Convalescent homes or convalescent hospitals (except psychiatric) · Iowa
Luther Care Services
Des Moines, IA · ~196 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 12.2
- Avg TCR
- 6.5
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Luther Care Services runs at 188% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Convalescent homes or convalescent hospitals (except psychiatric) workplace, earning a grade D.
Luther Care Services: 12.2 TCR = 188% of Convalescent homes or convalescent hospitals (except psychiatric) BLS 6.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Luther Care Services safety composite
Luther Care Services scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 23% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 1%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).
16/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 12.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 1% of industry peers
Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).
TCR Δ
−1.3
2016→2023
Luther Care Services injury rate improved
Luther Care Services's TCR fell 1.3 from 9.3 in 2016 to 7.9 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2020 at 22.9 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.61× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=9.3 · 2017=11.6 · 2018=22.7 · 2019=10.7 · 2020=22.9 · 2021=7.4 · 2022=5.0 · 2023=7.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 623110 · Des Moines, IA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 12.2 · 188% of ind
- DART 7.4 DART
- RANK #316/396
- PHOTO Water's Edge Center …
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 131 inj
- SIZE ~196 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Water's Edge Center for Health & Rehabilitation (0.0 TCR gap)
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Luther Care Services in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Luther Care Services
12.2 TCR
- Water's Edge C
Water's Edge Center for Health & Rehabilitation
12.2 TCR
- The Oaks at No
The Oaks at Northpointe Woods
12.2 TCR
- 2248-63305
2248-63305
12.2 TCR
- 2248-63325
2248-63325
12.2 TCR
What this shows Luther Care Services averages 12.2 TCR (188% of the Convalescent homes or convalescent hospitals (except psychiatric) BLS benchmark).
Luther Care Services TCR series: 2016=9.3 · 2017=11.6 · 2018=22.7 · 2019=10.7 · 2020=22.9 · 2021=7.4 · 2022=5 · 2023=7.9 · BLS 6.5
Where Luther Care Services falls in its industry
15,252 Convalescent homes or convales establishmentsSafer than 19% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.6.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #316 safest of 396 Convalescent homes or convales employers in Iowa.
Luther Care Services has more employees than the Convalescent homes or convalescent hospi median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.6. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 7.4 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 22.9 | 16.4 | 16 | 23 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10.7 | 6.6 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 22.7 | 4.1 | 38 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11.6 | 9.3 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9.3 | 5.2 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
623110 · IA · Des Moines
15,252 Convalescent homes or convalescent hospitals (except psychiatric) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 525 employers in Des Moines, IA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Water's Edge Center for Health & Rehabilitation | 12.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Oaks at Northpointe Woods | 12.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2248-63305 | 12.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2248-63325 | 12.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Des Moines Branch | 196 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Woodharbor Molding & Millworks, LLC | 196 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | New Century FS | 196 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Des Moines | 196 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Corporate Center | 6,292 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines | 4,884 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MercyOne Des Moines | 3,547 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Des Moines Methodist Hospital | 3,495 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Flanders - RHH | 12.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing | 12.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Besler Industries Inc. | 12.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Oaks at Northpointe Woods | 12.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Standard Drywall, Inc. - Livermore CA | 196 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Solid Property Services Inc | 196 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Elite Flower- Miami Location | 196 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Beacon Hill at Eastgate | 196 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.