its inspection reports. Inspection grades are discussed in the next section

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • No Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Secure Memory Care 
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. Inspection ratings are based on items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that score well in this category typically have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This facility received 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered to be severe. This indicates that CMS did not consider any of the deficiencies an immediate threat to resident health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

This facility performed well in our long-term care category. In fact, we gave it a score of A- for that area, which happens to be one of our most dominant scores. Facilities that receive this kind of grade in this category tend to provide consistent around the clock care to ensure residents are kept in good health. In addition to considering the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 96.98795 percent of its patients. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients out of the hospital. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

This facility's next best area was short-term care. In that category, we gave this nursing home a grade of B-. Our short-term care ratings are likely more critical for residents in need of a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually utilizes additional highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means not just nursing services, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Unfortunately, we weren't able to find registered nurse or physical therapy staffing data for this nursing home. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of residents that returned home from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was well below the national average.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

The next category we analyzed was nursing. This facility was given a strong nursing score in our assessment, with a B-. Although this was not quite as impressive as some of its other category grades, this is still an acceptable grade in that category. Our nursing rating assesses several components, however, the paramount consideration is the number of nurse hours per patient per week. This nursing home averages just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. Lastly, we like to look at quality-based metrics, such as the percent of residents who sustained pressure ulcers and major falls. These metrics are decent measures of the quality of nursing care.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Nora Springs Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In Nora Springs Care Center, 5.06% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin resulting from staying in the same position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: D

In Nora Springs Care Center, 7.23% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are often the result of lower quality nursing care. Better nursing protocols can reduce the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Nora Springs Care Center, 4.76% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely the result of facilities with worst hygiene practices. Closer supervision limits the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Keep in mind that this metric is affected by by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: D

In Nora Springs Care Center, 22.29% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This statistic is an indication of the percent of long-term care patients taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Nora Springs Care Center, 14.47% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percentage of residents who were given antianxiety drugs. These medications are prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Nora Springs Care Center, 1.4% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents who are showing signs of depression. Increased levels of depression may be an indicator a less hospitable environment.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In Nora Springs Care Center, 96.66% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-minus

In Nora Springs Care Center, 10.97% of Patients

This is the percent of patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's could indicate erosion of a resident's medical condition.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: D

In Nora Springs Care Center, 8.66% of Residents

This indicates the percentage of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Nora Springs Care Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care. There is typically a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of long-term care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A

In Nora Springs Care Center, 8.66% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-minus

In Nora Springs Care Center, 8.87% of Patients

Measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Mercy Medical Center-North IowaAcute Care Hospitals 10.02 miles away1000 Fourth Street Sw Mason City Iowa 50401Voluntary non-profit - Private(641) 428-7000
  • Mitchell County Regional HealthCritical Access Hospitals 14.48 miles away616 North Eighth Street Osage Iowa 50461Voluntary non-profit - Other(641) 732-6000
  • Floyd County Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 18.02 miles away800 11th St Charles City Iowa 50616Voluntary non-profit - Other(641) 228-6830

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fmc - Mason City12.53 miles away910 N Eisenhower Ave Mason City Iowa 50401Dialysis Stations: 21 (641) 423-6015
  • Fmc - Charles City17.85 miles away707 Gilbert St Charles City Iowa 50616Dialysis Stations: 8 (641) 228-3467