Tru Rehab of Grinnell is a small nursing home in Grinnell, Iowa. We awarded this nursing home an overall grade of B+. A score of this caliber requires solid marks in most areas. Based on our ratings, you can do much worse than this facility. This nursing home's strong report card was highlighted by its nursing score, which we will address in the next section.
Tru Rehab of Grinnell
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
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Nurse Quality
On top of earning a great overall grade, this facility also received an elite nursing rating. We awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of A. We assessed the levels of nurses working for the nursing home, in addition to the quantity of hours the nurses spent with patients, in computing our grade in this area. This particular nursing home provided 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as having a policy of turning patients even once per day.
Facility Inspections
In addition, this facility also received top notch inspections in recent years. We awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with an A. Inspection scores account for several factors included in a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher grades in this category generally have very few severe deficiencies. Although this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' deficiency scale. Remember that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in the industry.
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Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home received an impressive short-term care score as well. We awarded it one of our better scores in that category with a grade of B+. Our short-term care grades are vital for residents looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually utilizes higher levels of skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes a vast scope of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we considered the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Long-term Care Quality
The next area we graded is long-term care, which is a low point for this nursing home. We awarded this nursing home a D in long-term care, leaving this as the facility's worst area. We'd nevertheless recommend that you consider all of a facility's category grades. When facilities receive a score in this range in this category it generally means the facility didn't perform well in our quality measures relating to resident care. One of the criteria we considered after nurse's aid hours was vaccinations. We were a bit concerned this facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to only 74.1573 percent of its residents. To our surprise, this facility was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home has less hospitalizations than most nursing homes. This was its best feature in this category.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Tru Rehab of Grinnell Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Tru Rehab of Grinnell, 6.11% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by residents not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Tru Rehab of Grinnell, 3.69% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients that suffered from a fall resulting in major injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Tru Rehab of Grinnell, 3.09% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who have experienced UTI's. UTI's could be an indicator of worse hygiene protocols. However, this statistic may be skewed for some nursing homes due to different reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Tru Rehab of Grinnell, 16.77% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Tru Rehab of Grinnell, 18.7% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were given antianxiety medications. These drugs are commonly given to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Tru Rehab of Grinnell, 4.48% of Patients
This is the percent of residents exhibiting signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Tru Rehab of Grinnell, 94.58% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Tru Rehab of Grinnell, 16.82% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and bathing.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Tru Rehab of Grinnell, 19.24% Percentage of Residents
This is the percentage of patients that maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Tru Rehab of Grinnell, 19.24 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Nearby Hospitals
- Grinnell Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.41 miles away210 Fourth Avenue Grinnell Iowa 50112Voluntary non-profit - Private(641) 236-7511
- Skiff Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 16.24 miles away204 N 4th Ave E Newton Iowa 50208Voluntary non-profit - Private(641) 792-1273
Nearby Dialysis
- University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics - Grinnell0.96 miles away803 Broad St Grinnell Iowa 50112Dialysis Stations: 9 (641) 236-7419
- Newton Dialysis16.44 miles away204 N 4th Ave E Suite 134 Newton Iowa 50208Dialysis Stations: 8 (641) 792-2600