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Ravenwood Specialty Care

2651 St Francis Dr, Waterloo, IA 50702

Nursing Home Hospice Respite Care Skilled Nursing Rehabilitation
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Estimated Pricing

Studio
Estimated $7,135

Price Comparison

  • Average City Price: $7,098
  • Average State Price: $7,379
  • Average National Price: $7,508


  • Ravenwood Specialty Care Description

    Ravenwood Specialty Care is a community that offers nursing care, hospice, respite care, skilled nursing and rehabilitation and is about 2.1 miles outside Waterloo, Iowa and is part of the Care Initiatives network of communities. Residents who live at the facility are able to choose from a range of studio and semi-private or share or companion room layouts.

    The community has an average rating of 5.1 out of 10 making it the 9th highest rated community in the city out of 9 communities. See more information on reviews.

    The Nursing Home at this community has a 1 star rating out of 5 stars from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. To see more information from CMS you can check out the report here.

    To find information about the surrounding area including weather, crime, health facilities, parks, and more you can explore the neighborhood here.

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    Care Types at Community

    This community offers the following types of care

    Nursing Home

    Nursing Homes provide a nurturing environment offering round-the-clock care, personalized support, and community activities for seniors needing assistance with daily living.

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    Skilled Nursing

    Skilled nursing provides 24/7 medical care and support by licensed professionals for seniors needing continuous healthcare assistance.

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    Community Reviews

    5.7
    Ravenwood Specialty Care
    Based on My Caring Plan's proprietary scoring, including 63 reviews across the web

    Ranking

  • Ranking in City: 8 out of 9 communities in Waterloo
  • Ranking in State: 544 out of 578 communities in IA
  • Facility and Grounds C

    Care B

    Staff B


    Employee Reviews

    6.2
    Care Initiatives
    Based on My Caring Plan's proprietary scoring, including 265 reviews across the web

    The following insights are from employees that work in Iowa

    Employee Pay B

    Employee Staff B

    Employee Culture B



    Review Summary

    The following is an AI generated summary of the reviews of the community from across the web.

    Summary of Reviews:

    • Several reviews highlight unprofessional behavior, including not answering doors and neglecting residents.
    • Concerns about safety and care for residents with dementia, including turning off door alarms and residents wandering unsupervised.
    • Complaints about cleanliness and maintenance, describing the facility as dirty and smelling unpleasant.
    • Negative experiences with staff, described as lazy, rude, uncaring, and neglectful. Reports of staff not responding to residents' needs in a timely manner.
    • Issues with the administration, including difficulty working with them and slow response times to patient needs.
    • Some reviewers report serious incidents, such as residents being lost or neglected to the point of harm.
    • However, there are positive reviews as well, praising the care received in specific units like V.A. Hospice and the Dementia Unit. Compliments to the staff in these areas for treating residents like family and providing excellent care.
    • Positive remarks about the facility's activities, therapy team, and some experiences with good nursing care and cleanliness in certain areas.

    Overall, the reviews present a mixed picture, with significant concerns about safety, cleanliness, and staff behavior, alongside some positive experiences in specific care units.


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    Health

    24-Hour Skilled Nursing Care

    Accelerated Care Plus Therapy Equipment

    Care Initiatives Hospice

    Discharge Planning / Home Visits

    Individualized Care Plans

    Intravenous (IV) Therapy


    Services

    Pastoral Services


    Activities

    Planned Activities

    Activity Programming

    Pastoral Services

    Outings

    Card Games


    Community Amenities

    Beauty Shop/Barber Shop

    Spa


    Room Amenities

    Housekeeping

    Laundry Service


    Dining

    Select/Choice Menus

    Special Dietary Accommodations

    Nutritious Meals



    Information from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

    Nursing Home Ratings

    Overall rating: 1
    Health inspection rating: 1
    Staffing rating: 2
    Quality measure rating: 3
    Long-term quality measure rating: 2
    Short-term quality measure rating: 5


    Nursing Home Overview

    Participation date: March 27, 1995
    Ownership type: For Profit
    Provider type: Medicare and Medicaid
    Nursing home capacity: 176
    Total current residents: 120
    Facility is located in a hospital: No
    Automatic sprinkler system: Yes
    Resident and family council: Resident


    Facility Incident, Complaints and Fines

    Number of facility incidents: 2
    Number of substantiated complaints: 50
    Number of payment denials: 0
    Number of fines: 4
    Total cost of fines: $38605


    The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services give each Nursing Home a Star Rating from 1-5 with 5 being the highest.

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    The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services gather information about the number of hours of care provided on average to each resident each day by staff as well as the turnover of staff.

    The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.

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    The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tracks information around emergency department and hospital visits for residents of Nursing Homes.

    The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.

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    The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tracks information around quality measures for residents of Nursing Homes.

    The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.

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    The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tracks information around COVID-19 vaccination rates of Nursing Home residents and staff members.

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    Health and Fire Safety Deficiencies

    The Center for Medicare and Medicaid report health and fire safety deficiencies. Some of these deficiencies are more severe than others. The following table shows different levels of severity.

    Scope
    Severity of Deficiency Isolated Pattern Widespread
    Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety J K L
    Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy G H I
    No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy D E F
    No actual harm with potential for minimal harm A B C

    Fire Safety Deficiencies

    Survey Date Correction Date Letter Category Description
    2022-05-19 2022-06-07 D Smoke Deficiencies Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
    2022-05-19 2022-05-19 F Smoke Deficiencies Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
    2022-05-19 2022-05-19 F Smoke Deficiencies Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
    2022-05-19 2022-05-19 D Services Deficiencies Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
    2022-05-19 2022-05-19 E Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
    2020-03-06 2020-03-24 D Smoke Deficiencies Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
    2020-03-06 2020-03-24 E Services Deficiencies Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
    2020-03-06 2020-03-24 E Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
    2019-02-20 2019-02-22 D Construction Deficiencies Use approved construction type or materials.
    2019-02-20 2019-02-22 D Smoke Deficiencies Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
    2019-02-20 2019-03-08 E Smoke Deficiencies Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
    2019-02-20 2019-02-22 D Services Deficiencies Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
    2019-02-20 2019-02-22 D Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

    Health Safety Deficiencies

    Survey Date Correction Date Letter Category Description
    2023-04-06 2023-04-26 D Pharmacy Service Deficiencies Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
    2022-12-08 2022-12-22 D Pharmacy Service Deficiencies Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
    2022-10-05 2022-10-30 E Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
    2022-10-05 2022-10-30 D Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
    2022-10-05 2022-10-30 D Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
    2022-10-05 2022-10-30 D Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
    2022-10-05 2022-10-20 J Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
    2022-10-05 2022-10-30 D Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
    2022-10-05 2022-10-30 E Infection Control Deficiencies Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
    2022-10-05 2022-10-30 E Environmental Deficiencies Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
    2022-05-23 2022-06-26 D Resident Rights Deficiencies Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
    2022-05-23 2022-06-26 D Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
    2022-05-23 2022-06-26 D Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
    2022-05-23 2022-06-26 D Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
    2022-05-23 2022-06-26 D Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
    2022-05-23 2022-06-26 D Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
    2022-05-23 2022-06-26 D Pharmacy Service Deficiencies Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
    2022-03-14 2022-04-04 G Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
    2022-03-14 2022-04-04 G Pharmacy Service Deficiencies Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
    2022-03-14 2022-04-04 C Administration Deficiencies Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
    2022-03-14 2022-04-04 D Infection Control Deficiencies Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
    2021-11-22 2021-12-22 D Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
    2021-11-22 2021-12-22 D Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
    2021-09-16 2021-10-15 D Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
    2020-03-05 2020-03-24 D Resident Rights Deficiencies Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
    2020-03-05 2020-03-24 D Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
    2020-03-05 2020-03-24 D Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
    2020-03-05 2020-03-24 D Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
    2020-03-05 2020-03-24 D Infection Control Deficiencies Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
    2021-02-16 2021-03-11 D Infection Control Deficiencies Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
    2020-08-17 2020-08-25 G Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
    2020-08-17 2020-08-25 D Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
    2019-02-14 2019-03-13 D Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
    2019-02-14 2019-03-13 D Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
    2019-02-14 2019-03-13 D Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
    2019-02-14 2019-03-13 D Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
    2019-02-14 2019-03-13 E Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
    2019-02-14 2019-03-13 D Pharmacy Service Deficiencies Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

    Fines

    Fine Date Fine Amount
    2019-07-08 $6,633
    2021-02-16 $9,895
    2021-11-29 $650
    2022-03-14 $9,750
    2022-10-05 $8,510
    2022-10-05 $18,310

    What is in the Neighborhood

    General Area Overview
    • The closest city is Waterloo which is 2.1 miles away and has a population of 68,460 (large town).
    • The average income is $46,368, which is very low compared to other zip codes.
    • Weather
      • High Temperature: 74
      • Low Temperature: 20
      • Average Temperature: 49.8
      • Day Breakdown: The area gets 127 days of rain, 45 days of snow and 191 days of sun
      • Precipitation: 2.1 inches a year

    Demographic Overview
    • The median age is 37.2 years old, high compared to other cities.
    • 7.01% of the population are Veterans which is a very high percentage of Veterans compared to other cities.
    • 7.42% of the population are Foreign-born which is a low percentage of Foreign-born compared to other cities.
    • The population is 0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2% Asian, 16% Black or African-American, 7% Hispanic or Latino, and 73% White.

    Health and Safety Overview
    • The crime rate is 7.46 per 100 people which is very high compared to other cities.
      • Violent Crime: 1.6 incidents per 100 people
      • Property Crime: 3.48 incidents per 100 people
      • Drug-Related Crime: 1.37 incidents per 100 people
    • The average life expectancy in zip code is 77.95 years old, which is average compared to other zip codes.
    • Air Quality: Good Days 257.0, Moderate Days 46.0, Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups Days 0.0, Unhealthy Days 0.0, Very Unhealthy Days 0.0, Hazardous Days 0.0

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    Supermarkets

    Aldi
    0.6 miles away
    Walmart Supercenter
    0.6 miles away
    Sam's Club
    0.7 miles away
    Sam Club
    0.7 miles away
    Hy-Vee
    0.8 miles away

    None Found

    None Found

    Banks

    Veridian Credit Union
    0.8 miles away
    Regions Bank
    1.0 miles away
    Farmers State Bank
    2.2 miles away
    Wells Fargo
    2.2 miles away
    Community Bank & Trust
    2.3 miles away

    Hospitals

    MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center
    0.1 miles away
    Allen Hospital
    4.3 miles away
    MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center
    7.6 miles away
    Waverly Health Center
    19.3 miles away
    Independence Mental Health Institute
    21.0 miles away

    Pharmacies

    Hy-Vee Pharmacy
    0.8 miles away
    Walgreens
    4.3 miles away

    Dentists

    Greenhill Family Dentistry
    4.3 miles away
    Holahan and Boe Orthodontics
    7.8 miles away
    All Smiles Family Dentistry
    7.9 miles away
    Reinbeck Family Dental Clinic
    16.2 miles away

    Parks

    Bontrager Park
    0.2 miles away
    Morris Park
    0.7 miles away
    Liberty Park
    1.0 miles away
    Paulson Park
    1.1 miles away
    Miller Park
    1.1 miles away

    None Found

    Shopping

    Crossroads Mall
    1.0 miles away
    College Square Mall
    5.6 miles away
    Thunder Ridge Mall
    8.5 miles away

    Culture

    Waterloo Community Playhouse
    2.4 miles away
    RiverLoop Amphitheatre
    2.4 miles away
    McBride Auditorium
    4.7 miles away
    Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center
    6.9 miles away
    Players Theatre
    19.6 miles away

    Restaurants

    Chilito's Mexican Bar & Grill
    0.4 miles away
    Perkins
    0.5 miles away
    Hibachi Sushi Buffet
    0.9 miles away
    Applebee's
    0.9 miles away
    Pizza Hut
    0.9 miles away

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