Valley Vue Care Center

Updated May 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating

108 Second Ave Box 200,
Armstrong IA 50514

63.6% estimated occupancy ¹

Located in Armstrong, Iowa, Valley Vue Care Center is the lone nursing home we found in this city. This nursing home is an A rated facility, which is one of the most impressive ratings we offer. We flat out can't say enough great things about this nursing home. Scroll down to find this nursing home's category ratings, which are also impressive. It would be hard to poke holes in this nursing home's profile.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
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No Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Corporation

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Facility Inspections

On top of being a strong nursing home overall, it also earned A+ government inspections in recent years. Its inspections are nearly flawless. Our inspection scores weigh several factors included in a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better scores in this category typically have very few of these severe deficiencies. This place was assessed 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This tells you that CMS did not deem any of these deficiencies to pose an imminent risk to resident safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Adding to its first-rate assessment, this nursing home also was given a dominant long-term care score, with a score of A. Facilities that excel in this category typically provide residents with closer supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. On top of assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia can be a life or death illness for nursing home patients so we strongly prefer when a nursing home doesn't leave its residents vulnerable. This nursing home also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had just 1.46 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days.

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Short-term Care Quality

Turning to another strength for this nursing home, we awarded them one of our more favorable scores in our short-term care category as well, with a B+. In calculating our short-term care scores, we size up the facility's levels of highly skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other licensed professionals. This area is frequently a reliable assessment of the facility's rehabilitation. We were pleased to find that this nursing home employs both registered nurses and physical therapists. The same can't be said for all nursing homes. The final item we assessed in this category is the number of residents who eventually returned home from the nursing home. It fared better than most nursing homes in this area with 55.4 percent of its patients returning home. For most facilities, fewer than half of their short-term residents ever return home.

Nurse Quality

Moving on to the fourth category, this facility also excelled in the nursing category. In fact, we awarded it a B+ for this category. This finalized a very strong profile. There are many subcategories included in this grade. Most of the criteria reflect the quantity and quality of nurse staffing. With 4 hours of nursing care per resident per day, this nursing home surpassed the national average. Lastly, this nursing home also performed well in several of the quality-based metrics we looked at. In terms of the percentage of its residents experiencing pressure ulcers, this nursing home performed better than the national average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Valley Vue Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Valley Vue Care Center, 6.08% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This figure is is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients which suffered from pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are an barometer of a facility's nursing care quality.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Valley Vue Care Center, 3.74% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are often linked to poor nursing care. More supervision can reduce the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Valley Vue Care Center, 2.94% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be a barometer of nursing care . UTI's are often the result of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this datapoint could also be misleading for some facilities due to varying reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Valley Vue Care Center, 16.71% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed to residents for a variety of conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias. Tragically, in some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Valley Vue Care Center, 18.64% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are prescribed to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Valley Vue Care Center, 4.84% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Higher levels of depression could indicate lower quality care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Valley Vue Care Center, 94.37% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Valley Vue Care Center, 16.8% Percentage of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term care residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and bathing.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Valley Vue Care Center, 20.56% Percentage of Residents

Measures the percentage of long-term care residents that maintained mobility.

Hospitalizations

In Valley Vue Care Center, 1.17 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the overall quality of long-term care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Valley Vue Care Center, 20.56 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Valley Vue Care Center, 11.28 Percentage of Patients

This tells you the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Valley Vue Care Center, 79.5% Percentage of Resident

This datapoint measures the percentage of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements.

Nearby Hospitals

Mayo Clinic Health System - FairmontAcute Care Hospitals 16.78 miles away800 Medical Center Drive, PO Box 800 Fairmont Minnesota 56031Voluntary non-profit - Private(507) 238-8101
Avera Holy Family HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 17.47 miles away826 North 8th Street Estherville Iowa 51334Voluntary non-profit - Church(712) 362-2631