Ashley Medical Center Nursing Home
612 Center Ave N, Ashley ND 58413 · (701) 288-3433 · 82.5% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Located in Ashley, North Dakota, Ashley Medical Center Nursing Home is the sole nursing home we identified in the city. This nursing home was given an A- overall, which is one of the most impressive grades we offer. A grade of this caliber requires first-rate scores across the board. We also want to point out that this facility is located in a hospital. Typically, this indicates that more intensive healthcare services are available. One of the highlights of this facility's report card is its impressive long-term care rating, which you can find in the next section.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 40 Beds
CCRC :
Non profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Long-term Care Quality
We also found that this facility excelled in our long-term care rating. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. Facilities that receive this type of score in this category tend to provide consistent 24/7 care to make sure residents are well cared for. In addition to assessing the well above average quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff at this facility, we also were happy with the nursing home's vaccination data. This facility provided the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is an impressive figure. This combination proved to be effective as this nursing home was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. It had only 1.66 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days.
Facility Inspections
This facility also received an A+ inspection grade, making it one of the few places to receive multiple A+'s in our categories. This grade is based on the nursing home's government inspections. Perhaps the most significant factor we look at in calculating our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a facility's inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher scores in this area most likely dodged the more severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Nurse Quality
Adding to its profile, this facility also earned a grade of B for its nursing rating. This is a well above average score in this category. The nursing rating assesses a handful of datapoints, however, the most important one is the number of nurse hours spent with patients. This nursing home provided 4.2 hours of nursing care per patient daily, which was among the higher figures we found. Lastly, this facility also excelled in several of the quality measures we assessed. With fewer than five percent of its residents experiencing pressure ulcers, this place performed as well as any nursing home the nation in this category. This is generally a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls. Many pressure ulcers can be avoided by providing better nursing care and having a system of moving residents even once per day.
Short-term Care Quality
Turning to our final category, this facility was awarded an extremely favorable short-term care grade. Even though this was not nearly as dominant as several of its other scores, this remains one of the more impressive grades a facility can receive. Our short-term care grades are believed to be most important for those in need of a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually requires additional highly-skilled nursing services. This means not merely nursing, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. This nursing home employs both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities employ these skilled professionals. The final statistic we looked at in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients were able to return home.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Ashley Medical Center Nursing Home Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are often caused by patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care limits the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This figure tells you the percentage of long-term patients who have suffered falls resulting in serious injury. This is one of the statistics we use in calculating our nursing scores.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with poorer hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of residents given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to residents for a variety of medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Tragically, in some cases, increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of long-term stay patients taking antianxiety drugs.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Measures the percent of long-term stay residents who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for seniors, making these vaccines vital to patient safety.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This indicates the percent of residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may be a sign of erosion of a resident's health.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who remained mobile levels.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is critical to preserving the physical health of nursing home residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical abilities of residents.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better