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Qhc Humboldt South

Nursing Home

Updated Nov 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

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Qhc Humboldt South's website

800 13th Street South,
Humboldt IA 50548

(515) 332-4104

24% estimated occupancy ¹

Qhc Humboldt South is a small nursing home in Humboldt, Iowa. We awarded this nursing home an overall grade of B+. A grade in this range requires favorable marks in most areas. Based on our assessment, this nursing home looks like a good fit for most people. The best aspect of this nursing home's strong report card is its nursing score. We discuss nursing in the next section

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
No Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Limited Liability company
Offers Inpatient Rehab

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Nurse Quality

On top of being a quality nursing home overall, this nursing home really excelled in the area of nursing, where it received an A. Few facilities performed better in this category. Nursing grades are primarily tied to a facility's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well in the area of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Facility Inspections

We also wanted to emphasize this nursing home's nearly flawless health inspections in recent years. We gave them an impressive grade of A- in this category. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating these inspection scores. One critical factor is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some can be quite minor. This particular nursing home received 9 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a good inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.

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Short-term Care Quality

The next category we assessed was short-term care. This facility was awarded a very favorable short-term care score. We awarded them a strong grade of A- in this category. Our short-term care ratings are presumably most important for folks requiring rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation usually mandates more skilled nursing. This means not only nursing services, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last measure we considered in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

The next category we assessed is long-term care, which proved to be a low point for this facility. We awarded this nursing home a D in our long-term care category, leaving this as the nursing home's weakest category grade. We'd nevertheless suggest that you consider all of a facility's category grades. When nursing homes receive this type of grade in long-term care it is a bad sign for resident care and it may mean that the place is not as well-staffed with nurses and aids. On top of considering the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 92.06349 percent of its patients. This is a few points less than we were hoping for but still a respectable figure. Surprisingly, this nursing home was actually decent at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had just 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. This was its best score in this category.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Qhc Humboldt South Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Qhc Humboldt South, 8.82% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percent of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care can minimize the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Qhc Humboldt South, 6.35% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of patients who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are often the result of lower quality nursing care. More supervision limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Qhc Humboldt South, 8.06% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections may be linked to insufficient hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Qhc Humboldt South, 16.07% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many patients, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Qhc Humboldt South, 14.75% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric indicates the percent of long-term care patients taking antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Qhc Humboldt South, 3.57% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents exhibiting symptoms of depression. Higher rates of depression could be an indicator a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Qhc Humboldt South, 93.53% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Qhc Humboldt South, 19.67% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and using the bathroom.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Qhc Humboldt South, 16% of Residents

This is the percent of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Qhc Humboldt South, 16% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.

Nearby Hospitals

Humboldt County Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 1.35 miles away1000 North 15th Street Humboldt Iowa 50548Voluntary non-profit - Other(515) 332-4200
Trinity Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 15.46 miles away802 Kenyon Rd Fort Dodge Iowa 50501Voluntary non-profit - Private(515) 573-3101