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Ashley Medical Center Nursing Home

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: A
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Ashley Medical Center Nursing Home's website

612 Center Ave N,
Ashley ND 58413

(701) 288-3433

95.66% estimated occupancy 1

Ashley Medical Center Nursing Home is a small hospital-based nursing home located in Ashley, North Dakota. With an overall grade of A, this facility is among the highest-rated nursing homes we found. In fact, this nursing home has the prestigious distinction of being one of the top 25 nursing homes in North Dakota. Scroll down to find this place's category grades, which also impressed us. You really can't do any better than a straight A report card.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • Has Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Home Making
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Mental Health
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Laboratory
  • X-Ray
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Blood Administration
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Radiation Therapy

Awards

Top Nursing Home in North Dakota badge

Top Nursing Home in North Dakota Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in North Dakota badge

Best Nursing Home in North Dakota Awards 2021

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

In addition to being a great overall grade, this facility also received A+ health inspections in recent years. Its inspections were virtually flawless. Our inspection scores weigh several factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher scores in this area generally have few of these severe deficiencies. 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.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A

To complement its top-shelf accomplishments in other areas, we gave this nursing home a score of A for our long-term care rating. When nursing homes receive a score in this range in this category it generally means it has plenty of staff and is an overall good place to reside on a permanent basis. On top of considering the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 98.130844 percent of its residents. Vaccines are critical to keeping residents out of the hospital. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A

To complement its strong performance in other areas, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. Our nursing grade consists of several datapoints, however, the paramount one is the quantity of nurse hours per patient per week. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

In our final category, this nursing home also was awarded a first-rate short-term care score, with a grade of A-. This finished off a very impressive report card. Our short-term care grades are probably most critical for folks needing a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually utilizes higher levels of highly-skilled nursing. This includes not only nursing services, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. However, based on the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the percentage of patients that who were able to eventually return home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility'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

Ashley Medical Center Nursing Home Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In Ashley Medical Center Nursing Home, 5.56% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely caused by residents not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-minus

In Ashley Medical Center Nursing Home, 1.87% of Patients had Serious Falls

This statistic measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who had falls which resulted in severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in determining nursing ratings.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: C

In Ashley Medical Center Nursing Home, 2.8% of Patients had UTIs

This metric measures the percent of long-term patients which suffered from a UTI. While more infections may reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it can be problematic to compare different facilities due to facilities having reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: D

In Ashley Medical Center Nursing Home, 26.21% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who are prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior in situations where such drugs aren't medically indicated. However, some nursing homes need to rely more on these medications due to having more residents suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Ashley Medical Center Nursing Home, 23.36% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This gauges the percent of long-term stay residents who are administered antianxiety drugs. These drugs are given to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-minus

In Ashley Medical Center Nursing Home, 4.72% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents who are showing depressive symptoms. Increased rates of depression may indicate a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A-minus

In Ashley Medical Center Nursing Home, 99.07% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In Ashley Medical Center Nursing Home, 15.09% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with ADL's could be a sign of erosion of a resident's medical condition.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: F

In Ashley Medical Center Nursing Home, 2.88% of Residents

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that maintained mobility.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Ashley Medical Center Nursing Home, 2.88% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Ashley Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 0 miles away612 Center Avenue N Ashley North Dakota 58413Voluntary non-profit - Private(701) 288-3433
  • Wishek Community HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 17.16 miles away1007 4th Ave S Wishek North Dakota 58495Government - Local(701) 452-2326