Panora Specialty Care

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Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

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Panora Specialty Care's website

805 East Main,
Panora IA 50216

(641) 755-2700

88.04% estimated occupancy ¹

Panora Specialty Care is in Panora, Iowa. This nursing home received an overall grade of D in our grading scheme. Based on our ratings, this nursing home likely isn't the best fit for most people. If you aren't deterred by this place's profile, feel free to continue reading to find out about its category scores. Inspection reports are discussed in the next paragraph.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
Non profit - Corporation
Offers Hospice
Offers Respite Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab
Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Speech Therapy
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management
Lymphedema Care

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Facility Inspections

Although we didn't rate this facility favorably overall, we actually gave it an excellent grade in the category of inspections, where it received an A-. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in calculating these inspection scores. One key factor is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more important than the number of deficiencies, as some deficiencies can be quite minor. This facility received 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered to be severe. This indicates that the government inspectors didn't consider any of these deficiencies to pose an immediate threat to resident safety or health. A couple minor deficiencies aren't the end of the world.

Nurse Quality

We awarded this facility a respectable grade in the area of nursing as well, with a grade of C. Our nursing score is largely tied to the facility's level of nurse staffing. This place provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient each day. This is a relatively low total compared to most nursing homes. Finally, despite not having the highest total nursing hours, this facility performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is typically an indicator that a facility has quality controls in place.

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Long-term Care Quality

Unfortunately, this facility only received a D for its long-term care grade, which is well below average in this category. For long-term care residents, the primary objective is to maintain patients' quality of life and keep them safe. In addition to looking at the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients. Surprisingly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home has fewer hospitalizations than many nursing homes. Sadly, a few of its other scores in the category weren't as favorable as these.

Short-term Care Quality

This facility's least impressive category is short-term care, which is the final area we assessed. In this area, we awarded this nursing home a grade of D. Short-term care grades are meaningful for individuals seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually utilizes additional skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means a broad range of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. With a score in this range for this category, we were not surprised to discover this place was below average in many staffing areas we looked at. It offered significantly fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per patient than most nursing homes. The last measure we assessed in this area is the number of patients that who were able to eventually return home from the nursing home. This facility struggled quite a bit in this area as well, with just 0 percent of its residents returning home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Panora Specialty Care Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Panora Specialty Care, 6.13% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percent of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage resulting from remaining in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Panora Specialty Care, 3.72% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injuries are considered to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls leading to injury are often caused by lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Panora Specialty Care, 2.97% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely caused by a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this statistic may be misleading for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Panora Specialty Care, 16.77% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. 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 Panora Specialty Care, 18.76% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents which were administered antianxiety medication. These medications are typically given to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Panora Specialty Care, 4.77% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients who are demonstrating symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Panora Specialty Care, 94.58% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Panora Specialty Care, 16.85% Percentage of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that required 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 Panora Specialty Care, 20.59% Percentage of Residents

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients that remained mobile levels. Many argue that the ability to move around is critical to residents' physical and mental health.

Hospitalizations

In Panora Specialty Care, 1.17 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

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

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Panora Specialty Care, 20.59 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of patients.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Panora Specialty Care, 79.44% Percentage of Resident

This indicates the percentage of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.

Nearby Hospitals

Guthrie County HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 7.3 miles away710 North 12th Street Guthrie Center Iowa 50115Government - Local(641) 332-2201
Dallas County HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 16.59 miles away610 Tenth Street Perry Iowa 50220Voluntary non-profit - Other(515) 465-3547