Cerenity Care Center on Humboldt
512 Humboldt Avenue, Saint Paul MN 55107 · (651) 227-8091 · 80.76% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Cerenity Care Center on Humboldt is a facility located in Saint Paul, Minnesota which has 753,116 people. With an overall score of B, this facility is a great option. Based on our assessment, this facility looks like a solid choice for quite a few people. This nursing home is stronger in some categories than others, but it did not have any bad scores in any of the major areas discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 117 Beds
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Non profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
One of the reasons this nursing home performed so well overall is it excelled in the area of nursing, with a grade of B+ in that category. It outpaced most nursing homes in this category. Nursing grades are tied to quantity of nursing care available. This nursing home provided 3.9 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Roughly a quarter of those hours were provided by registered nurses, which are one of the most highly skilled levels of nurses. Both are impressive figures, which typically leads to higher quality care. Finally, this facility also performed well in several of the quality measures we looked at. For example, in terms of the percentage of its residents sustaining falls which lead to serious injury, this nursing home performed better than the national average. This is often a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Facility Inspections
This nursing home also excelled in the area of inspections. In fact, we gave it a grade of B+ for that area, which is one of our best scores. This is one of the few facilities with an overall grade in this range which earned multiple category grades this high. Our inspection ratings are based on pieces of information located in the a nursing home's inspection reports. Places that receive favorable grades in this area have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. While this nursing home had some deficiencies on its report, none were severe based on CMS' scale. A couple minor deficiencies aren't necessarily something to panic about.
Short-term Care Quality
Turning to our third category, this nursing home also earned a score of B+ for its short-term care rating. This is a well above average score in this category. Short-term care ratings are based on a nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled nursing services. This means a wide scope of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, not to mention other types of therapy. This facility is above the national average in terms of both its quantity of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its residents. The last statistic we looked at in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that 33.8 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
Long-term Care Quality
The next category we graded is long-term care. This facility was given a C for this area. In computing our long-term care grades, we analyze the facility's personal care services. After assessing the impressive nursing hours provided by this facility, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 97.92899 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which appears to be higher than the average nursing home. The last datapoint we looked at was its hospitalization rate. Although it had 2.49 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, its risk adjusted metric was not too far off the national average.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Cerenity Care Center on Humboldt Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be an indicator of nursing care . UTI's are routinely associated with a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this metric can be skewed for some facilities due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are administered to residents for many conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Sadly, in limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term care patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are prescribed to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
Measures the percent of long-term stay patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This tells you the percent of residents who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and eating.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that remained mobile levels.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This tells you the percentage of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better