Iowa City Rehab & Health Care

Iowa City Rehab & Health Care - IOWA CITY, IA

3661 ROCHESTER AVENUE, IOWA CITY, IA 52245

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IOWA CITY:

IOWA CITY

has been placed on our NHAA Watchlist for the following:

Immediate Jeopardy Findingsi

On December 8, 2022, state nursing home surveyors found that IOWA CITY caused IMMEDIATE JEOPARDY to residents.

All Recent Surveys:   2022-12-08

Actual Harm Findingsi

On December 8, 2022, state nursing home surveyors found that IOWA CITY caused ACTUAL HARM to residents.

All Recent Surveys:   2022-12-08

In 8 separate written deficiencies, state nursing home surveyors found that IOWA CITY caused ACTUAL HARM to residents (from May 7, 2015 to December 8, 2022).

All Surveys:   2015-05-07   2016-12-22   2017-04-27   2018-01-19   2018-07-26   2022-12-08

Special Focus Facilityi

IOWA CITY has been designated a Special Focus Facility because of a history of serious quality issues. Find out more on our page dedicated to Special Focus Facilities.

Worst Nursing Home Ratingsi

IOWA CITY received the worst ratings for the following:

1-star out of 5
For the last 18 consecutive months - January, 2022 to July, 2023

1-star out of 5
66 months total between July, 2017 and July, 2023

1-star out of 5
For the last 81 consecutive months - June, 2016 to July, 2023

1-star out of 5
81 months total between June, 2016 and July, 2023

1-star out of 5
For the last 18 consecutive months - January, 2022 to July, 2023

Source - These ratings are published monthly by CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)

History of Unsafe Staffingi

Understaffing has a very human cost, not only to the dignity of nursing home residents but also to their basic safety and well-being. Click here for signs and symptoms of understaffing.

Understaffing has been determined to cause patient injury and deprive residents of essential care according to numerous scientific studies.

What is unsafe CNA staffing?

Below 2.0 hours of CNA time for each resident per day

"Less than 2.0 nurse aide hours per patient day is likely to result in poor care."

- CMS Report to Congress

Was IOWA CITY staffed at Unsafe levels?:

Days staffed below 2.0 hours of CNA time for each resident per day In 2020: 75.1%
275 days
out of 366 days
In 2019: 87.4%
319 days
out of 365 days
In 2018: 71%
259 days
out of 365 days
In 2017: 63.3%
231 days
out of 365 days
Average CNA care
per resident per day
In 2020: 1.81 hours
January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe)
In 2019: 1.71 hours
January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe)
In 2018: 1.83 hours
January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe)
In 2017: 1.90 hours
January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
(Below 2.0 hours is unsafe)
Average overall care
per resident per day
In 2020: 2.85 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020)
In 2019: 2.75 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019)
In 2018: 2.90 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018)
In 2017: 2.87 hours
of overall care per resident per day
(January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017)

Source — Payroll Based Journal daily staffing reports filed by this nursing home with CMS.
(For 2018, the most currently avaliable data is used above.)

Why do staffing levels matter to IOWA CITY residents?

  • 79.1% of residents need assistance with toileting and/or incontinent care
  • 71.6% of residents confined to wheelchair and/or bed
  • 68.7% of residents needed assistance transferring from bed and/or wheelchair
  • 25.4% of residents had dementia

Source -- Most recently published Resident Characteristics data (Form 672) submitted by this nursing home to CMS. (April 27, 2017)

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