Buchanan County Health Center in Independence, IA

Buchanan County Health Center is a medicaid certified nursing home in Independence, Iowa. It is located in Buchanan county at 1600 First Street East, Independence, Iowa 50644. You can reach out to the office of Buchanan County Health Center via phone at (319) 334-6071. This skilled nursing facility has 39 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 86.92%. Its legal business name is Legal Business Name Not Available and has the following ownership type - For Profit - Partnership.

Buchanan County Health Center (Medicare CCN 16E050) is certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and participates in medicaid program. This means if you are part of medicaid program, you may consider this nursing facility for your medical needs. It was first certified by CMS in 1974 (50 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in January, 2020.

Contact Information

Buchanan County Health Center
1600 First Street East, Independence, Iowa 50644
(319) 334-6071

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Nursing Home Profile

NameBuchanan County Health Center
Location1600 First Street East, Independence, Iowa
Certified ByMedicaid
No. of Certified Beds39
Occupancy Rate86.92%
Medicare ID (CCN)16E050
Legal Business NameLegal Business Name Not Available
Ownership TypeFor Profit - Partnership

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Quality Ratings:

Nursing homes vary in the quality of care and services they provide to their residents. The below quality ratings for Buchanan County Health Center are calculated from three sources - health inspection results, staffing data, and quality measure data. This information gives you an indication of the care Buchanan County Health Center give to their patients.
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Complaints, Fines and Penalties:

Number of Facility Reported Incidents0
Number of Substantiated Complaints0
Number of Fines0
Total Amount of Fines in Dollars$0
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Patients' Stay Experience:

The resident survey data of Buchanan County Health Center is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased5.4514.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight5.365.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder68.7548.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder2.391.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection5.472.65
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms05.05
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained2.330.23
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury6.23.36
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine10093.87
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication16.2814.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine83.3383.88