Southridge Specialty Care

Nursing Home
Assisted Living
Memory Care

Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

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Southridge Specialty Care's website

309 West Merle Hibbs Boulevard,
Marshalltown IA 50158

(641) 752-4553

91.58% estimated occupancy ¹

Located in Marshalltown, Iowa, Southridge Specialty Care is one of four available nursing homes in the area. This nursing home proved to be a middle of the pack facility, with an overall grade of B-. This place seems to have some things working in its favor. We were also pleased to find that this place was consistent in all four of our categories. Additional information about its category grades is available below.

Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Speech Therapy
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Recreational Therapy

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Facility Inspections

This nursing home earned a solid overall grade as described above, but we really wanted to emphasize its nearly flawless government inspections in recent years. We gave them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. Our inspection ratings are tied to items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that excel in this category have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This nursing home was assessed 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be major deficiencies. This tells you that CMS didn't consider any of the deficiencies to cause an immediate threat to resident safety or health. A couple minor dings are not something to panic about.

Short-term Care Quality

This nursing home's next most favorable category turned out to be its short-term care grade, where it was awarded a grade of B-. In calculating these short-term care ratings, we quantify the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, speech therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The purpose is to formulate a tool for sizing up the rehabilitation services of various facilities. Unfortunately, we were not able to track down information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. Finally, we considered the percentage of residents that ultimately returned home from this nursing home. We found that 5.7 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was quite a bit below average.

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Nurse Quality

The next highest grade we gave this nursing home in any area came in the category of nursing, where we gave it a grade of C. Our nursing rating analyzes many components, many of which are associated with nursing hours. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most nursing homes. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this facility surprisingly fared better in some of the quality-based metrics we looked at. It scored well in the area of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care. In some cases, the quality of nursing care is just as important as the quantity of hours of care provided.

Long-term Care Quality

The final category we scored is long-term care. We gave this nursing home a C in this area. In a long-term care environment, the facility's primary objective is to keep patients healthy and safe. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate residents. Once we assessed the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 97.44681 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is higher than most nursing homes. Finally, this place was also able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Southridge Specialty Care Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Southridge Specialty Care, 6.13% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely caused by residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can limit the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Southridge Specialty Care, 3.72% of Patients had Serious Falls

This statistic gauges the percent of long-term care residents who experienced falls leading to serious injury. This is one of the statistics we use in determining nursing scores.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Southridge Specialty Care, 2.97% of Patients had UTIs

This metric gauges the percent of long-term care patients which experienced a UTI. UTI's could be a sign of poor nursing care. However, this metric can be misleading for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Southridge Specialty Care, 16.77% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term residents receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Southridge Specialty Care, 18.76% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percentage of patients who were given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Southridge Specialty Care, 4.77% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients who are showing signs of depression. Increased levels of depression may imply a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Southridge Specialty Care, 94.58% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term care residents who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these vaccines indispensable.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Southridge Specialty Care, 16.85% Percentage of Patients

This is the percentage of patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Southridge Specialty Care, 20.59% Percentage of Residents

This is the percent of patients who maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

In Southridge Specialty Care, 1.17 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric tracks the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Southridge Specialty Care, 20.59 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical well-being of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Southridge Specialty Care, 11.44 Percentage of Patients

Measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to measure short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Southridge Specialty Care, 79.44% Percentage of Resident

This is the percentage of short-term care patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.