Located in Jefferson, Iowa, Regency Park Nursing & Rehab Center of Jefferson is the only option located in this city. It looks like this nursing home is among the better nursing homes we assessed. A score of this caliber requires very strong marks across the board. We flat out can't say enough favorable things about this nursing home. The best part of this nursing home's impressive profile is its inspection rating. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section
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Regency Park Nursing & Rehab Center of Jefferson
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- Memory Care
Updated Nov 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 - Limited Liability company
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Peritoneal Dialysis
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility earned near flawless inspections in recent years. We gave them an impressive grade of A+ in this area. Inspection ratings are tied to many pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that excel in this area typically have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This particular nursing home received 4 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.
Nurse Quality
This facility also excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Our nursing grade is mostly tied to 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 facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place Iowa in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as having a policy of turning residents even once per day.
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Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was awarded a fine short-term care score. This actually is this nursing home's third best category grade. In that category, we awarded this facility a grade of A-. In determining our short-term care ratings, we scrutinize a nursing home's levels of skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other highly skilled individuals. This category is more often than not a meaningful measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final statistic we considered in this category is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
Long-term Care Quality
The final area we graded was long-term care, in which this nursing home was awarded a grade of C. This actually was this facility's least impressive category. This is nevertheless not a major area of concern. Our long-term care grades are more meaningful for individuals in need of more conventional services related to activities of daily living. One of the factors we considered on top of nursing hours was vaccines. Thankfully, this facility administered the pneumonia vaccination to 100 percent of its residents. Finally, this nursing home was also able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Regency Park Nursing & Rehab Center of Jefferson Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Regency Park Nursing & Rehab Center of Jefferson, 3.49% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols can reduce the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Regency Park Nursing & Rehab Center of Jefferson, 0% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of patients that have had a fall which resulted in severe injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Regency Park Nursing & Rehab Center of Jefferson, 0% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many experts to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often linked to a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this statistic could also be misleading for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Regency Park Nursing & Rehab Center of Jefferson, 23.36% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Regency Park Nursing & Rehab Center of Jefferson, 22.96% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic measures the percentage of long-term residents who were given antianxiety medication. These medications are prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Regency Park Nursing & Rehab Center of Jefferson, 3.68% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who are showing symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Regency Park Nursing & Rehab Center of Jefferson, 99.42% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Regency Park Nursing & Rehab Center of Jefferson, 20.9% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and using the bathroom. Some believe that this is a measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Regency Park Nursing & Rehab Center of Jefferson, 18.34% of Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents that were able to retain mobility. Many argue that mobility is vital to residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Regency Park Nursing & Rehab Center of Jefferson, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Regency Park Nursing & Rehab Center of Jefferson, 18.34% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Regency Park Nursing & Rehab Center of Jefferson, 61.9% of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term care patients that experienced functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Greene County Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 1.15 miles away1000 West Lincolnway Jefferson Iowa 50129Government - Local(515) 386-2114
- Dallas County HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 18.5 miles away610 Tenth Street Perry Iowa 50220Voluntary non-profit - Other(515) 465-3547
Nearby Dialysis
- Perry Dialysis18.53 miles away610 10th St Perry Iowa 50220Dialysis Stations: 8 (515) 465-2657