Prairie Ridge Care & Rehabilit is located in Mediapolis, Iowa. The city has a total of 2,449 people. Sporting an overall rating of B, this facility is a very good option. As far as we can see, this facility looks like a good fit for quite a few people. The best part of this nursing home's strong profile was its inspection rating. We discuss inspections in the next paragraph
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Prairie Ridge Care & Rehabilit
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- Memory Care
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Individual
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Facility Inspections
On top of receiving a great overall rating, this facility fared even better in our inspections category which is based on the nursing home's recent government inspection reports. In fact, we awarded it an A for that category, which is one of our best grades. These inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these issues by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This facility received 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be severe deficiencies. This indicates that the government inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies an imminent threat to resident health or safety. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor made us feel better about this inspection report.
Nurse Quality
This facility received a very good nursing grade this year as well. It received one of our better scores in that category with a grade of B. Our nursing grade is primarily associated with the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 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 nursing home the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can generally be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as by having a protocol of turning a resident more frequently.
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Short-term Care Quality
This facility's next best category turned out to be its short-term care score, where it was awarded a grade of B-. In our short-term care rating, we seek to forge a valuable gauge for rehabilitation services. In this process, we look at a facility's scope of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. However, based on the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the number of residents who ultimately were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 4.4 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was actually well below average.
Long-term Care Quality
Switching gears to the fourth category, this nursing home was awarded a grade of C in long-term care, which is a respectable rating. In calculating our long-term care scores, we size up the assistance with daily living offered to a nursing home's patients. On top of looking at the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. We discovered that this facility administered the vaccine to just 72.34042 percent of its residents, which is a bit of a concern. Nevertheless, this nursing home was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Prairie Ridge Care & Rehabilit Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Prairie Ridge Care & Rehabilit, 6.16% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Prairie Ridge Care & Rehabilit, 3.87% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are routinely caused by poor nursing care. More supervision can limit the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Prairie Ridge Care & Rehabilit, 3.28% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely linked to a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this datapoint can be misleading for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Prairie Ridge Care & Rehabilit, 17.54% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents given antipsychotic drugs. These drugs may be used to treat several conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Prairie Ridge Care & Rehabilit, 19.26% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Prairie Ridge Care & Rehabilit, 4.67% of Patients
This is the percent of patients who are showing depressive symptoms. Higher rates of depression may imply a lower level of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Prairie Ridge Care & Rehabilit, 93.67% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Prairie Ridge Care & Rehabilit, 17.07% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Prairie Ridge Care & Rehabilit, 16.9% Percentage of Residents
Measures the percent of long-term stay residents that retained mobility levels.
Hospitalizations
In Prairie Ridge Care & Rehabilit, 1.48 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Prairie Ridge Care & Rehabilit, 16.9 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Prairie Ridge Care & Rehabilit, 12.73 Percentage of Patients
Measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to measure patient care during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Prairie Ridge Care & Rehabilit, 77.73% Percentage of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Great River Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 13.63 miles away1221 South Gear Avenue West Burlington Iowa 52655Voluntary non-profit - Private(319) 768-1000
Nearby Dialysis
- Southeastern Renal Dialysis, Lc - W Burlington13.4 miles away1213 S. Gear West Burlington Iowa 52655CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (319) 758-0691