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Ecumen North Branch

  • Nursing Home
  • Assisted Living
  • Memory Care

Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: A
Oct 18: ANov 18: A+Dec 18: A+Jan 19: A+Feb 19: A+May 19: A-Jun 19: A-Jul 19: A+Aug 19: A+Sep 19: A+Jan 20: AMar 20: AApr 20: A+May 20: A+Jun 20: A+Jul 20: A+Aug 20: A+Sep 20: A+Oct 20: A+Jan 21: AFeb 21: AMar 21: AApr 21: AMay 21: AJun 21: AJul 21: AAug 21: ASep 21: AOct 21: ANov 21: AJan 22: AFeb 22: AMar 22: AApr 22: AMay 22: AJun 22: A
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Ecumen North Branch's website

5379 -383rd Street,
North Branch MN 55056

(651) 829-0117

51.34% estimated occupancy 1

Ecumen North Branch is in North Branch, Minnesota, a city with 13,546 people. With an A overall grade, we ranked this facility in the top ten percent of all nursing homes in the country. We really can not say enough great things about this facility. Finally, this proved to be a very consistent nursing home with consistently strong scores in all four of our categories. Additional information about its category grades is available below.

Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • Has Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Secure Memory Care 
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Registered Staff Hours

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Nurse Quality

Grade: A

On top of being a first rate facility overall, this nursing home also excelled in the area of nursing, where it received an A. When calculating a nursing home's nursing score, we weigh the number of hours nurses are with patients as well as the skill levels of the nurses. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well when it comes to minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

Adding to its first-rate resume, this facility also was given a superb short-term care score, with a grade of A. Our short-term care grades are likely more meaningful for folks requiring rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation usually utilizes higher levels of skilled nursing services. This includes not merely nursing services, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last measure we assessed in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that 5.9 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A

The next area we analyzed is long-term care. Adding to its strong resume, this nursing home also performed well in that category. In fact, we awarded it a of A in that category. Nursing homes that receive this kind of score in long-term care tend to provide consistent around the clock care to ensure patients are kept in good health. After looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 99.34211 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is far higher than most nursing homes. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

In addition, this nursing home also earned a virtually flawless government inspection report. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with an impressive grade of A-. With this impressive grade, this place is one of the few facilities in Minnesota to earn straight A's. Inspection scores are based on pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that score well in this category typically have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This place received 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This means that CMS didn't consider any of these deficiencies to pose an immediate threat to patient health or safety. 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.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Jul 22

Ecumen North Branch Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: C

In Ecumen North Branch, 6.84% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A

In Ecumen North Branch, 4.32% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of patients who have had a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision. Better nursing protocols can limit the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Ecumen North Branch, 2.81% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percent of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections may be associated with insufficient hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B

In Ecumen North Branch, 16.37% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may indicate a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A+

In Ecumen North Branch, 12.17% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric gauges the percentage of long-term stay patients taking antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: C

In Ecumen North Branch, 4.73% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who are showing depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A-minus

In Ecumen North Branch, 93.57% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A

In Ecumen North Branch, 13.28% Percentage of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and continence.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-plus

In Ecumen North Branch, 20.05% Percentage of Residents

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that maintained mobility.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Ecumen North Branch, 20.05 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: F

In Ecumen North Branch, 76.19% Percentage of Resident

This indicates the percent of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with ADL's generally correlates with superior rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Cambridge Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 11.91 miles away701 South Dellwood Avenue Cambridge Minnesota 55008Voluntary non-profit - Private(763) 689-7700
  • Fairview Lakes Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 12.6 miles away5200 Fairview Boulevard Wyoming Minnesota 55092Voluntary non-profit - Private(763) 389-6481
  • St Croix Regional Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 18.52 miles away235 State Street Saint Croix Falls Wisconsin 54024Voluntary non-profit - Private(715) 483-0556

Nearby Dialysis

  • Centracare Kidney Program - Cambridge11.84 miles away520 Sw 11th Ave South Bldg Cambridge Minnesota 55008Dialysis Stations: 15 (763) 263-7390
  • Davita - Wyoming Dialysis12.7 miles away5657 257th St Wyoming Minnesota 55092Dialysis Stations: 12 (651) 408-8938
  • St Croix Falls Dialysis of Davita18.86 miles away744 Louisiana St East Saint Croix Falls Wisconsin 54024Dialysis Stations: 9 (715) 483-1555

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=245370