Regency Care Center is an average-sized facility in Norwalk, Iowa. Sporting an overall rating of B-, this is likely a middle of the pack nursing home. In our view, this nursing home would be a solid choice for most people. This facility is better in some categories than others, but it did not have any weak links in any of the major areas discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Regency Care Center
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Recreational Therapy
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Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home's short-term care score is notably more impressive than its overall score. Due to a strong performance in this category, it received one of our better grades in that category with a B+. In computing our short-term care scores, we assess the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The purpose is to formulate a measure for sizing up the rehabilitation services of nursing homes. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. However, based on the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we assessed the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 5.4 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
Nurse Quality
Another one of this nursing home's stronger areas was in the category of nursing care. In that area, we gave this facility a grade of B+. The nursing rating analyzes many components, but the most important consideration is the number of nurse hours spent with patients. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well when it comes to minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
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Facility Inspections
This facility also received a very favorable inspection rating. In that area, we gave this nursing home a grade of B. Arguably the most important factor we consider in computing our inspection scores is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher grades in this category most likely dodged the more severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. While this place had some minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means that CMS didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Remember that deficiency-free inspections are rare in the industry.
Long-term Care Quality
Our final category is long-term care, where we gave this nursing home a C in this area. In determining our long-term care ratings, we scrutinize the assistance with daily living offered to the nursing home's residents. One of the statistics we considered after nursing hours was vaccinations. Fortunately, this facility provided the pneumonia vaccination to 98.88476 percent of its patients. Lastly, this place was also able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Regency Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Regency Care Center, 8.28% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Regency Care Center, 0.74% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term care patients who experienced a fall resulting in severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be an indication of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Regency Care Center, 2.39% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely the result of poor nursing care. Better hygiene protocols can limit the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Keep in mind that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Regency Care Center, 9.72% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These drugs are sometimes used for treating a variety of medical conditions, including cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Regency Care Center, 23.92% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic indicates the percentage of long-term stay residents which were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are typically given to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Regency Care Center, 0.39% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who are demonstrating symptoms of depression. Many in the industry argue that this is a reasonable measure of resident quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Regency Care Center, 95.97% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Regency Care Center, 9.01% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate decline of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Regency Care Center, 7.12% of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who were able to retain mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Regency Care Center, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Regency Care Center, 7.12% of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Regency Care Center, 16.38% of Patients
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Regency Care Center, 81.83% of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with ADL's often correlates with superior rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
- Iowa Methodist Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 7.83 miles away1200 Pleasant Street Des Moines Iowa 50309Voluntary non-profit - Private(515) 241-6212
- Mercyone Des Moines Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.53 miles away1111 6th Ave Des Moines Iowa 50314Voluntary non-profit - Private(515) 247-3121
- Iowa Lutheran HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 8.86 miles away700 East University Avenue Des Moines Iowa 50316Voluntary non-profit - Private(515) 263-5612
- Broadlawns Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 9.36 miles away1801 Hickman Road Des Moines Iowa 50314Government - Local(515) 282-2200
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc - Dialysis Services Des Moines South4 miles away6651 Sw 9th St Des Moines Iowa 50315Dialysis Stations: 19 (515) 285-3032
- Central Des Moines Dialysis7.73 miles away1215 Pleasant #106 Des Moines Iowa 50309Dialysis Stations: 20 (515) 241-5715
- Riverpoint Dialysis Unit7.77 miles away501 Sw 7th St Ste B Des Moines Iowa 50309Dialysis Stations: 16 (515) 283-1300
- Davita Windsor Heights Dialysis8.35 miles away1119 73rd St Windsor Heights Iowa 50324Dialysis Stations: 12 (515) 274-9303
- Fmc - Mercy8.73 miles away95 University Ste. 11 Des Moines Iowa 50314Dialysis Stations: 21 (515) 244-0379
- East Des Moines Dialysis9.02 miles away1301 Pennsylvania Ave Ste 208 Des Moines Iowa 50316Dialysis Stations: 16 (515) 262-5995
- West Des Moines Dialysis9.98 miles away6800 Lake Dr #185 West Des Moines Iowa 50266Dialysis Stations: 10 (515) 221-2944
- Ankeny Dialysis19.13 miles away2625 N Ankeny Blvd Ankeny Iowa 50023Dialysis Stations: 12 (515) 963-3174