Thornton Manor

Nursing Home
Assisted Living

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating

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Thornton Manor's website

1329 Main Street,
Lansing IA 52151

(563) 538-4236

72.91% estimated occupancy ¹

With an address in Lansing, Iowa, Thornton Manor is the sole facility we were able to find in this city. It looks like this nursing home is one of the most elite facilities we assessed. A grade in this range requires excellent marks across the board. This is really as good of a place as you'll find. If you scroll down, you can see this facility's category scores, which are also strong.

Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

Home Making
Speech Therapy
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Peritoneal Dialysis
Physical Therapy
Recreational Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)

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Facility Inspections

To pair with its favorable overall grade, we awarded this place an A+ for our inspections rating. Perhaps the most important factor we look at in computing our inspection ratings is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher grades in this area most likely dodged the more severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. This nursing home was assessed 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered to be severe deficiencies. This indicates that the government inspectors didn't deem any of these deficiencies an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Nurse Quality

We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility received an impressive grade of A- in our nursing category. Nursing grades are largely associated with a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

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Long-term Care Quality

This facility also was elite in the category of long-term care, where we awarded it a grade of A-. Only a select group of facilities received a better grade in this category. Nursing homes that do well in long-term care typically are well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to patients. On top of considering the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 94.871796 percent of its residents, which is better than most nursing homes. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

In the final category we analyzed, this facility received a very favorable grade of B+ in our short-term care category. With this grade, the facility topped off a very favorable profile. With our short-term care category, we strive to craft a fair gauge for rehabilitation services. In this process, we analyze the facility's levels of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the number of residents that returned home from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Thornton Manor Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Thornton Manor, 6.11% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Thornton Manor, 3.69% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are often linked to lower quality nursing care. Closer supervision can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Thornton Manor, 3.09% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often the result of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this statistic can also be misleading for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Thornton Manor, 16.77% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These drugs are sometimes used for treating a variety of conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Thornton Manor, 18.7% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients who were given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are given to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Thornton Manor, 4.48% of Patients

This is the percent of residents who are demonstrating signs of depression. Increased rates of depression could be a sign a less hospitable environment.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Thornton Manor, 94.58% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these vaccines critical to patient well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Thornton Manor, 16.82% Percentage of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's could indicate the decline of a resident's health.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Thornton Manor, 19.24% Percentage of Residents

This is the percent of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

In Thornton Manor, 1.24 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is key to preserving the physical well-being of nursing home patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Thornton Manor, 19.24 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Thornton Manor, 79.45% Percentage of Resident

This datapoint measures the percent of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many argue that this is a measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.