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Solon Nursing Care Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B-minus
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Solon Nursing Care Center's website

523 East Fifth Street,
Solon IA 52333

(319) 624-3492

65.1% estimated occupancy 1

Solon Nursing Care Center is an average-sized nursing home located in Solon, Iowa. This nursing home proved to be a respectable facility, with an overall grade of B-. You can certainly do worse than this place. We were also pleased to find that this facility was consistent in all of the major categories we assessed. More information about its category grades is available below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2022)
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Nurse Quality

Grade: A

We want to draw your attention to the fact that this nursing home received a much better grade for nursing than it received overall. In fact, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A. Nursing ratings are primarily based on a facility's nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

This nursing home's second most favorable area was short-term care. We gave it a grade of B- in this area. This is basically a middle of the pack score in this category. In determining our short-term care grades, we quantify the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The purpose is to create a scale for comparing the rehabilitation services of different facilities. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final statistic we looked at in this area is the percentage of patients who returned home from the nursing home. We found that just 4.3 percent of this facility's patients returned home. This figure was below the national average.

Facility Inspections

Grade: C

This nursing home also received a decent inspection grade. In that area, we gave this facility a grade of C. Inspection grades take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these factors by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This facility was hit with 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were in categories G through L. This indicates it dodged the more significant categories of deficiencies. Unfortunately, we also need to draw your attention to the fact that this facility received significant government fines in recent years.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: C

The last area we analyzed was long-term care. We awarded it a grade of C in that category. This is not a bad grade in this category. If you are looking for anything other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each nursing home's long-term care scores. In addition to considering the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 92.093025 percent of its residents, which is slightly less than we anticipated. Nevertheless, this nursing home excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Solon Nursing Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-plus

In Solon Nursing Care Center, 1.02% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin resulting from remaining in the same position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In Solon Nursing Care Center, 2.33% of Patients had Serious Falls

This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term patients who experienced a fall resulting in major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be an indicator of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: C

In Solon Nursing Care Center, 2.9% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often the result of worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this metric could be misleading for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Solon Nursing Care Center, 17.54% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These drugs may be used for treating a variety of conditions, such as cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Solon Nursing Care Center, 7.53% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are given to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In Solon Nursing Care Center, 2.87% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who are showing signs of depression. Some would argue that this is a measure of patient quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: C

In Solon Nursing Care Center, 93.29% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: D

In Solon Nursing Care Center, 25.27% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-plus

In Solon Nursing Care Center, 18.6% of Residents

This is the percentage of residents that maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Solon Nursing Care Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care. There is usually a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of long-term care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Solon Nursing Care Center, 18.6% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical well-being of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-minus

In Solon Nursing Care Center, 13.63% of Patients

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-plus

In Solon Nursing Care Center, 82.38% of Resident

This tells you the percentage of short-term care patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of performance with activities of daily living generally correlates with successful rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Mercy HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.8 miles away500 E Market Street Iowa City Iowa 52245Voluntary non-profit - Church(319) 339-0300
  • University of Iowa Hospital & ClinicsAcute Care Hospitals 10.25 miles away200 Hawkins Drive Iowa City Iowa 52242Government - State(319) 356-1616
  • Mercy Medical Center - Cedar RapidsAcute Care Hospitals 14.86 miles away701 10th Street Se Cedar Rapids Iowa 52403Voluntary non-profit - Church(319) 398-6011
  • St Lukes HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 15.37 miles away1026 a Ave Ne Cedar Rapids Iowa 52402Voluntary non-profit - Private(319) 369-7211

Nearby Dialysis

  • University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics - North Liberty7.78 miles away5 Lions Drive N Liberty Outreach Dialysis Unit North Liberty Iowa 52317Dialysis Stations: 12 (319) 467-7190
  • University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Dialysis10.17 miles away200 Hawkins Drive w336-4az Iowa City Iowa 52242Dialysis Stations: 20 (319) 356-3047
  • Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids14.93 miles away701 10th St Se Dialysis Unit Cedar Rapids Iowa 52403Dialysis Stations: 8 (319) 398-6432
  • Five Seasons Dialysis15.09 miles away1002 4th Avenue Se, Suite A Cedar Rapids Iowa 52403CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (319) 363-1538
  • Mercy Medical Center Dialysis - Mercy Plaza17.98 miles away5264 Council St Ne Suite 200 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52402Dialysis Stations: 33 (319) 398-6423
  • Cedar Rapids Dialysis18.45 miles away5945 Council St Ne Cedar Rapids Iowa 52402Dialysis Stations: 12 (319) 294-7088

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=165550