Calvin Community in Des Moines, IA

Calvin Community is a medicare and medicaid certified nursing home in Des Moines, Iowa. It is located in Polk county at 4210 Hickman Road, Des Moines, Iowa 50310. You can reach out to the office of Calvin Community via phone at (515) 277-6141. This skilled nursing facility has 59 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 84.75%. The nursing facility is classified as "Continuing Care Retirement Community" by CMS and its legal business name is Calvin Community and has the following ownership type - Non Profit - Corporation.

Calvin Community (Medicare CCN 165479) 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 2003 (21 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in October, 2019.

Contact Information

Calvin Community
4210 Hickman Road, Des Moines, Iowa 50310
(515) 277-6141

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NameCalvin Community
Location4210 Hickman Road, Des Moines, Iowa
Certified ByMedicare and Medicaid
No. of Certified Beds59
Occupancy Rate84.75%
Medicare ID (CCN)165479
Legal Business NameCalvin Community
Ownership TypeNon Profit - Corporation

NPI Associated with this Nursing Home:

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NPI Number1447248372
Organization NameCALVIN COMMUNITY
Address4210 Hickman Rd, Des Moines, IA 50310
Phone Number515-277-6141

Quality Ratings:

Nursing homes vary in the quality of care and services they provide to their residents. The below quality ratings for Calvin Community are calculated from three sources - health inspection results, staffing data, and quality measure data. This information gives you an indication of the care Calvin Community 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 Calvin Community 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 increased8.2214.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight7.335.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder71.6448.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder1.971.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection1.842.65
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms1.755.05
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained00.23
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury2.793.36
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine96.6593.87
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication6.1514.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine98.1883.88
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication01.79
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened7.5117.09
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication15.0619.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers4.267.32
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine97.895.98
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function33.267.99
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine96.8482.93

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