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Northgate Care Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
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960 4th Street Nw,
Waukon IA 52172

(563) 568-3493

73.4% estimated occupancy 1

With an address in Waukon, Iowa, Northgate Care Center is one of just a couple available facilities in this area. It looks like this is a fine facility. We awarded this it an overall grade of B+, which is a well above average score. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top third of all facilities in the United States. This nursing home was stronger in some categories than others, but it did not have any bad scores in any of our major areas discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.

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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
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Hemodialysis
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
  • Podiatry
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Laboratory
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Bariatric Care
  • Optometry
  • Audiology
  • Lymphedema Care
  • Aquatic Therapy

Awards

Best Nursing Home in Waukon, Iowa badge

Best Nursing Home in Waukon, Iowa Awards 2019

Top Nursing Home in Iowa badge

Top Nursing Home in Iowa Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in Waukon, Iowa badge

Best Nursing Home in Waukon, Iowa Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in Waukon, Iowa badge

Best Nursing Home in Waukon, Iowa Awards 2021

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A+

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. Inspection grades take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these factors by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this nursing home had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are found in categories G through L. This tells you that CMS did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A

This nursing home was given strong marks in the category of long-term care as well. In fact, it received one of our best grades in that area with a score of A. Nursing homes that do well in long-term care typically are well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to residents. On top of considering the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia sadly can be a life or death condition for nursing home patients so we like it when a facility doesn't take any chances. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B

Another strong feature for this facility is that it received an impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of B. In determining a facility's nursing rating, we weigh the amount of time nurses are caring for residents and the level of licensure of the nurses. This nursing home averages 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality measures and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility Iowa in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as by having a protocol of moving a resident even once per day.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: C

The next area we graded is short-term care, in which this nursing home received a grade of C. Although this ended up being its worst category grade, this is nevertheless a middle of the pack score. In determining our short-term care scores, we assess the facility's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other licensed professionals. This rating is more often than not a fair assessment of the nursing home's rehabilitation services. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. However, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we considered the number of residents who returned home from this facility. We found that 4.1 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was actually well below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Northgate Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In Northgate Care Center, 4.71% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care reduces the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B

In Northgate Care Center, 3.17% of Patients had Serious Falls

This figure indicates the percentage of long-term patients who have experienced falls leading to severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in computing nursing ratings.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-plus

In Northgate Care Center, 0.88% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections may be associated with poor hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: D

In Northgate Care Center, 27.35% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. These drugs may be used to treat a variety of medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: D

In Northgate Care Center, 30.97% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic indicates the percentage of long-term patients which are given antianxiety medication. These medications are used to treat residents suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In Northgate Care Center, 3.45% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care residents showing signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Northgate Care Center, 100% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-minus

In Northgate Care Center, 17.7% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and taking a bath. Some experts would argue this is a measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: C

In Northgate Care Center, 11.45% of Residents

This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients that maintained mobility.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B

In Northgate Care Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is important to maintaining the physical well-being of residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Northgate Care Center, 11.45% of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-plus

In Northgate Care Center, 5.22% of Patients

This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to assess patient care during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In Northgate Care Center, 88.78% of Resident

This is the percent of short-term residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of independence with activities of daily living often correlates with higher quality rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Veterans Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 0.89 miles away40 1st Street Se Waukon Iowa 52172Government - Local(563) 568-3411
  • Winneshiek Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 14.66 miles away901 Montgomery Street Decorah Iowa 52101Government - Local(563) 382-2911

Nearby Dialysis

  • Mayo Clinic Hosp-Dyls14.66 miles away901 Montgomery St. Decorah Iowa 52101Dialysis Stations: 4 (563) 382-1961