Savannah Heights
601 S Prairie Street, Mount Pleasant IA 52641 · (319) 385-8095 · 46.4% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Savannah Heights is a small nursing home located in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. This nursing home received an excellent grade of A- overall. This is even better than the city grade of A- in Mount Pleasant, which is also well above average. Based on our assessment, you can't go wrong with this facility. This nursing home's impressive report card was highlighted by its nursing rating, which you can find in the next paragraph.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 50 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility received an impressive grade of A in our nursing category. There are a number of datapoints included in this category. Many of these datapoints relate to nurse staffing. This place provides an incredible 5.1 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. Out of this total, many of those hours were provided by registered nurses, which is one of the most highly trained levels of nurses. On top of offering high levels of care, this nursing home also excelled in several of the quality measures we assessed. With less than 5 percent of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place the nation in this category.
Facility Inspections
Adding to its impressive category scores, this facility also excelled in the area of inspections, where it earned a grade of A. Not many nursing homes performed as well in this area. Our inspection ratings weigh a host of factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better grades in this area generally have few severe deficiencies. Fortunately, although this nursing home had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you CMS did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Remember that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in this industry.
Short-term Care Quality
Moving on our third category, this facility was given an excellent short-term care grade. In fact, we gave it a score of A in that category. In crafting these short-term care scores, we quantify the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The objective is to create a barometer for comparing the rehabilitation services of different nursing homes. One reason for this facility's strong score in this category is that it provides more care with registered nurses to its residents than the average nursing home. Finally, we looked at the number of residents who were able to return home from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
Long-term Care Quality
The last category we analyzed is long-term care. In this category, we awarded this facility a decent grade of B-. This turned out to be this nursing home's worst category. With our long-term care grade, we look at the sheer quantity of services provided by a nursing home, as well as some quality data points. On top of considering the very solid quantity of care provided by aids and other staff at this nursing home, we also were happy with the facility's vaccination statistics. By way of example, this facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to 97.77778 percent of its residents, which is above average. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 1.29 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility had less hospitalizations than most nursing homes.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Savannah Heights Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients who are suffering from pressure ulcers . We consider this statistic when determining our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients who have had a fall leading to major injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are often linked to a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this metric may also be skewed for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many patients, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric gauges the percent of long-term care patients which are prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are generally used to treat residents experiencing depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percent of patients exhibiting signs of depression. Increased rates of depression may reveal a less hospitable environment.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percent of patients that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percent of patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate the deterioration of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percentage of patients who maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is key to the physical health of residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the overall quality of nursing home care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better