SUTHERLAND CARE CENTER

The information listed below provides an in-depth look into the type and quality of care offered at Sutherland Care Center. 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

SUTHERLAND CARE CENTER
506 EAST FOURTH STREET
SUTHERLAND, IA 51058
(712) 446-3857

Nursing Home Ratings

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

Percent of Beds Occupied

69%

Number of Residents and Certified Beds

  • Residents: 24
  • Certified Beds: 35

This Facility Accepts

  • Medicare
  • Medicaid

Operational Details

  • Operated By For Profit - Individual
  • This Facility Does Not Offer Any Resident or Family Counseling
  • This Facility is Not 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 Sutherland Care Center. 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

Rehabilitation 150 Minutes Per Week Minimum
  • Five days any combination of three rehabilitation disciplines
ADL Index Range: 11-1610.9%
Total Percent:10.9%
 

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: 11-14
- No Signs of depression
12.7%
Total Percent:12.7%
 

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: 6-10
- Signs of depression
41.8%
ADL Index Range: 6-10
- No Signs of depression
9.1%
ADL Index Range: 2-5
- No Signs of depression
25.5%
Total Percent:76.4%
 

Rating Details For Sutherland Care Center

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) Hours55 Minutes48 Minutes
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN) Hours12 Minutes33 Minutes
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Hours1 Hour and 59 Minutes2 Hours and 12 Minutes
Total Licensed Nurse Hours1 Hour and 6 Minutes1 Hour and 21 Minutes
Total Nurse Hours3 Hours and 5 Minutes3 Hours and 33 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

Long-Term Stay Preventive Actions

Percent of Long-Stay Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season90-100%93%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination88%94%

Long-Term Stay Deficiencies

Percent of High-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores2%8%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder-6%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse6%10%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Need for Help with Daily Activities Has Increased8%13%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight5%6%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Are More Depressed or Anxious2%16%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair-2%
Percent of Low-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder30%44%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain-4%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Physically Restrained2%4%
Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Had a Urinary Tract Infection1%9%
Percent of Low-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores-3%

Short-Term Stay Preventive Actions

Percent of Short-Stay Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season90-100%91%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination90%91%

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 03/11/2011.

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

Administration

Follow All Laws and Professional Standards.
  • Inspection Date: 12/24/2008
  • Correction Date: 02/20/2009
Follow All Laws and Professional Standards.
  • Inspection Date: 02/12/2010
  • Correction Date: 03/05/2010
Follow All Laws and Professional Standards.
  • Inspection Date: 03/11/2011
  • Correction Date: 05/05/2011
Set Up or Keep a Group of People to Review and Ensure Quality.
  • Inspection Date: 03/11/2011
  • Correction Date: 05/05/2011

Environmental

Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading.
  • Inspection Date: 12/24/2008
  • Correction Date: 02/20/2009
Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Safe, Easy to Use, Clean and Comfortable.
  • Inspection Date: 02/12/2010
  • Correction Date: 03/05/2010
Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading.
  • Inspection Date: 03/11/2011
  • Correction Date: 05/05/2011
Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Safe, Easy to Use, Clean and Comfortable.
  • Inspection Date: 03/11/2011
  • Correction Date: 05/05/2011

Mistreatment

Write and Use Policies That Forbid Mistreatment, Neglect and Abuse of Residents and Theft of Residents' Property.
  • Inspection Date: 02/12/2010
  • Correction Date: 03/05/2010

Nutrition and Dietary

Store, Cook, and Give out Food in a Safe and Clean Way.
  • Inspection Date: 12/24/2008
  • Correction Date: 02/20/2009
Make Sure That Residents Are Well Nourished.
  • Inspection Date: 02/12/2010
  • Correction Date: 05/27/2010
Make Sure That the Attending Doctor Orders Special Diets.
  • Inspection Date: 02/12/2010
  • Correction Date: 03/05/2010
Store, Cook, and Give out Food in a Safe and Clean Way.
  • Inspection Date: 02/12/2010
  • Correction Date: 03/05/2010
Make Sure That Residents Are Well Nourished.
  • Inspection Date: 03/11/2011
  • Correction Date: 05/27/2011

Pharmacy Service

1) Make Sure That Residents Who Take Drugs Are Not Given Too Many Doses or for Too Long; 2) Make Sure That the Use of Drugs is Carefully Watched; or 3) Stop or Change Drugs That Cause Unwanted Effects.
  • Inspection Date: 03/11/2011
  • Correction Date: 05/05/2011

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: 12/24/2008
  • Correction Date: 02/20/2009
Make Sure That Residents with Reduced Range of Motion Get Proper Treatment and Services to Increase Range of Motion.
  • Inspection Date: 12/24/2008
  • Correction Date: 02/20/2009
Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality.
  • Inspection Date: 02/12/2010
  • Correction Date: 05/27/2010
Give Each Resident Care and Services to Get or Keep the Highest Quality of Life Possible.
  • Inspection Date: 02/12/2010
  • Correction Date: 03/05/2010
Give Residents Proper Treatment to Prevent New Bed (Pressure) Sores or Heal Existing Bed Sores.
  • Inspection Date: 02/12/2010
  • Correction Date: 03/05/2010
Make Sure That Each Resident's Nutritional Needs Were Met.
  • Inspection Date: 02/12/2010
  • Correction Date: 05/07/2010
Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality.
  • Inspection Date: 03/11/2011
  • Correction Date: 05/27/2011
Give Professional Services That Follow Each Resident's Written Care Plan.
  • Inspection Date: 03/11/2011
  • Correction Date: 05/05/2011

Resident Assessment

Make a Complete Assessment That Covers All Questions for Areas That Are Listed in Official Regulations.
  • Inspection Date: 03/11/2011
  • Correction Date: 05/05/2011

Resident Rights

Allow Residents to Easily See the Results of the Nursing Home's Most Recent Survey.
  • Inspection Date: 12/24/2008
  • Correction Date: 04/22/2009
Tell Each Resident Who Can Get Medicaid Benefits About 1) Which Items and Services Medicaid Covers and Which the Resident Must Pay For; or 2) How to Apply for Medicaid, Along with the Names and Addresses of State Groups That Can Help.
  • Inspection Date: 02/12/2010
  • Correction Date: 03/05/2010
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.
  • Inspection Date: 02/12/2010
  • Correction Date: 03/05/2010
Provide Care in a Way That Keeps or Builds Each Resident's Dignity and Self Respect.
  • Inspection Date: 02/12/2010
  • Correction Date: 03/05/2010

Enforcement

Below is a list of any civil penalities or denials of payment for new admissions (DPNA) that this facility received in the previous three years. Note: Monetary figures are not available for DPNAs.

Action TakenDateAmount
Civil Money Penalty (CMP)02/12/2010$2,048
Denial of Payment for New Admission (DPNA)02/12/2010-

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 Sutherland Care Center 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 03/14/2011.

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: 12/29/2008
  • Correction Date: 12/29/2008
Automatic Sprinkler Systems That Have Been Maintained in Working Order.
  • Inspection Date: 02/18/2010
  • Correction Date: 03/18/2010

Building Construction

Approved Construction Type or Materials.
  • Inspection Date: 12/29/2008
  • Correction Date: 01/02/2009

Corridor Walls and Doors

Corridor and Hallway Doors That Block Smoke.
  • Inspection Date: 12/29/2008
  • Correction Date: 01/13/2009

Electrical

Properly Installed Electrical Wiring and Equipment.
  • Inspection Date: 12/29/2008
  • Correction Date: 12/29/2008
Properly Installed Electrical Wiring and Equipment.
  • Inspection Date: 02/18/2010
  • Correction Date: 03/18/2010
Properly Installed Electrical Wiring and Equipment.
  • Inspection Date: 03/14/2011
  • Correction Date: 04/01/2011

Emergency Plans and Fire Drills

Record of Quarterly Fire Drills for Each Shift Under Varying Conditions.
  • Inspection Date: 12/29/2008
  • Correction Date: 01/29/2009

Exits and Egress

Exits That Are Accessible at All Times.
  • Inspection Date: 12/29/2008
  • Correction Date: 12/29/2008

Fire Alarm Systems

Properly Maintained Smoke Detectors.
  • Inspection Date: 12/29/2008
  • Correction Date: 01/07/2009
A Fire Alarm System That Can Be Heard Throughout the Facility.
  • Inspection Date: 02/18/2010
  • Correction Date: 03/18/2010

Furnishings and Decorations

Restrictions on the Use of Flammable Curtains.
  • Inspection Date: 12/29/2008
  • Correction Date: 12/29/2008

Hazardous Area

Construction That Can Resist Fire for One Hour or an Approved Fire Extinguishing System.
  • Inspection Date: 12/29/2008
  • Correction Date: 12/29/2008

Illumination and Emergency Power

Emergency Lighting That Can Last at Least 1 1/2 Hours.
  • Inspection Date: 12/29/2008
  • Correction Date: 01/30/2009
Properly Located and Lighted "Exit" Signs.
  • Inspection Date: 12/29/2008
  • Correction Date: 01/29/2009
Emergency Lighting That Can Last at Least 1 1/2 Hours.
  • Inspection Date: 02/18/2010
  • Correction Date: 02/24/2010

Medical Gases and Anesthetizing Areas

Proper Medical Gas Storage and Administration Areas.
  • Inspection Date: 02/18/2010
  • Correction Date: 03/06/2010

Miscellaneous

Fire Safety Features Required by Current Fire Safety Codes.
  • Inspection Date: 12/29/2008
  • Correction Date: 01/02/2009

Smoke Compartmentation and Control

Walls or Barriers That Prevent Smoke from Passing Through and Would Resist Fire for at Least One Hour.
  • Inspection Date: 12/29/2008
  • Correction Date: 01/29/2009

Vertical Openings

Proper Stairway Enclosures and Vertical Shafts.
  • Inspection Date: 12/29/2008
  • Correction Date: 01/29/2009
Source: Medicare Nursing Home Compare; Department of Inspections and Appeals of Iowa - Health Facilities Division - Retrieved 2011