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Westwood Specialty Care

  • Date Updated:  November 01, 2024
  • CMS Overall 5-Star Rating:  
  • Address:  4201 FIELDCREST DRIVE
    SIOUX CITY IA 51104 Map
  • Phone:  712-258-0135
  • Website:   Click Here
  • Medicare Provider Number:  165271
  • Participating in Medicare Since:  April 01, 1996
  • No. of Certified Beds:  85
  • No. of Residents:   N/A
  • Occupancy:   N/A
  • Amount Fined:  $423,141.00
  • Complaints Filed:   106
  • Accepts:  Medicare and Medicaid

  About Westwood Specialty Care

Westwood Specialty Care, located in SIOUX CITY, 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. Westwood 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.

  • Westwood Specialty Care is ranked #10 out of 10 facilities within a 10 mile radius and #17 out of 17 facilities within a 25 mile radius. See Ranking Report
  • Review Specific City Measures
  • CMS 5-Star Overall Rating is (1 out of 5):
  • Current Trend:   Improving
  • Total Nursing Hours Spent Per Resident Per Day: 3.36
    (The national average is 3.84 )
  • The percentage of short-stay residents who were re-hospitalized after a nursing home admission is 20.70% .
  •    There is no indication of abuse occuring at Westwood Specialty Care. (CMS flags facilities where abuse has either happened or is very likely.)

  Westwood Specialty Care Owner & Operator Information

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  Westwood 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

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Health Inspection Rating 1:
Quality Rating 2:
Staffing Rating 2:

Inspection Scores

Cycle 1 Score (as of June 06, 2024) 196
Cycle 2 Score (as of March 30, 2023) 405
Cycle 3 Score (as of December 09, 2021) 284
Weighted All Cycles Score 280

  Complaints by Residents

This table shows complaints filed by residents in Westwood Specialty Care:

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. 08/11/2024
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. 08/11/2024
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. 06/22/2024
Notify the resident or the resident?s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident?s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. 06/22/2024
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. 06/22/2024
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. 05/21/2024
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. 05/21/2024
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. 05/21/2024
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. 05/21/2024
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. 05/21/2024
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. 05/21/2024
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. 03/28/2024
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. 03/28/2024
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. 03/28/2024
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. 03/28/2024
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. 03/28/2024
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. 03/28/2024
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. 03/28/2024
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. 03/28/2024
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. 03/28/2024
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. 03/28/2024
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. 03/28/2024
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. 03/28/2024
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. 03/28/2024
Help the resident with transportation to and from laboratory services outside of the facility. 03/28/2024
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities. 03/28/2024
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. 11/22/2023
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. 11/22/2023
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. 11/22/2023
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. 11/22/2023
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. 11/22/2023
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. 11/22/2023
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. 11/22/2023
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. 11/22/2023
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. 11/22/2023
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. 11/22/2023
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. 11/22/2023
Help the resident with transportation to and from laboratory services outside of the facility. 11/22/2023
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. 11/22/2023
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options. 11/22/2023
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides drinks consistent with resident needs and preferences and sufficient to maintain resident hydration. 11/22/2023
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident?s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times. 11/22/2023
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. 11/22/2023
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. 11/22/2023
Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records. 05/09/2023
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. 05/09/2023
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. 05/09/2023
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. 05/09/2023
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. 05/09/2023
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. 05/09/2023
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. 05/09/2023
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident?s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times. 05/09/2023
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. 05/09/2023
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. 05/09/2023
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. 05/09/2023
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. 05/02/2023
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. 03/31/2023
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. 12/21/2022
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. 12/21/2022
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. 12/21/2022
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. 10/23/2022
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. 10/23/2022
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. 10/23/2022
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. 10/23/2022
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. 10/23/2022
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. 10/23/2022
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. 10/23/2022
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. 10/23/2022
Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law. 10/23/2022
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. 10/23/2022
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly 10/23/2022
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. 10/23/2022
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. 04/29/2022
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. 03/28/2022
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. 03/28/2022
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. 03/28/2022
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. 03/28/2022
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. 03/28/2022
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. 03/28/2022
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. 03/28/2022
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. 03/28/2022
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. 03/28/2022
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. 03/15/2022
Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff. 01/09/2022
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. 01/09/2022
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. 01/09/2022
Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs. 01/09/2022
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. 01/09/2022
Notify the resident or the resident?s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident?s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. 01/09/2022
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. 01/09/2022
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. 01/09/2022
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. 01/09/2022
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. 01/09/2022
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. 01/09/2022
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. 01/09/2022
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. 01/09/2022
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. 01/09/2022
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. 01/09/2022
Post nurse staffing information every day. 01/09/2022
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. 01/09/2022
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. 01/09/2022
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. 01/09/2022
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service. 01/09/2022
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident?s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times. 01/09/2022
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. 01/09/2022
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. 01/09/2022

  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 Westwood 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 0.69 0.75 / 0.67
Case Mix 0.62 0.60 / 0.66
Adjusted 0.73 NA / NA
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Hours 0.46 0.59 / 0.88
Case Mix 0.82 NA / NA
Adjusted 0.49 NA / NA
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)
Hours 2.22 2.44 / 2.29
Case Mix 2.14 NA / NA
Adjusted 2.36 NA / NA
Total Licensed Staff
Hours 1.15 1.34 / 1.54
Physical Therapist (PT)
Hours 0.06 0.04 / 0.07
Total Nursing Hours Spent per Resident on Average
Hours 3.36 3.78 / 3.84
Case Mix 3.59 3.43 / 3.82
Adjusted 3.58 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
20.7% / 21.3%
Better
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit (qm522)
This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating
12.9% / 13.2%
Better
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days (qm551)
This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating
1.5% / 1.4%
Worse
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days (qm552)
This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating
1.4% / 1.9%
Better
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased (qm401) 12.7% / 16.4%
Better
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight (qm404) 7.1% / 4.9%
Worse
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder (qm405) 61.7% / 47.0%
Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder (qm406) 4.6% / 2.2%
Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection (qm407) 3.5% / 2.7%
Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms (qm408) 6.1% / 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) 1.5% / 3.7%
Better
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine (qm415) 93.1% / 94.7%
Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication (qm419) 22.5% / 19.0%
Worse
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine (qm430) 72.8% / 86.0%
Worse
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication (qm434) 2.5% / 2.1%
Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened (qm451) 16.8% / 18.3%
Better
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication (qm452) 20.3% / 20.0%
Worse
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers (qm453) 3.8% / 5.9%
Better
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine (qm454) 84.6% / 95.2%
Worse
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function (qm471) 73.5% / 79.1%
Worse
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine (qm472) 61.2% / 73.4%
Worse

  Hospitals Near Westwood 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 Westwood Specialty Care.

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

Hospital 5-Star Overall Rating
MERCYONE SIOUXLAND MEDICAL CENTER
801 5TH ST
SIOUX CITY, IA 51101
1
ST LUKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
2720 STONE PARK BOULEVARD
SIOUX CITY, IA 51104
2
FLOYD VALLEY HEALTHCARE
714 LINCOLN ST NE
LE MARS, IA 51031
Not Available
TWELVE CLANS UNITY HOSPITAL
225 S BLUFF STREET
WINNEBAGO, NE 68071
Not Available
DUNES SURGICAL HOSPITAL
600 N SIOUX POINT ROAD
DAKOTA DUNES, SD 57049
Not Available
SANFORD VERMILLION HOSPITAL
20 SOUTH PLUM STREET
VERMILLION, SD 57069
Not Available

Ratings History for Westwood Specialty Care

  Medical Professionals Associated with Westwood Specialty Care

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

  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 November 01, 2024.

Name Health Inspection Score / Overall Rating
Akron Care Center, Inc
(AKRON, IA)
8 / 5:
Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center
(SIOUX CITY, IA)
12 / 4:
Heritage of Emerson
(EMERSON, NE)
16 / 4:
Good Samaritan Society - Lemars
(LE MARS, IA)
17.333 / 5:
Wakefield Health Care Center
(WAKEFIELD, NE)
29.333 / 4:
Sunrise Retirement Community
(SIOUX CITY, IA)
29.333 / 4:
Continental Springs, LLC
(SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NE)
51.333 / 1:
Accura Healthcare of Le Mars
(LE MARS, IA)
51.333 / 2:
Kingsley Specialty Care
(KINGSLEY, IA)
57.333 / 1:
Sanford Care Center Vermillion
(VERMILLION, SD)
72.167 / 1:
Accura Healthcare of Sioux City, LLC
(SIOUX CITY, IA)
74 / 2:
Casa De Paz Health Care Center
(SIOUX CITY, IA)
89 / 2:
The Palm at Regency Square
(SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NE)
96.333 / 1:
Holy Spirit Retirement Home
(SIOUX CITY, IA)
101.333 / 1:
Pioneer Valley Living and Rehab
(SERGEANT BLUFF, IA)
146 / 2:
Embassy Rehab and Care Center
(SERGEANT BLUFF, IA)
218.333 / 1:
Westwood Specialty Care
(SIOUX CITY, IA)
280.333 / 1:

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Ownership Details for Westwood Specialty Care

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Noted Deficiencies for Westwood Specialty Care

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Nursing Hours Analysis for Westwood Specialty Care

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