Contact Information

LBN: SCENIC LIVING COMMUNITIES INC
1409 FREMONT STREET
IOWA FALLS, IA 50126
(641) 648-4671
Ownership1: For profit - Corporation
Medicare certification date2: January 01, 2003
The is the date the nursing home was certified to participate in the Medicare program.

1 Nursing homes can be run by private for-profit corporations, non-profit corporations, religious affiliated organizations or government entities.

2 Agencies that are Medicare Certified are able to participate in Medicare related programs.


Nursing Home Information

•   60 residents

•   82 certified beds

•   Participates in Medicare and Medicaid

×   No Resident or Family Council - Resident and family councils can help communications with staff. Federal law requires nursing homes to allow councils to be set up by residents and families.

•   Automatic sprinklers in all required areas

Quality rating
Health inspection rating
Staffing rating
Substantiated complaints None
Facility reported incidents 1
Number of fines 1
Number of penalties 2
Number of payment denials 1

Staffing

Higher staffing levels in a nursing home may mean better quality care for residents.

Staffing for 60 residents Iowa Average National Average
Hours by Registered Nurse (RN) per resident per day 32 minutes 45 minutes 41 minutes
Hours by Licensed Practial Nurse (LPN & LVN) per resident per day 47 minutes 37 minutes 53 minutes
Hours by Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) per resident per day 2 hours, 17 minutes 2 hours, 23 minutes 2 hours, 20 minutes
Physical therapy (PT) staff hours per resident per day 3 minutes 4 minutes 7 minutes

Staffing hours per resident is the total number of hours worked by the staff divided by the total number of residents. It doesn't necessarily show the number of nursing staff present at any given time or the amount of care given to any one resident.

Health Inspection

Most recent health inspection: Jul 20, 2017

Number of health citations / deficiencies: 1

Health care professionals inspect each nursing home for health and safety violations. - View the latest Medicare Inspection Report


Quality of Care

Measure Nursing Home Iowa Nationwide
Short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 17.9% 15.6% 12.8%
Short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened none 1.2% 0.9%
Short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 83.3% 81.0% 81.8%
Short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 80.8% 86.6% 83.3%
Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication none 1.5% 1.9%
Short-stay residents who made improvements in function 80.9% 77.9% 68.0%
Long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 20.8% 16.3% 14.9%
Long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 9.2% 7.1% 5.7%
High risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 3.2% 4.2% 5.6%
Long-stay residents who lose too much weight 7.3% 6.7% 7.0%
Low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 61.9% 43.1% 48.2%
Long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder none 2.5% 1.8%
Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.3% 3.8% 3.0%
Long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.9% 4.5% 4.6%
Long-stay residents who were physically restrained none 0.2% 0.3%
Long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.8% 3.7% 3.4%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 95.6% 96.9% 95.2%
Long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 94.5% 95.4% 93.9%
Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 9.8% 14.7% 15.0%
Long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 20.7% 19.2% 18.2%
Long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 15.7% 20.0% 21.6%

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