July, 2018 - Belle Plaine Specialty Care has been named to the National Nursing Home Quality Care Collaborative Honor Roll to recognize its performance on the Nursing Home Compare long-stay quality measures. Nursing homes on the Nursing Home Quality Collaborative Honor Roll have achieved a quality measure composite score which is aligned with the top 10 percent of nursing homes in the U.S.

Belle Plaine Specialty Care has been recognized by the state of Iowa’s Department of Inspections and Appeals (DIA) for achieving deficiency free status during its 2018 annual inspection and survey. This is the second consecutive year Belle Plaine Specialty Care has been designated “deficiency free”.

Throughout 2017, Belle Plaine Specialty Care has been ranked as a 5-star skilled nursing facility by the federal government’s Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Skilled nursing facilities are rated quarterly based on health inspections, staffing and quality measures of 11 different physical and clinical measures of residents.

Belle Plaine Specialty Care also received a rating of 4 out 5 in the U.S. News & World Report 2017-18 Nursing Home Finder report in November, 2017.

Belle Plaine Specialty Care received a rating of 4 out 5 in the U.S. News & World Report 2017-18 Nursing Home Finder report released last month. The report uses existing federal nursing home rating information and federally reported health care data to come up with their own rating system. Criteria such as annual state survey results, medical quality measures, staffing levels and rehabilitation outcomes are all formulated to reach the rating. More than 15,000 skilled nursing facilities in the United States were reviewed.

Belle Plaine Specialty Care has been recognized as a 2017 recipient of the Bronze – Commitment to Quality Award for its dedication to improving the lives of residents through quality care. The award is the first of three distinctions possible through the National Quality Award Program, presented by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL).

Second year in a row!

Belle Plaine Specialty Care is pleased to announce it has received a “Deficiency Free” result on its annual survey in January 2017 by the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals. This is the second consecutive year for a deficiency free survey. There are 412 nursing facilities in Iowa. Generally, only 5 percent are found to be deficiency-free.

Belle Plaine Specialty Care is pleased to announce it has received a “Deficiency Free” result on its annual survey in January 2016 by the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals.