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Ravenwood Specialty Care

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: C
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2651 St Francis Drive,
Waterloo IA 50702

73.06% estimated occupancy 1

Ravenwood Specialty Care is a large non-profit nursing home in Waterloo, Iowa. We awarded this nursing home an overall grade of C. A score of this caliber requires some respectable marks. We wanted to point out that Waterloo received a city grade of B, so you may wish to look at other options in the city as well. The best part of this place's report card was is its nursing grade. We discuss nursing in the next paragraph.

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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
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2022)
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Nurse Quality

Grade: A-minus

The main thing salvaging this facility's profile is its elite nursing grade. We awarded this nursing home an A- in that category. Our nursing rating includes a handful of components, most of which are based on nursing hours. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B

Another one of this facility's better category scores came in the category of short-term care. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of B. It actually outperformed most nursing homes in this area. In forming these short-term care grades, we look at the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, speech therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. The purpose is to devise a barometer for sizing up the rehabilitation services of various nursing homes. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. However, according to the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last item we assessed in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that 4.7 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.

Facility Inspections

Grade: B-minus

This nursing home received a good score in the area of inspections as well. In fact, we awarded it a B- for that category, which is one of our better scores. Inspection grades are tied to several pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Deficiencies are an important thing to look for on these reports. Severe deficiencies indicate a threat to resident safety. While this place had a few minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you the government inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A few minor deficiencies should not stop you from considering a nursing home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: F

The next category we assessed is long-term care, which is this nursing home's weakest area. Sadly, it received a lowly F for this category, which is clearly very concerning. When facilities receive this type of grade in this category it is often a bad sign for patient care and it may indicate that the nursing home is not as well-staffed. On top of assessing the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 92.198586 percent of its patients. This is somewhat below what we expected but still a respectable figure. Surprisingly, this place was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility had fewer hospitalizations than most nursing homes. This is its best feature in this category.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Ravenwood Specialty Care Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In Ravenwood Specialty Care, 4.45% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In Ravenwood Specialty Care, 2.6% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Falls leading to injury are often the result of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B

In Ravenwood Specialty Care, 1.66% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely associated with lower quality nursing care. Better nursing care can minimize the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Keep in mind that this metric is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: F

In Ravenwood Specialty Care, 31.63% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. These drugs may be used for treating a variety of medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In Ravenwood Specialty Care, 25.21% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are prescribed to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Ravenwood Specialty Care, 2.01% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Many believe that this is a reliable measure of patient quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In Ravenwood Specialty Care, 94.25% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: C

In Ravenwood Specialty Care, 18.31% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-plus

In Ravenwood Specialty Care, 18.71% of Residents

This indicates the percent of patients who retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Ravenwood Specialty Care, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Ravenwood Specialty Care, 18.71% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical well-being of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-plus

In Ravenwood Specialty Care, 5.43% of Patients

This is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to measure patient well-being during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-plus

In Ravenwood Specialty Care, 80.74% of Resident

This metric is a measure of the percentage of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many in the industry argue that this is a measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.

Scores for Waterloo, IA

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus

Looking for more options? Waterloo, Iowa has 5 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Mercyone Waterloo Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.19 miles away3421 West Ninth Street Waterloo Iowa 50702Voluntary non-profit - Church(319) 272-8000
  • Allen HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.42 miles away1825 Logan Avenue Waterloo Iowa 50703Voluntary non-profit - Private(319) 235-3941
  • Mercyone Cedar Falls Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.6 miles away515 College Street Cedar Falls Iowa 50613Voluntary non-profit - Church(319) 268-3000
  • Waverly Health CenterCritical Access Hospitals 19.41 miles away312 9th Street Sw Waverly Iowa 50677Government - Local(319) 352-4120

Nearby Dialysis

  • Black Hawk Dialysis0.19 miles away3421 W 9th St Waterloo Iowa 50702Dialysis Stations: 18 (319) 272-8700
  • Cedar Valley Dialysis Center2.21 miles away1661 W. Ridgeway Waterloo Iowa 50701CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (319) 226-6425
  • Cedar Valley Waverly Dialysis19.48 miles away220 10th Street Sw Waverly Iowa 50677Dialysis Stations: 16 (319) 226-6425