Divine Providence Health Center
312 East George St PO Box 136, Ivanhoe MN 56142 · (507) 694-1414 · 76% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Divine Providence Health Center is a very-small non-profit nursing home located in Ivanhoe, Minnesota. It looks like this nursing home is one of the highest-graded nursing homes we looked at. In fact, it received our very best rating. We were impressed enough to rank this nursing home as one of the 50 best facilities in Minnesota. Finally, this appears to be a very consistent nursing home with consistently strong grades in all four of the major categories. More information about its category grades can be found below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 25 Beds
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Non profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
One of the many reasons this turned out to be a great nursing home is that it received an A+ nursing grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this category. Our nursing score consists of a handful of components, however, the paramount one is the level of nurse hours per patient per week. This particular facility provided 4.8 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This was one of the more impressive totals we found. Furthermore, we found that a significant percentage of this care was provided by registered nurses, which are highly skilled nurses. Both of these statistics are impressive. On top of offering high levels of nursing care, this place also excelled in several of the quality-based metrics we assessed. With less than five percent of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility Minnesota in this category. This is typically an indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Many pressure ulcers could be prevented by offering better nursing care and having a policy of turning residents at least once a day.
Long-term Care Quality
We also awarded this facility a grade of A+ for its long-term care grade. When facilities receive this type of score in long-term care it is usually a good sign for patient care and indicates that the facility is well-staffed with nurses aids. In addition to considering the impressive quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff at this nursing home, we also were pleased by the facility's vaccination data. For example, this nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its residents, which is an impressive figure. Lastly, this place 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.
Facility Inspections
This facility also received a nearly flawless inspection report. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A+. Inspection ratings take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these issues by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this place had some minor dings on its inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G through L. This tells you that the inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
Switching gears to our last area, this facility was given an extremely favorable short-term care score. We gave it a grade of A- in that area, giving this facility straight A's. Short-term care ratings are meaningful for residents looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually requires more skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes a wide range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other types of therapy. One of this place's strengths is that it provides more than an hour of care per day from registered nurses per resident. This is the gold standard for this area, as it's roughly 1.5 times higher than the average place's level of registered nurse staffing. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of patients who were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Divine Providence Health Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This metric tells you the percentage of long-term residents who are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers . We bake this statistic into both nursing and long-term care grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are often caused by lower quality nursing care. Better nursing care minimizes the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many experts to be an indicator of nursing care . UTI's are routinely associated with lower quality nursing care. However, this metric could be misleading for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents given antipsychotic drugs. These medications are sometimes used for several medical conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is an indication of the percent of long-term patients that are prescribed antianxiety medication. These medications are generally prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients demonstrating symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percentage of residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This indicates the percentage of residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may indicate the erosion of a resident's health.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of residents that maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better