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Dubuque Specialty Care

  • Date Updated:  October 01, 2024
  • CMS Overall 5-Star Rating:  
  • Address:  2935 KAUFMANN AVENUE
    DUBUQUE IA 52001 Map
  • Phone:  563-556-0673
  • Website:   Click Here
  • Medicare Provider Number:  165228
  • Participating in Medicare Since:  May 01, 1994
  • No. of Certified Beds:  84
  • No. of Residents:   N/A
  • Occupancy:   N/A
  • Amount Fined:  $102,336.00
  • Complaints Filed:   13
  • Accepts:  Medicare and Medicaid

  About Dubuque Specialty Care

Dubuque Specialty Care, located in DUBUQUE, IA, is a non-profit organization that accepts Medicare and Medicaid. It is not part of a continuing care retirement community. It is not located in a hospital. Dubuque Specialty Care offers a range of services including skilled nursing, long-term care, short-term rehabilitation, and specialized memory care. The center is equipped with modern amenities and a supportive environment designed to enhance the quality of life for its residents. With a focus on personalized care plans and community engagement.

  • Dubuque Specialty Care is ranked #10 out of 11 facilities within a 10 mile radius and #19 out of 20 facilities within a 25 mile radius. See Ranking Report
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  • CMS 5-Star Overall Rating is (2 out of 5):
  • Current Trend:   Improving
  • Total Nursing Hours Spent Per Resident Per Day: 3.18
    (The national average is 3.84 )
  • The percentage of short-stay residents who were re-hospitalized after a nursing home admission is 21.68% .
  •    There is no indication of abuse occuring at Dubuque Specialty Care. (CMS flags facilities where abuse has either happened or is very likely.)

  Dubuque Specialty Care Owner & Operator Information

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  Dubuque Specialty Care Ratings and Inspection Scores

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) regularly inspects every skilled nursing facility. The results of the multi-day inspection is a series of star ratings. The health inspection scores are an absolute value, so you can compare one facility's score directly to another.

Ratings

Overall Rating 2:
Health Inspection Rating 2:
Quality Rating 3:
Staffing Rating 2:

Inspection Scores

Cycle 1 Score (as of July 15, 2024) 96
Cycle 2 Score (as of May 04, 2023) 24
Cycle 3 Score (as of October 28, 2021) 241
Weighted All Cycles Score 96

  Nursing Hours Spent Per Patient

CMS provides detailed information about how long nursing staff spends with residents. This data includes nursing subcategories of Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse, and non-nursing Certified Nursing Assistants. More hours spend per patient should can indicate a better facility or it could indicate more complicated situations.

The nursing staff of Dubuque Specialty Care spends LESS time on average with its residents than the state average and LESS time than the national average for total nursing hours spent per resident.

Type Facility State / National Avg
Registered Nurse (RN)
Hours 0.52 0.75 / 0.67
Case Mix 0.59 0.60 / 0.66
Adjusted 0.59 NA / NA
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Hours 0.57 0.59 / 0.88
Case Mix 0.77 NA / NA
Adjusted 0.64 NA / NA
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)
Hours 2.09 2.44 / 2.29
Case Mix 2.02 NA / NA
Adjusted 2.36 NA / NA
Total Licensed Staff
Hours 1.09 1.34 / 1.55
Physical Therapist (PT)
Hours 0.08 0.04 / 0.07
Total Nursing Hours Spent per Resident on Average
Hours 3.18 3.78 / 3.84
Case Mix 3.37 3.43 / 3.82
Adjusted 3.59 NA / NA

  Quality Measures

Quality measures are based both on patient survey information and on the results of actual claims that are filed with CMS. It is not clear what period is covered in the measures.

Desc. Perc./ State Avg. / Comparison
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission (qm521)
This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating
21.7% / 21.3%
Worse
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit (qm522)
This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating
13.8% / 13.2%
Worse
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days (qm551)
This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating
1.1% / 1.4%
Better
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days (qm552)
This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating
1.6% / 1.9%
Better
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased (qm401) 13.0% / 16.4%
Better
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight (qm404) 3.7% / 4.9%
Better
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder (qm405) 43.3% / 47.0%
Better
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder (qm406) 0.9% / 2.2%
Better
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection (qm407) 2.7% / 2.7%
Better
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms (qm408) 6.5% / 4.3%
Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained (qm409) 0.0% / 0.2%
Better
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury (qm410) 4.5% / 3.7%
Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine (qm415) 88.3% / 94.7%
Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication (qm419) 23.3% / 19.0%
Worse
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine (qm430) 66.2% / 86.0%
Worse
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication (qm434) 1.4% / 2.1%
Better
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened (qm451) 20.6% / 18.3%
Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication (qm452) 22.1% / 20.0%
Worse
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers (qm453) 15.4% / 5.9%
Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine (qm454) 82.7% / 95.2%
Worse
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function (qm471) 82.6% / 79.1%
Better
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine (qm472) 72.9% / 73.4%
Worse

  Hospitals Near Dubuque Specialty Care

Quite often skilled nursing facilities and hospitals work closely together to help patients recover or manage a terminal illness. Hospitals deals with acute care while nursing homes treat patients for a longer period of time. New residents at skilled nursing homes typically come from a hospital and nursing home residents may be readmitted to a hospital if their recovery does not proceed well. (Hospital readmission rates are closely monitored by CMS.) Consequently it is important that you consider which hospitals are near a nursing home which choosing one. Below is a list of hospitals near Dubuque Specialty Care.

Dubuque Specialty Care is near several hospitals, each with its own rating based on overall performance:

Hospital 5-Star Overall Rating
MERCYONE DUBUQUE MEDICAL CENTER
250 MERCY DRIVE
DUBUQUE, IA 52001
5
FINLEY HOSPITAL
350 NORTH GRANDVIEW AVENUE
DUBUQUE, IA 52001
5
MIDWEST MEDICAL CENTER
1 MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE
GALENA, IL 61036
Not Available
GUTTENBERG MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL
200 MAIN STREET
GUTTENBERG, IA 52052
Not Available
MERCYONE DYERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER
1111 3RD STREET SW
DYERSVILLE, IA 52040
Not Available
GRANT REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER
507 S MONROE ST
LANCASTER, WI 53813
Not Available
SOUTHWEST HEALTH CENTER
1400 EAST SIDE RD
PLATTEVILLE, WI 53818
Not Available

Ratings History for Dubuque Specialty Care

  Medical Professionals Associated with Dubuque Specialty Care

These are the doctors who are affiliated with Dubuque Specialty Care. The data is from the most recent period. Historical data is not available.

  • SARA JUERS ( PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT - CURANA HEALTH OF IOWA PLLC )

  Local Nursing Homes

When evaluating nursing homes, it's important to consider other nearby facilities to understand the available options and make comparisons. Below is a list of nursing homes near Brookline Healthcare and Rehabilitation, including Brookline itself. This list is ranked based on each home's health inspection scores, also known as the "weighted all cycles score." Additionally, we provide the facility's 5-star overall rating for a more complete view of its performance. If a nursing home has been flagged by CMS for abuse, you'll see a special icon () next to its name.

The data is based on the dataset as of October 01, 2024.

Name Health Inspection Score / Overall Rating
Accura Healthcare of Cascade LLC
(CASCADE, IA)
2.667 / 5:
Stonehill Care Center
(DUBUQUE, IA)
2.667 / 5:
Guttenberg Care Center
(GUTTENBERG, IA)
3.333 / 5:
Ennoble Nursing and Rehab
(DUBUQUE, IA)
8 / 4:
Edenbrook of Platteville
(PLATTEVILLE, WI)
9.333 / 5:
Mount Carmel Bluffs
(DUBUQUE, IA)
12 / 4:
Mercyone Dyersville Senior Care
(DYERSVILLE, IA)
16.667 / 4:
Mill Valley Care Center
(BELLEVUE, IA)
20 / 3:
Bethany Home
(DUBUQUE, IA)
24.833 / 2:
Sunnycrest Manor
(DUBUQUE, IA)
26.667 / 3:
Luther Manor Communities
(DUBUQUE, IA)
34 / 3:
Lancaster Health Services
(LANCASTER, WI)
36 / 2:
Hawkeye Care Center Dubuque
(ASBURY, IA)
40 / 3:
Orchard Manor
(LANCASTER, WI)
44.667 / 4:
Harmony Dubuque
(DUBUQUE, IA)
69.333 / 2:
Monticello Nursing and Rehab Cen
(MONTICELLO, IA)
75 / 1:
Grand Meadows
(ASBURY, IA)
79.5 / 3:
Galena Stauss Nursing Home
(GALENA, IL)
96 / 2:
Dubuque Specialty Care
(DUBUQUE, IA)
96.167 / 2:
St Dominic Villa
(HAZEL GREEN, WI)
185 / 1:

  Our Analysis

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in DUBUQUE, IA

Here is our analysis of the Best Nursing Homes in DUBUQUE and Worst Nursing Homes in DUBUQUE so that you can make better decisions when choosing a nursing home. You should also use these lists after choosing a home to stay abreast of changes.

Ownership Details for Dubuque Specialty Care

A list of all of the registered owners for Dubuque Specialty Care. This includes direct and indirect owners and managers.

Noted Deficiencies for Dubuque Specialty Care

A list of all of the deficiencies for the facility. This includes a description, type of deficiency, incident date and when the facility reports that the incident was corrected.

Nursing Hours Analysis for Dubuque Specialty Care

How long a nurse spends with a resident can be an important factor in their recovery. This page shows the average nursing hours spent per resident for RNs, LPNs, CNAs, PTs and all licensed staff.

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