Benedictine Health Center of Minneapolis
618 East 17th Street, Minneapolis MN 55404 · (612) 879-2800 · 83.89% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Benedictine Health Center of Minneapolis is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which offers more than 20 nursing homes. Featuring an overall score of A-, this facility is among the better nursing homes we assessed. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it in the top third of all nursing homes in the country. Keep reading to find this facility's category scores, which are also quite good. It's hard to poke holes in this place's profile.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 95 Beds
CCRC :
Non profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
One of the reasons this place received a great overall grade is that it earned an impressive nursing score. In this area, we awarded this nursing home an A. When calculating a facility's nursing score, we weigh the number of hours nurses spend with residents as well as the level of skill of the nurses. This place provided 5.4 hours of nursing care per patient daily, which is among the better totals in the country. A significant portion of those hours were provided by registered nurses, which are one of the most skilled levels of nurses. We are very impressed by these figures. In addition to offering high levels of nursing care, this place was also above average in several of the major quality-based metrics we assessed in this category. It performed well in terms of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls.
Facility Inspections
This nursing home has received near flawless government inspections recently. We gave them an A- in this area. Our inspection scores are based on many pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspections. Facilities that score well in this area have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This facility was hit with 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This indicates that the government inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies to create an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Remember that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in this industry.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility is also above average in the area of long-term care, where it was given a grade of B. It outperformed most nursing homes in this category. When facilities receive a grade in this range in long-term care it generally means it's well-staffed and is an overall good place to reside on a permanent basis. One of the statistics we considered after this facility's impressive nursing hours is vaccines. This nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccination to 99.03537 percent of its patients. Vaccines are a great way to avoid unnecessary hospitalizations for seniors. This combination proved to be successful as this nursing home keeps its patients out of the hospital. Although it had 2.38 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, its risk adjusted metric was better than most nursing homes due to it having some more complex patients.
Short-term Care Quality
The final category we assessed is short-term care, in which this facility received a B. Although this ended up being its lowest category score, this is still an impressive score. In the area of short-term care, we strive to evaluate measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We analyze a facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. This nursing home elevated its grade in this category by offering more care from registered nurses to its residents than the average facility. Finally, we assessed the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Benedictine Health Center of Minneapolis Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin resulting from staying in the same position for an excessive period of time.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to serious injury are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Major falls are routinely caused by lower levels of patient supervision.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percent of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely associated with facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Closer supervision can limit the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Note that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have varying reporting standards for infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric gauges the percent of long-term stay residents which were given antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may mean a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents in situations where such drugs are not medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes need to rely on these medications due to having more residents suffering from dementia.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of patients given antianxiety medications. These drugs are prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
Measures the percent of long-term residents exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Measures the percent of long-term stay patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Measures the percent of long-term care residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and eating. Many would argue that this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients who were able to retain mobility.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better