Chosen Valley Care Center is an average-sized non-profit facility in Chatfield, Minnesota. Sporting an overall grade of C, this is a solid nursing home. At the end of the day, this place should be a good fit for most people. The best part of this place's report card is is its inspection reports. We discuss inspections in the next paragraph.
Chosen Valley Care Center
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Bariatric Care
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
The primary reason this nursing home received a decent overall score is its impeccable health inspections in recent years. We awarded it one of our better scores in that category, with a grade of A-. This is a notably better score than the facility's overall grade, which was decent but certainly not elite. Inspection grades are based on many items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that excel in this area typically have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This facility received 6 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This means that the government inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies to be an imminent threat to resident safety or health. A few minor deficiencies should not stop you from considering a nursing home.
Nurse Quality
Adding to this nursing home's list of strengths, it also earned an excellent nursing rating. We awarded them an impressive grade of B- in this category. Our nursing grade is primarily based on a facility's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides only 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This is a somewhat alarming figure which is well below the national average. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place surprisingly excelled in some of the quality-based metrics we assessed. It performed well when it comes to avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be measures of the quality of nursing care. In some cases, the quality of nursing care is every bit as important as the number of hours of care offered.
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Short-term Care Quality
The third category we looked at is short-term care, where this facility received a grade of C in this area. In computing our short-term care scores, we assess the facility's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other highly skilled individuals. This grade is more often than not a reliable assessment of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. Unfortunately, this nursing home was below average in terms of its quantity of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its residents based on the measures we assessed. The critical question is whether this adversely affected quality of care. The last measure we assessed in this category is the number of patients who ultimately returned home from the nursing home. We found that just 4.4 percent of this facility's residents returned home. Unfortunately, this was below average.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility's weakest category was long-term care, which is the final area we assessed. For this area, we awarded this facility a grade of just D. In a long-term care environment, the facility's primary goal is to keep patients as healthy and safe as possible. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate patients. One of the factors we considered after nurse's aid hours was vaccinations. Thankfully, this facility provided the pneumonia vaccination to 97.02971 percent of its residents. Surprisingly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home had less hospitalizations than the average nursing home. Sadly, some of its other scores in the category weren't as favorable as these.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Chosen Valley Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Chosen Valley Care Center, 6.69% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are often caused by residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Chosen Valley Care Center, 4.21% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure measures the percent of long-term residents which have sustained a fall resulting in major injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be a sign of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Chosen Valley Care Center, 2.83% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections could be associated with inadequate hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Chosen Valley Care Center, 16.64% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many patients, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Chosen Valley Care Center, 12.33% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric gauges the percentage of long-term residents receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Chosen Valley Care Center, 4.58% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients exhibiting symptoms of depression. Many would argue this is a measure of resident quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Chosen Valley Care Center, 93.31% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these types of vaccines critical to patient care.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Chosen Valley Care Center, 13.09% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Chosen Valley Care Center, 18.07% Percentage of Residents
Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that retained mobility levels. Some experts would argue that mobility is vital to patients physical and mental health.
Hospitalizations
In Chosen Valley Care Center, 1.31 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Chosen Valley Care Center, 18.07 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Chosen Valley Care Center, 12.51 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Chosen Valley Care Center, 76.76% Percentage of Resident
This tells you the percentage of short-term care patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Olmsted Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 18.05 miles away1650 Fourth Street Southeast Rochester Minnesota 55904Voluntary non-profit - Private(507) 287-2761
- Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterAcute Care Hospitals 19.61 miles away1216 Second Street Southwest Rochester Minnesota 55902Voluntary non-profit - Church(507) 255-1991
Nearby Dialysis
- Rochester Dialysis of Davita17.23 miles away2660 S Broadway Ste A Rochester Minnesota 55904Dialysis Stations: 12 (507) 288-1617
- Mayo Dialysis Rochester - Northeast19.61 miles away3041 Stonehedge Drive Ne Rochester Minnesota 55906CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (507) 538-8580