Located in Clara City, Minnesota, Clara City Care Center is the lone facility we found in this area. With an overall score of A-, this is undoubtedly an impressive nursing home. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top quarter of all facilities in the country. The best aspect of this nursing home's strong report card is its long-term care rating. Long-term care grades are discussed in the next paragraph
Clara City Care Center
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
1012 North Division Street PO Box 797,
Clara City MN 56222
74.79% estimated occupancy 1
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Government - City
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Long-term Care Quality
In addition to receiving a great overall score, this facility also received an excellent long-term care rating, with an impressive grade of A. Facilities that excel in long-term care tend to provide residents with more supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. In addition to looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents, which is significantly higher than the average nursing home. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we rated this facility so highly is that it earned a very impressive nursing score. In that area, we gave this facility an A. Our nursing grade includes a host of subcategories. The most heavily weighted factor is the amount of time nurses spend with residents. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
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Short-term Care Quality
Turning our next category, this facility was awarded a top-shelf short-term care score. In fact, we awarded it a score of A- in this category. In the area of short-term care, we attempt to evaluate indicators of a facility's rehabilitation. We look at the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and various therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. However, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
Facility Inspections
In the final category we assessed, this facility also excelled in inspections, where it received a B+. Inspection grades are based on many pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that score well in this area have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This particular nursing home received 6 deficiencies on its inspection report. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Clara City Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Clara City Care Center, 6.69% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage caused by remaining in the same position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Clara City Care Center, 4.21% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients who sustained a fall which caused severe injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be an indicator of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Clara City Care Center, 2.83% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term stay patients that had UTI's. UTI's could be an indicator of worse hygiene protocols. However, this metric could be skewed for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Clara City Care Center, 16.64% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients given antipsychotic drugs. These medications may be used for a variety of conditions, such as cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Clara City Care Center, 12.33% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Clara City Care Center, 4.58% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents who are exhibiting symptoms of depression. Increased rates of depression could reveal a lower level of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Clara City Care Center, 93.31% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Clara City Care Center, 13.09% Percentage of Patients
This is the percentage of patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living may be a sign of the erosion of a patient's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Clara City Care Center, 18.07% Percentage of Residents
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients who maintained mobility.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Clara City Care Center, 18.07 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Clara City Care Center, 76.76% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint measures the percentage of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many would argue that this is a reasonable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Municipal Hospital and Granite ManorCritical Access Hospitals 13.55 miles away345 Tenth Avenue Granite Falls Minnesota 56241Government - Local(320) 564-3111
- Chippewa County HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 16.76 miles away824 North 11th Street Montevideo Minnesota 56265Government - Local(320) 269-8877
- Carris Health LLCAcute Care Hospitals 19.23 miles away301 Becker Ave Sw Willmar Minnesota 56201Government - Local(320) 235-4543
Nearby Dialysis
- Montevideo Dialysis of Davita16.76 miles away824 N 11th St Montevideo Minnesota 56265Dialysis Stations: 6 (320) 269-7451
- Carris Health - Rice Memorial Hospital19.23 miles away301 Becker Ave Sw Willmar Minnesota 56201Dialysis Stations: 13 (320) 231-4235