Wapello Specialty Care in Wapello, IA

Wapello Specialty Care is a medicare and medicaid certified nursing home in Wapello, Iowa. It is located in Louisa county at 601 Highway 61 South, Wapello, Iowa 52653. You can reach out to the office of Wapello Specialty Care via phone at (319) 523-2001. This skilled nursing facility has 46 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 79.78%. Its legal business name is Care Initiatives and has the following ownership type - Non Profit - Corporation.

Wapello Specialty Care (Medicare CCN 165452) is certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and participates in both medicare and medicaid program. This means if you are part of medicare or medicaid program, you may consider this nursing facility for your medical needs. It was first certified by CMS in 2002 (22 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in April, 2021.

Contact Information

Wapello Specialty Care
601 Highway 61 South, Wapello, Iowa 52653
(319) 523-2001

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Nursing Home Profile

NameWapello Specialty Care
Location601 Highway 61 South, Wapello, Iowa
Certified ByMedicare and Medicaid
No. of Certified Beds46
Occupancy Rate79.78%
Medicare ID (CCN)165452
Legal Business NameCare Initiatives
Ownership TypeNon Profit - Corporation

NPI Associated with this Nursing Home:

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NPI Number1073586103
Organization NameCARE INITIATIVES
Doing Business AsWAPELLO SPECIALTY CARE
Address601 Highway 61 S, Wapello, IA 52653
Phone Number319-523-2001

Quality Ratings:

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

Number of Facility Reported Incidents0
Number of Substantiated Complaints0
Number of Fines1
Total Amount of Fines in Dollars$975
Number of Payment Denials0
Total Number of Penalties1

Patients' Stay Experience:

The resident survey data of Wapello Specialty Care 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 increased16.6714.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight8.735.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder30.5148.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder12.531.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection3.942.65
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms05.05
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained00.23
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury7.143.36
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine98.5793.87
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication11.7214.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine10083.88
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication01.79
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened21.2317.09
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication25.919.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers8.247.32
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine99.3595.98