Nursing Homes

Blackhawk Life Care Center

73 West 5th Street, Lake View, Sac, IA - Map
712-657-8527

This facility is participating in Medicare and Medicaid. The type of ownership for this nursing home is for profit - corporation and it has 60 Medicare and Medicaid certified beds. Nursing homes can have any combination of Medicaid, Medicare and private pay beds. At the time of the last inspection this nursing home had 46 residents and the occupancy rate was 77 percent. This facility is not located in a hospital and it is not part of a nursing home chain. Hospital based nursing homes have faster access to the resources of the hospital. Blackhawk Life Care Center has a resident council to address issues and communicate with the administration and staff.

The following data was collected on 03-11-2005. The total number of resident care hours provided daily by licensed staff is 0.9. Registered nurses spend on average 0.47 hours with each patient daily. Licensed practical or licensed vocational nurses spend on average 0.43 hours with each resident every day. Certified nursing assistants spend on average 1.69 hours with every resident daily. This directory contains information about certified Medicaid and Medicare nursing homes. The information about nursing homes and skilled care facilities on this web site is for general informational and educational purposes only. This web site makes no representation that the information is accurate, reliable, complete or timely.