Wellington Place is a small non-profit facility in Decorah, Iowa. With an overall score of B+, this looks like a very good nursing home. Based on our ratings, you could do much worse than this nursing home. This nursing home is better in some categories than others, but it didn't have any weak links in any of our major categories discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.
Wellington Place
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- No Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Other
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A- for our inspections rating. Inspection grades are tied to several datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that excel in this area typically have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. Although this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. A couple minor deficiencies aren't necessarily something to panic about.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was awarded a strong short-term care score. In fact, we gave it an above average score of B+ in this area. In the category of short-term care, we endeavor to assess indicators of a facility's rehabilitation. We look at a facility's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last item we assessed in this area is the percentage of residents that ultimately returned home from the nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.
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Nurse Quality
In addition, this facility also received favorable nursing grades this year. In fact, we awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of B+. There are a host of criteria included in this category. Many of these datapoints reflect the quantity of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can generally be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Long-term Care Quality
Switching gears to our fourth category, this nursing home was awarded an acceptable long-term care grade. While this isn't as impressive as a few of its other scores, this is still not the end of the world. For prospective residents seeking a permanent residence rather than rehabilitation, long-term care grades are very important. After considering the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination statistics. We were optimistic to discover that this nursing home vaccinated 98.78788 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Finally, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Wellington Place Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Wellington Place, 6.11% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This gauges the percentage of long-term patients who are suffering from pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a reliable measure of quality of care.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Wellington Place, 3.69% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls resulting in injury are often the result of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Wellington Place, 3.09% of Patients had UTIs
This gauges the percent of long-term patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's could be an indication of a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this metric may be misleading for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Wellington Place, 16.77% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. These medications may be used for several medical conditions, including dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Wellington Place, 18.7% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients given antianxiety medications. These medications are typically prescribed to patients suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Wellington Place, 4.48% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents exhibiting signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Wellington Place, 94.58% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Wellington Place, 16.82% Percentage of Patients
This is the percent of patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Wellington Place, 19.24% Percentage of Residents
This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents that were able to retain mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Wellington Place, 1.24 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is key to maintaining the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Wellington Place, 19.24 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Wellington Place, 11.86 Percentage of Patients
Measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Wellington Place, 79.45% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of performance with activities of daily living usually correlates with better rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Winneshiek Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 1.43 miles away901 Montgomery Street Decorah Iowa 52101Government - Local(563) 382-2911
- Veterans Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 13.69 miles away40 1st Street Se Waukon Iowa 52172Government - Local(563) 568-3411
- Regional Health Services of Howard CountyCritical Access Hospitals 19.62 miles away235 8th Avenue West Cresco Iowa 52136Government - Local(563) 547-2101
Nearby Dialysis
- Mayo Clinic Hosp-Dyls1.43 miles away901 Montgomery St. Decorah Iowa 52101Dialysis Stations: 4 (563) 382-1961