North Crest Living Center

North Crest Living Center is a small nursing home in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Featuring an overall grade of A-, this is without a doubt a very strong nursing home. Not surprisingly, this is the highest rated nursing home in Council Bluffs. Keep reading to find this nursing home's category grades, which are also strong. It's hard to find any major flaws in this nursing home's profile.

We also wanted to point out the fact that this nursing home has received near flawless inspections in recent years. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this area. Our inspection ratings are tied to pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that excel in this category tend to have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. While this facility had some minor dings on its report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you the government inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

We also would like to alert you to the fact that this facility was given a superb score of A- in our long-term care category. When nursing homes receive this kind of grade in this category it is usually a good sign for resident care and indicates that the facility is well-staffed with nurses and aids. After assessing the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 98.59813 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients out of the hospital. This nursing home also keeps its residents out of the hospital. It had just 1.63 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days.

The third category we assessed was short-term care. Adding to its impressive profile, this nursing home also excelled in this category. In fact, we awarded it a of A- in that category. In our short-term care rating, we strive to craft a meaningful gauge for rehabilitation. In this process, we look at the nursing home's levels of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. This nursing home employs both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities employ these skilled professionals. The last item we assessed in this category is the number of patients who returned home from the facility. We found that it fared as well as just about any facility in Iowa in this area with 57 percent of its residents returning home. For most facilities, fewer than half of their short-stay residents are able to return home.

The next category we graded is nursing. This facility was given a favorable nursing score in our assessment, with a B. Although this was not as strong as some of its other grades, this remains one of the more favorable scores for this area. Nursing ratings are heavily correlated with quantity of nursing care available. This nursing home provides 3.7 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed better than average in this area. This is often a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.