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The Galeon

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  • Memory Care

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: A-plus
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410 West Main Street,
Osakis MN 56360

(320) 859-2142

67.75% estimated occupancy 1

The Galeon is the lone nursing home located in Osakis, Minnesota. After receiving an A+ overall grade, this nursing home has the distinction of being one of the top 100 nursing homes in Minnesota. This is an impressive feat in a state with a long list of high-end nursing homes. Based on our assessment, this place would be a no brainer for most people. This also is a very consistent nursing home with consistently strong ratings in each of the major categories. Additional information about its category grades is available below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • Has Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Secure Memory Care 
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy

Awards

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Top Nursing Home in Minnesota Awards 2019

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Top Nursing Home in Minnesota Awards 2020

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Best Nursing Home in Minnesota Awards 2021

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

One of the many reasons this place turned out to be a great nursing home is it earned an A+ in our inspections category. This is simply as good as it gets in this category. Our inspection scores are tied to several datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that excel in this area have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. Although this facility had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were serious based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A

On the list of its many dominant scores, this facility received a strong long-term care score. In fact, it received a score of A in that category. Long-term care scores of this caliber generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. On top of assessing the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients out of the hospital. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A

This facility also excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. The nursing grade includes several datapoints, however, the primary consideration is the level of nurse hours per patient per week. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as by having a system of moving a patient more often.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

Switching gears to the next category, this nursing home was given a strong short-term care rating. In fact, we awarded it an A in this category, resulting in this facility receiving straight A's. Short-term care ratings are crucial for residents requiring rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically requires higher levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes a wide spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

The Galeon Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In The Galeon, 9.3% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This figure is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who are suffering from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We consider this statistic when determining both nursing and long-term care grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: D

In The Galeon, 6.19% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of patients that have had a fall which resulted in severe injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In The Galeon, 2.08% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term care residents which suffered from a UTI. Although a higher rate infections may reflect poorly on a facility's nursing care, it is difficult to compare different nursing homes due to facilities having reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

In The Galeon, 19.59% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This statistic tells you the percentage of long-term residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior in scenarios where such drugs are not medically indicated. However, some nursing homes may need to rely on these drugs due to having more patients with cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In The Galeon, 12.33% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of residents prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are given to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In The Galeon, 0% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients who are showing depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-plus

In The Galeon, 98.15% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines indispensable.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-plus

In The Galeon, 2.78% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and eating.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-minus

In The Galeon, 14.01% of Residents

This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients who remained mobile levels. Many in the industry argue that the ability to move around is important for patients mental and physical well-being.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In The Galeon, 14.01% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In The Galeon, 88.82% of Resident

This metric measures the percentage of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some would argue this is a reliable measure of rehabilitation performance.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Alomere HealthAcute Care Hospitals 10.39 miles away111 17th Avenue East Alexandria Minnesota 56308Government - Local(320) 762-1511
  • Centracare Health System - Sauk CentreCritical Access Hospitals 13.05 miles away425 North Elm Street Sauk Centre Minnesota 56378Voluntary non-profit - Private(320) 352-2221
  • Glacial Ridge HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 18.9 miles away10 4th Avenue Southeast Glenwood Minnesota 56334Government - Hospital District or Authority(320) 634-4521

Nearby Dialysis

  • Centracare Kidney PROG at Douglas County Hosp10.53 miles away111 17th Ave S Alexandria Minnesota 56308Dialysis Stations: 7 (320) 762-1226