Wesley Park Centre
500 First Street North, Newton IA 50208 · (641) 791-5000 · 94.69% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Wesley Park Centre is a small non-profit facility in Newton, Iowa. With an overall score of A+, this nursing home is ranked among the top nursing homes we found. Indeed, this is one of the top three facilities in Newton. As you can find below, this nursing home performed just as well in our category scores. We give this place two thumbs up!
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 66 Beds
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Non profit - Other
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
On top of receiving an elite overall grade, this facility earned an A+ inspection rating. This score is based on the facility's recent government inspections. An A+ in this area is one of the best complements we can pay to a nursing home. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining our inspection ratings. One key factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some end up being quite minor. While this place had some minor dings on its report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those found in categories G through L. This means that the inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility also was awarded a first-rate short-term care score. Indeed, this ended up being this facility's second best category grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a score of A. In the area of short-term care, we seek to evaluate indicators of a facility's rehabilitation services. We analyze a nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. One of this nursing home's strength is that it offers more hours of care from registered nurses to its residents. Lastly, we looked at the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. It outperformed the vast majority of nursing homes in the country in this area with 62.5 percent of its patients returning home. This is a much better rate than most nursing homes.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was given a impressive long-term care score. This actually turned out to be this facility's third most impressive category score. In that category, this facility received a score of A. Facilities that receive this kind of score in this category typically provide consistent around the clock care to make sure residents are kept in good health. On top of looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 98.60465 percent of its residents, which is very impressive. Pneumonia can be a life or death ailment for nursing home residents so we like it when a facility does not leave its residents vulnerable. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.92 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Nurse Quality
Switching gears to our last category, this nursing home also performed admirably in our nursing category. In fact, we awarded it an A- for this category. This wrapped up truly elite profile. Our nursing grade focuses on the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We consider both the levels of training of the nurses and the quantity of hours spent with patients. This particular nursing home provided 4 hours of nursing care per resident per day, which was above the national average. Finally, this facility also excelled in several quality measures we looked at. With fewer than five percent of its residents experiencing pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home the country in this category. This is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls. Many pressure ulcers can be avoided by providing better nursing care and having a system of turning patients more frequently.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Wesley Park Centre Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to staying in one position for too long.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are routinely caused by lower levels of patient supervision. Closer supervision limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with insufficient hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric tells you the percent of long-term patients receiving antianxiety drugs.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percent of patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Higher levels of depression could indicate a lower level of care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percentage of patients who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and using the bathroom. Many in the industry argue that this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that were able to retain mobility.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is critical to preserving the physical health of nursing home patients.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to gauge short-term care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term patients who saw functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better