Valley View Community

Nursing Home
Independent Living
Assisted Living
Memory Care

Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

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Valley View Community's website

108 South High Street,
Greene IA 50636

(641) 823-4531

71.93% estimated occupancy ¹

With an address in Greene, Iowa, Valley View Community is the sole option located in this area. This proved to be an A rated facility, which is one of the highest scores we offer. In fact, we ranked this facility in the top fifth of all nursing homes in the nation. We also gave this facility impressive grades in all four of our categories. More information about these categories can be found below.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Limited Liability company
Secure Memory Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab
Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Transportation
Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Palliative Care
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Diabetes Management
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy

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Nurse Quality

To go along with its excellent overall score, we awarded this facility a grade of A for nursing. There are several criteria included in this grade. Many of these criteria reflect the quantity of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality measures and this facility 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 country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can generally be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as employing a protocol of moving residents even once per day.

Facility Inspections

Adding to this facility's impressive resume, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for our inspections rating. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing these inspection ratings. One key factor is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is arguably more important than the number of deficiencies, as some are quite minor. This particular nursing home received 4 deficiencies on its inspection report. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

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Long-term Care Quality

Adding to its high-end assessment, this nursing home also was awarded an excellent long-term care grade, with a score of A-. When nursing homes receive a score in this range in this category it typically means it has plenty of staff and is a quality place to live on a permanent basis. In addition to looking at the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 97.26028 percent of its residents. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients healthy. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

Turning to the last category, this facility was awarded a strong short-term care grade. In fact, we gave it a B+ in this area, topping off one of our more impressive profiles. Our short-term care scores are based on a facility's quantity of skilled nursing services. This includes a vast scope of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, in addition to other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final metric we assessed in this category is the number of residents that returned home from the facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Valley View Community Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Valley View Community, 6.13% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term patients who developed new or worsened pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are an barometer of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Valley View Community, 3.72% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of patients who have had a fall which caused major injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Valley View Community, 2.97% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's could be a sign of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this metric may be misleading for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Valley View Community, 16.77% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these medications are being used appropriately. In some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Valley View Community, 18.76% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are typically prescribed to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Valley View Community, 4.77% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents showing signs of depression. Many in the industry argue this is a measure of patient quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Valley View Community, 94.58% of Patients

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

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Valley View Community, 16.85% Percentage of Patients

This is the percent of residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Valley View Community, 20.59% Percentage of Residents

This is the percent of patients that were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

In Valley View Community, 1.17 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the overall quality of long-term care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Valley View Community, 20.59 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.