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Simpson Memorial Home

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  • Independent Living
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  • Memory Care

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B
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1000 North Miller Street,
West Liberty IA 52776

(319) 627-4775

54.54% estimated occupancy 1

Simpson Memorial Home is in West Liberty, Iowa, a city with a population of 4,947 people. This facility was awarded an overall grade of B, which is a very respectable grade. At the end of the day, this facility is a solid choice for quite a few people. The best aspect of this nursing home's impressive profile is its short-term care grade. short-term care grades are discussed in the next paragraph

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Secure Memory Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Medical Transportation
  • Wound Care
  • Pain Management

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Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A- for our short-term care grade. Short-term care grades are meaningful for people looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically utilizes additional highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means a broad spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 6 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.

Facility Inspections

Grade: B-plus

In addition, this facility also received excellent inspections in recent years. We awarded them one of our better grades in that area, with a grade of B+. Inspection ratings weigh several factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher scores in this area usually have few of these severe deficiencies. Fortunately, although this facility had some minor dings on its report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means that the government inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. We should note that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in this industry.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-plus

Another one of this facility's impressive category grades came in the area of nursing care. We awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of B+. Our nursing grade assesses the nursing home's nurse staffing levels. We factor in both the levels of skill of those nurses as well as the amount of time spent with residents. 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 place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by having a protocol of turning a resident more frequently.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: C

The final category we analyzed was long-term care. In that category, we gave this facility a C. Our long-term care ratings are more meaningful for individuals in need of more traditional assistance related to personal care. Once we looked at the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination records. We were somewhat surprised to discover that this nursing home vaccinated only 60.95238 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Nevertheless, this nursing home excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Simpson Memorial Home Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Simpson Memorial Home, 8.62% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term residents who suffered from pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a solid barometer of a facility's nursing care quality.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B

In Simpson Memorial Home, 2.86% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injury are routinely linked to poor nursing care. Better nursing care can limit the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In Simpson Memorial Home, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percent of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with poor hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Simpson Memorial Home, 17.14% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to confirm these medications are being used appropriately. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Simpson Memorial Home, 12.63% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percent of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are administered to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: D

In Simpson Memorial Home, 13.73% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term residents who are showing symptoms of depression. Some would argue that this is a reasonable measure of resident quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: F

In Simpson Memorial Home, 76.44% of Patients

This is the percent of residents that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In Simpson Memorial Home, 12.09% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: D

In Simpson Memorial Home, 7.06% of Residents

This tells you the percentage of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Simpson Memorial Home, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is important to maintaining the physical health of residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A

In Simpson Memorial Home, 7.06% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-plus

In Simpson Memorial Home, 82.57% of Resident

Measures the percentage of short-term residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some believe this is a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Trinity MuscatineAcute Care Hospitals 14.58 miles away1518 Mulberry Avenue Muscatine Iowa 52761Voluntary non-profit - Private(563) 264-9100
  • Mercy HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 15.09 miles away500 E Market Street Iowa City Iowa 52245Voluntary non-profit - Church(319) 339-0300
  • University of Iowa Hospital & ClinicsAcute Care Hospitals 16.09 miles away200 Hawkins Drive Iowa City Iowa 52242Government - State(319) 356-1616

Nearby Dialysis

  • University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics - Muscatine12.76 miles away3465 Mulberry Ave Muscatine Iowa 52761Dialysis Stations: 12 (563) 262-9303
  • Fmc - Muscatine14.43 miles away311 Parham St Muscatine Iowa 52761Dialysis Stations: 10 (563) 323-3300
  • University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Dialysis16.14 miles away200 Hawkins Drive w336-4az Iowa City Iowa 52242Dialysis Stations: 20 (319) 356-3047