Pearl Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing at Lake Pa is a small nursing home in Lake Park, Iowa. Featuring an overall score of F, we consider this to be a very poor facility. If you are not satisfied with this facility's pedestrian overall grade, you may have to look in other cities as this is the only nursing home in Lake Park. We wouldn't blame you if you're ready to stop reading and find another facility. However, if you want to learn more about this nursing home's category grades, we will discuss short-term care in the next paragraph.
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Pearl Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing at Lake Pa
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
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Short-term Care Quality
While we graded this facility incredibly poorly overall, it received a fairly respectable short-term care score this year. We gave it a grade of B- in that area. Short-term care grades are typically used to grade a nursing home's rehabilitation services. To offer quality rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally must offer higher levels of skilled nursing services. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other licensed professionals. We were surprised to find that this place was below average in the two key staffing areas we assessed. It supplied fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other facilities. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home. At most nursing homes, closer to half of their residents are able to return home so this figure is below average.
Facility Inspections
Interestingly, this nursing home's terrible overall grade can't really be attributed to its inspection reports. We awarded it a grade of C for inspections. Inspection ratings account for several factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. This facility had 5 deficiencies on its government inspection report, but none were in categories G through L. This indicates this facility dodged the more ominous classes of deficiencies. Unfortunately, we also need to draw your attention to the fact that this facility received significant government fines in recent years.
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Nurse Quality
We gave this facility a grade of just D for our nursing rating. The nursing grade includes a handful of components, most of which are based on nursing hours. With just 0.1 hours of nursing care per patient per day, this place's nurse staffing levels were significantly below average. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in computing our nursing ratings. This nursing home performed well in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls.
Long-term Care Quality
The last category we rated was long-term care. Unfortunately, we gave it an abysmal F for this area, which is a bottom of the barrel grade. Long-term care ratings in this range generally are a bad sign for the quantity and quality of care provided by nurses and aids. After we finished looking at the volume of nursing care, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination statistics. Candidly, we were a bit concerned this nursing home vaccinated a relatively low 59.550564 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Surprisingly, this facility was actually decent at keeping its residents out of the hospital. It had just 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. This is its best score in this category.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Pearl Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing at Lake Pa Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Pearl Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing at Lake Pa, 9.09% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are often caused by residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols reduces the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Pearl Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing at Lake Pa, 6.74% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic indicates the percentage of long-term patients who have experienced a fall which caused serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be a sign of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Pearl Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing at Lake Pa, 11.63% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with poor hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Pearl Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing at Lake Pa, 25.4% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic indicates the percent of long-term care residents who were administered antipsychotic drugs. Excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents in scenarios where such drugs aren't medically indicated. Nevertheless, some facilities need to rely on these medications due to an increased number of residents with Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Pearl Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing at Lake Pa, 23.38% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay patients who are administered antianxiety drugs. These drugs are given to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Pearl Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing at Lake Pa, 0% of Patients
This is the percent of patients showing symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Pearl Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing at Lake Pa, 71.82% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Pearl Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing at Lake Pa, 13.51% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Pearl Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing at Lake Pa, 21.4% of Residents
This metric measures the percentage of long-term residents who maintained mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Pearl Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing at Lake Pa, 0.02 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.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Pearl Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing at Lake Pa, 21.4% of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Pearl Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing at Lake Pa, 4.8% of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the quality of rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
- Lakes Regional HealthcareAcute Care Hospitals 10.04 miles away2301 Highway 71 Spirit Lake Iowa 51360Voluntary non-profit - Other(712) 336-1230
- Sanford Worthington Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 18.6 miles away1018 Sixth Avenue PO Box 997 Worthington Minnesota 56187Voluntary non-profit - Private(507) 372-3110
Nearby Dialysis
- Warner Dialysis Center9.61 miles away3150 18th St Spirit Lake Iowa 51360Dialysis Stations: 12 (712) 336-2910
- Sanford Worthington Medical Center18.6 miles away1018 6th Ave PO Box 997 Worthington Minnesota 56187Dialysis Stations: 8 (507) 372-3279