MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-NORTH IOWA

The information listed below provides an in-depth look into the type and quality of care offered at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa. It is important to note that when evaluating if a nursing home is right for you or a loved one, ratings should not be taken as the sole deciding factor, but as one of many aspects to be considered.

Address

MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-NORTH IOWA
910 NORTH EISENHOWER AVENUE
MASON CITY, IA 50401
(641) 422-5647

Nursing Home Ratings

Health Inspections
Quality Measures
Nursing Staff
R.N. Staff Only
Overall Rating

Percent of Beds Occupied

54%

Number of Residents and Certified Beds

  • Residents: 14
  • Certified Beds: 26

This Facility Accepts

  • Medicare
  • Medicaid

Operational Details

  • Operated By Non Profit - Church Related
  • This Facility Does Not Offer Any Resident or Family Counseling
  • Located Inside of a Hospital Facility
  • This Facility is Part of a Chain or Franchise

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Resident Services

The information below lists services this facility has provided for residents from October through December 2010. During this period, the most common type of service provided was "Clinically Complex". To get a better idea of the types of services that are commonly performed, compare the "Percent of Service Days" column below. These services are based on submitted claims to Medicare and do not provide a complete overview of all the services provided by Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa. For more information read our guide on how nursing facilities are reimbursed, types of services, and ADL index scores.

Resident ServicesResident ConditionsPercent of Service Days

Medium Rehabilitation Plus Extensive Services

Rehabilitation 150 Minutes Per Week Minimum
  • Five days any combination of three rehabilitation disciplines
  • Tracheostomy care
  • Ventilator or respirator
  • Isolation for active infectious disease while a resident
  • Activities of Daily Living (ADL) score of 2 or more
ADL Index Range: 11-162.5%
Total Percent:2.5%
 

High Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation 325 Minutes Per Week Minimum
  • At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
ADL Index Range: 11-161.1%
ADL Index Range: 0-51.2%
Total Percent:2.3%
 

Medium Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation 150 Minutes Per Week Minimum
  • Five days any combination of three rehabilitation disciplines
ADL Index Range: 11-163.9%
ADL Index Range: 6-100.8%
ADL Index Range: 0-53.1%
Total Percent:7.7%
 

Extensive Services

  • Tracheostomy care
  • Ventilator or respirator
  • Isolation for active infectious disease while a resident
  • Activities of Daily Living (ADL) score of 2 or more
ADL Index Range: 2-16
- Isolation for active infectious disease
1.5%
Total Percent:1.5%
 

Special Care High

  • Comatose
  • Septicemia
  • Diabetes with daily injections and a change of order two or more days
  • Quadriplegia with ADL score greater or equal to 5
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and shortness of breath when lying flat
  • Fever with pneumonia, or vomiting, or weight loss, or feeding tube
  • Parenteral/IV feedings
  • Respiratory therapy for 7 days
  • Activities of Daily Living (ADL) score of 2 or more
ADL Index Range: 15-16
- No Signs of depression
2.2%
ADL Index Range: 11-14
- No Signs of depression
3.5%
ADL Index Range: 6-10
- No Signs of depression
2.2%
ADL Index Range: 2-5
- No Signs of depression
7.4%
Total Percent:15.3%
 

Special Care Low

  • Cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, or Parkinson's disease with ADL score greater or equal to 5
  • Respiratory failure and oxygen therapy while a resident
  • Feeding tube where calories >= 51% or calories are in the range of 26-50% and fluid >= 501 mL)
  • Ulcers: 2 or more stage II or 1 or more stage III or IV pressure ulcers
  • Ulcers: 2 or more venous or arterial ulcers
  • Ulcers: 1 stage II pressure ulcer and 1 venous or arterial ulcer with 2 or more skin care treatments
  • Foot infection/diabetic foot ulcer/open lesions of foot with treatment
  • Radiation therapy while a resident
  • Dialysis while a resident
  • Activities of Daily Living (ADL) score of 2 or more
ADL Index Range: 11-14
- No Signs of depression
4.2%
ADL Index Range: 6-10
- No Signs of depression
1.5%
ADL Index Range: 2-5
- No Signs of depression
11.4%
Total Percent:17.1%
 

Clinically Complex

  • Pneumonia, hemiplegia with ADL score >=5
  • Surgical wounds or open lesions with treatment
  • Burns
  • Chemotherapy while a resident
  • Oxygen therapy while a resident
  • IV medications or transfusions while a resident
  • Extensive Services, Special Care High or Special Care Low qualifier and ADL score of 0 or 1
ADL Index Range: 11-14
- No Signs of depression
3.4%
ADL Index Range: 6-10
- No Signs of depression
2.2%
ADL Index Range: 2-5
- No Signs of depression
13.6%
ADL Index Range: 0-1
- No Signs of depression
19.0%
Total Percent:38.1%
 

Behavioral Symptoms and Cognitive Performance

  • Cognitive impairment BIMS score less than or equal to 9
  • CPS great than or equal to 3
  • Hallucinations or delusions
  • Physical or verbal behavioral symptoms toward others
  • Other behavioral symptoms
  • Rejection of care or wandering
  • Activities of Daily Living (ADL) score of 5 or less
ADL Index Range: 2-5
- Less restorative nursing
1.5%
Total Percent:1.5%
 

Reduced Physical Function

  • Urinary and/or bowel training program
  • Passive and/or active range of motion (ROM)
  • Amputation/prosthesis training
  • Dressing or grooming training
  • Eating or swallowing training
  • Transfer training
  • Splint or brace assistance
  • Bed mobility and/or walking training
  • Communication training
ADL Index Range: 6-10
- Less restorative nursing
2.0%
ADL Index Range: 2-5
- Less restorative nursing
4.5%
ADL Index Range: 0-1
- Less restorative nursing
7.4%
Total Percent:13.9%
 

Rating Details For Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa

Nursing Staff -

The nursing staff is the most important part of what determines the quality of care and comfort of a resident in a nursing home. Government regulations set expectations on time spent with each resident based on the services being provided. The breakdown below lists the nursing types (RN, LPN, LVN, CNA) and a comparison of the reported and expected hours per resident per day.

Nursing Hours Per Resident Per DayReportedExpected
Registered Nurse (RN) Hours1 Hour and 37 Minutes
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN) Hours54 Minutes
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Hours2 Hours and 38 Minutes
Total Licensed Nurse Hours2 Hours and 30 Minutes
Total Nurse Hours5 Hours and 9 Minutes

Quality of Care -

Medicare determines quality of care ratings for nursing facilities by surveying several "quality measures", which are broken down into long-term and short-term stay residents, as well as if the action is preventive or if there is a deficiency in the quality of care. State averages for Iowa are also provided for comparison purposes. Note: Figures below are averaged over the past nine months.

This FacilityIowa Average

Short-Term Stay Preventive Actions

Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination80%91%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season84%91%

Short-Term Stay Deficiencies

Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain56%23%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores6%11%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Have Delirium1%5%

Health Inspection Details -

All Medicare and/or Medicaid certified nursing home must undergo health inspections on average once a year, but may be more frequent if the facility is peforming poorly. These inspections cover most aspects of life in a nursing home, and are broken down into deficiencies types, which including: Pharmacy Service, Administration, Resident Rights, Nutrition and Dietary, Resident Assessment, Environmental, and Mistreatment. Below are the list of deficiencies found by inspectors in the past few years along with the degree of harm and how many residents may have been affected. Note: The most recent health survey was on 11/17/2010.

Degree of Harm

  • - Potential for Minimal Harm
  • - Minimal Harm or Potential for Harm
  • - Resident Harmed
  • - Immediate Jeopardy to Resident Health

Residents Affected

  • - Isolated
  • - Some Residents
  • - Many Residents
Deficiencies Found By InspectorsDegree of HarmResidents Affected

Environmental

Provide Needed Housekeeping and Maintenance.
  • Inspection Date: 11/14/2008
  • Correction Date: 12/14/2008
Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Free of Dangers That Cause Accidents.
  • Inspection Date: 11/14/2008
  • Correction Date: 12/14/2008
Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading.
  • Inspection Date: 11/14/2008
  • Correction Date: 12/14/2008
Provide Needed Housekeeping and Maintenance.
  • Inspection Date: 11/06/2009
  • Correction Date: 12/04/2009
Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading.
  • Inspection Date: 11/06/2009
  • Correction Date: 12/04/2009
Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Safe, Easy to Use, Clean and Comfortable.
  • Inspection Date: 11/06/2009
  • Correction Date: 12/04/2009

Nutrition and Dietary

Store, Cook, and Give out Food in a Safe and Clean Way.
  • Inspection Date: 11/14/2008
  • Correction Date: 12/14/2008
Prepare Food That is Nutritional, Appetizing, Tasty, Attractive, Well-Cooked, and at the Right Temperature.
  • Inspection Date: 11/17/2010
  • Correction Date: 12/16/2010

Quality Care

Make Sure That Each Resident Who Enters the Nursing Home Without a Catheter is Not Given a Catheter, Unless It is Necessary.
  • Inspection Date: 11/14/2008
  • Correction Date: 12/14/2008

Deficiencies from Complaints and Incidents

The table below lists incident reports by the nursing staff or administration for Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa, as well as complaints by residents or their family in the previous three years.

Degree of Harm

  • - Potential for Minimal Harm
  • - Minimal Harm or Potential for Harm
  • - Resident Harmed
  • - Immediate Jeopardy to Resident Health

Residents Affected

  • - Isolated
  • - Some Residents
  • - Many Residents
Formal ComplaintsDegree of HarmResidents Affected

Resident Rights

Immediately Tell the Resident, Doctor, and a Family Member If: the Resident is Injured, There is a Major Change in Resident's Physical/Mental Health, There is a Need to Alter Treatment Significantly, or the Resident Must Be Transferred or Discharged.
  • Complaint Filed: 11/10/2010
  • Correction Date: 12/10/2010

Fire Safety

Nursing homes certified by Medicare and/or Medicaid are required to have fire safety inspections to meet Life Safety Code (LSC) standards. Below is a list of deficiencies that Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa had in recent fire safety inspections. This information can be used to see if all standards were met, the degree of harm, the number of residents affected, and the date when deficiencies were corrected. Note: The most recent fire safety survey was on 11/23/2010.

Degree of Harm

  • - Potential for Minimal Harm
  • - Minimal Harm or Potential for Harm
  • - Resident Harmed
  • - Immediate Jeopardy to Resident Health

Residents Affected

  • - Isolated
  • - Some Residents
  • - Many Residents
Deficiencies Found By InspectorsDegree of HarmResidents Affected

Automatic Sprinkler Systems

Automatic Sprinkler Systems That Have Been Maintained in Working Order.
  • Inspection Date: 11/18/2008
  • Correction Date: 12/07/2008
Automatic Sprinkler Systems That Have Been Maintained in Working Order.
  • Inspection Date: 11/10/2009
  • Correction Date: 11/23/2009
Automatic Sprinkler Systems That Have Been Maintained in Working Order.
  • Inspection Date: 11/23/2010
  • Correction Date: 12/03/2010

Building Construction

Approved Construction Type or Materials.
  • Inspection Date: 11/10/2009
  • Correction Date: 11/19/2009

Electrical

Weekly Inspections and Monthly Testing of Generators.
  • Inspection Date: 11/18/2008
  • Correction Date: 12/15/2008
Properly Installed Electrical Wiring and Equipment.
  • Inspection Date: 11/18/2008
  • Correction Date: 11/18/2008
Properly Installed Electrical Wiring and Equipment.
  • Inspection Date: 11/10/2009
  • Correction Date: 11/23/2009

Emergency Plans and Fire Drills

Record of Quarterly Fire Drills for Each Shift Under Varying Conditions.
  • Inspection Date: 11/18/2008
  • Correction Date: 12/16/2008
Record of Quarterly Fire Drills for Each Shift Under Varying Conditions.
  • Inspection Date: 11/10/2009
  • Correction Date: 11/20/2009

Exits and Egress

Exits That Are Accessible at All Times.
  • Inspection Date: 11/18/2008
  • Correction Date: 12/02/2008
Rooms That Can Be Unlocked from Inside Without a Key.
  • Inspection Date: 11/23/2010
  • Correction Date: 12/10/2010

Fire Alarm Systems

Properly Maintained Smoke Detectors.
  • Inspection Date: 11/18/2008
  • Correction Date: 12/15/2008
A Fire Alarm System That Can Be Heard Throughout the Facility.
  • Inspection Date: 11/10/2009
  • Correction Date: 11/23/2009
Properly Maintained Smoke Detectors.
  • Inspection Date: 11/10/2009
  • Correction Date: 11/23/2009

Smoke Compartmentation and Control

Walls or Barriers That Prevent Smoke from Passing Through and Would Resist Fire for at Least One Hour.
  • Inspection Date: 11/18/2008
  • Correction Date: 12/10/2008
Source: Medicare Nursing Home Compare; Department of Inspections and Appeals of Iowa - Health Facilities Division - Retrieved 2011