Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood, IA
Lutheran Retirement Home is a smaller-sized nursing home facility in Northwood, Iowa (Worth county). The Nursing Home Site profile for Lutheran Retirement Home includes: Resident Health and Wellness, Ratings, Activities, Comparisons, Rehab Ratings, Directions, Surveys, and CMS Reviews.
Lutheran Retirement Home received an overall rating from CMS of 5 stars compared to the IA average of 3.42 and a National average of 3.32. Ratings from residents, family members, and visitors to our site are available below. We also recommend giving them a call to address any additional senior care, nursing care, and rehab questions you may have after reviewing their Nursing Home Site profile.
They have had 1 fine(s).
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Overall Rating: 5/5 (Full Ratings Below)
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They are located at the following address: 701 Ninth Street North in Northwood Iowa 50459.
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They can be reached by phone at (641) 324-1712.
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Health and Demographics
The average age at Lutheran Retirement Home is approximately 83 years old.
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Additional Care Home Services & Info
Medicare and Medicaid participation for Lutheran Retirement Home began on May 01, 2003.
Special care beds for patients with Alzheimer's are available.
Blood Admin, Clinical Labs, Dental Care, Dietary, Housekeeping, Mental Health, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Pharmacy, Physician, Physician Extender, Podiatry, Physical Therapy, Social Work, Speech Pathology, Therapeutic Activities, Therapeutic Social Services, Therapeutic Qualified Activities, Vocational Services, X-rays
Ownership Changes: 0
Medicaid ID: 0802355
Financial Year End: 12-31
Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC): CAHABA
CMS Regional Office: Kansas City
Area: Rural
Dually Certified Beds: 60
Alzheimer's Beds: 12
Staff Size
Lutheran Retirement Home provides (per day, per resident) an average of:
Weekend Staffing
Total Licensed Nursing Hours (Registered Nurses + Licensed Practical Nurses + Licensed Vocational Nurses) averages 1.33 hours per day per resident (the national average is 1.4 hours).
Additionally, a Physical Therapist (PT) is available an average of 1.2 minutes per day per resident (the national average is 6 minutes).
Additional Staffing can be viewed below. Each number represents a Full-time Equivalent (FTE) Employee of the type listed above it at Lutheran Retirement Home. Read how FTE is defined.
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Medicare and Medicaid Ratings
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) does their best to provide a fair assessment of every Nursing Home, but please note these ratings are a snapshot in time.
Star ratings are often best used for basic comparisons and when deciding which facilities to visit. However, nothing beats actually visiting the nursing home yourself when possible.
Overall Rating: 5 stars 
Health Inspection Rating: 5 stars
Staff Rating: 5 stars
Quality Measures Rating: 4 stars 
Long Term Stay Rating: 3 stars 
Short Term Stay Rating: 5 stars
Ratings are out of 5 with 5 being the best and 1 being the worst.
Ratings Comparison
Lutheran Retirement Home in NORTHWOOD, Iowa has 46 beds compared to the Iowa average of 69.02 and a National average of 106.16.
As of the last update they had a daily average of 35.8 residents compared to the IA average of 49.91 and a National average of 86.4.
This results in a 77.83% daily average occupancy rate compared to the Iowa average of 72.31% and a national average of 81.38%.
Lutheran Retirement Home's star ratings compare as follows:
- Overall Rating:
5 stars compared to the IA average of 3.42 and a National average of 3.32. - Health Inspection Rating:
5 stars compared to the IA average of 2.82 and a National average of 2.77. - Staffing Rating:
5 stars compared to the IA average of 3.57 and a National average of 3.14. - Quality Measures Rating:
4 stars compared to the IA average of 3.68 and a National average of 3.62. - Long Term Stay Rating:
3 stars compared to the IA average of 3.37 and a National average of 3.33. - Short Term Stay Rating:
3 stars compared to the IA average of 2.97 and a National average of 3.12.
Averaging the available ratings gives an aggregate star rating of 3.86 for Lutheran Retirement Home versus the IA average of 2.83 and a national average of 3.20.
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CMS Quality Reporting
This section offers a snapshot of key quality measures for skilled nursing facilities, highlighting care effectiveness, readmission rates, and resident well-being to help you make informed decisions about nursing care.Unadjusted rate of potentially preventable readmissions.
Value: 6.06
Risk-standardized rate of preventable readmissions.
Value: 10.13
Observed rate of discharge to community.
Value: 50.00%
Risk-standardized rate of discharge to community.
Value: 49.31%
Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary (MSPB) score for SNF residents.
Value: 0.54
Rate of COVID-19 vaccination among SNF healthcare personnel.
Value: 85.6%
Rate of flu vaccination among healthcare personnel.
Value: 71.3%
Resident details and Quality of Care
Measure Description: Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission
Resident Type: Short Stay
Observed Value: 0.00 (This is the actual score observed for the measure.)
Expected Value: 0.00 (This score is what we would typically expect given the standard conditions and models.)
Measure Description: Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit
Resident Type: Short Stay
Observed Value: 0.00 (This is the actual score observed for the measure.)
Expected Value: 0.00 (This score is what we would typically expect given the standard conditions and models.)
Measure Description: Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days
Resident Type: Long Stay
Observed Value: 0.76 (This is the actual score observed for the measure.)
Expected Value: 1.42 (This score is what we would typically expect given the standard conditions and models.)
Measure Description: Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days
Resident Type: Long Stay
Observed Value: 0.87 (This is the actual score observed for the measure.)
Expected Value: 2.16 (This score is what we would typically expect given the standard conditions and models.)
Ownership, Operational, and Management for Lutheran Retirement Home
| Organization | Role |
|---|---|
| Halbach, Scott | Operational/managerial Control |
| Rysavy, Heather | Operational/managerial Control |
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