Episcopal Church Home Gardens
1860 University Avenue West, Saint Paul MN 55104 · (651) 632-8801 · 97% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Episcopal Church Home Gardens is a small non-profit nursing home located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. This nursing home turns out to be an A+ facility, which is our very best rating. We really can not say enough great things about this place. If you look below, you can see this place's category grades, which look to be equally impressive as its overall grade.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 60 Beds
CCRC :
Non profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
One of the many reasons this place ended up being a quality nursing home is that it received an A+ inspection grade. This is just about as good as it gets in this area. Inspection ratings take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these items by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this place had a few deficiencies on its report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Another reason we assessed this facility so favorably is that it was given an A+ long-term care score. This is just about as dominant as it gets in this category. In a long-term care environment, the primary goal is to keep patients healthy and safe. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate residents. After assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 92.951546 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is somewhat below what we were hoping for but still a decent percentage. The last statistic we assessed was the nursing home's hospitalization rate. We found that this place had 1.9 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is middle of the road in this area.
Nurse Quality
Among its many impressive grades, this facility received an excellent nursing grade. In fact, we gave it a grade of A in that category. Our nursing score features a number of datapoints. The most important variable is the amount of time nurses spent with patients. This nursing home provides an incredible 5.8 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis. This is far more care than what is provided by most places. Lastly, this facility also performed well in several of the quality measures we looked at. In terms of the number of its patients experiencing pressure ulcers, this nursing home performed better than the national average.
Short-term Care Quality
In the last category, this nursing home also received a very strong short-term care score, with an A-. This completed an elusive straight A profile. Our short-term care scores are crucial for individuals needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually utilizes additional highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means a wide spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other types of therapy. This nursing home elevated its grade in this category by offering more care from registered nurses to its residents than the average facility. The final statistic we considered in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Episcopal Church Home Gardens Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that suffer from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We consider this statistic when determining our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term residents who sustained falls resulting in severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be an indication of lower quality nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of nursing care . UTI's are often the result of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this metric could be misleading for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients who were given antianxiety drugs. These medications are prescribed to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percent of patients who are showing depressive symptoms. High rates of depression may imply a less hospitable environment.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines important for resident well-being.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percentage of patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients that were able to retain mobility. Some experts would argue that the ability to move around is vital to residents' mental and physical health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is key to maintaining the physical health of patients.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better