Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood, IA
Lutheran Retirement Home is a medium-sized nursing home facility in Northwood, Iowa ( Worth county )
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They have 60 beds and 46 residents (which would leave 14 beds available).
Lutheran Retirement Home participates in Medicare and Medicaid and are classified as a Non profit - Church related ownership.
They offer residential councils. They are not located inside of a hospital.
They do not belong to a continuing care community.
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LUTHERAN RETIREMENT HOME
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Overall Rating: 5/5 (Full Ratings Below)
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They are located at the following address: 701 Ninth Street North in Northwood Iowa 50459.
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They can be reached by phone at (641) 324-1712.
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Health and Demographics
The average age at Lutheran Retirement Home is approximately 83 years old.
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Medicare and Medicaid Ratings
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Overall Rating: 5 stars 
Health Inspection Rating: 5 stars
Staff Rating: 4 stars 
Quality Measures Rating: 5 stars
Registered Nurses Rating: 4 stars
Ratings are out of 5 with 5 being the best and 1 being the worst.
Additional Care Home Services & Info
Medicare and Medicaid participation for Lutheran Retirement Home began on May 01, 2003.
Special care beds for patients with Alzheimer's are available.
Ownership Changes: 0
Medicaid ID: 0802355
Financial Year End: 12-31
Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC): CAHABA
CMS Regional Office: Kansas City
Area: Rural
Dually Certified Beds: 60
Alzheimer's Beds: 12
Prices and Length of Stay
The average length of stay at Lutheran Retirement Home is approximately 20.7 days. (this may include both short and long-term care (LTC) visits).
Staff Size
Lutheran Retirement Home provides (per day, per resident) an average of:
Total Licensed Nursing Hours (Registered Nurses + Licensed Practical Nurses + Licensed Vocational Nurses) averages 1.02 hours per day per resident (the national average is 1.4 hours).
Additionally, a Physical Therapist (PT) is available an average of 2.4 minutes per day per resident (the national average is 6 minutes).
Additional Staffing can be viewed below. Each number represents a Full-time Equivalent (FTE) Employee of the type listed above it at Lutheran Retirement Home. Read how FTE is defined.
Ratings Comparison
Lutheran Retirement Home in NORTHWOOD, Iowa has 60 beds compared to a Iowa average of 70.38 and a National average of 106.16.
As of the last update they had 46 residents compared to a IA average of 53.29 and a National average of 86.4.
This results in a 76.67% occupancy rate compared to a Iowa average of 75.72% and a national average of 81.38%.
Lutheran Retirement Home's star ratings compare as follows:
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5 stars compared to a IA average of 3.55 and a National average of 3.31. - Health Inspection Rating:
5 stars compared to a IA average of 2.79 and a National average of 2.78. - Staffing Rating:
4 stars compared to a IA average of 3.6 and a National average of 2.89. - Quality Measures Rating:
5 stars compared to a IA average of 3.94 and a National average of 3.95. - RN Only Rating:
4 stars compared to a IA average of 3.96 and a National average of 3.05.
Averaging the available ratings gives an aggregate star rating of 4.6 for Lutheran Retirement Home versus the IA average of 3.57 and a national average of 3.20.
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