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Essentia Health - Virginia Care Center

Nursing Home

Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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901 9th Street North,
Virginia MN 55792

(218) 749-9400

44.28% estimated occupancy ¹

Essentia Health - Virginia Care Center is an average-sized non-profit nursing home located in Virginia, Minnesota. This facility appears to be one of the higher-rated nursing homes we looked at. A grade in this range requires very strong scores across the board. In fact, we ranked this facility in the top 20 percent of all facilities in the country. If you look below, you will see this facility's category grades, which are also strong.

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
Has Family Council
Non profit - Corporation
Offers Hospice
Offers Post-Acute Care
Offers Respite Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Home Making
Transportation
Speech Therapy
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Dentistry
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Podiatry
Physical Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Pharmacy
Laboratory
Recreational Therapy
Optometry
Audiology

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Long-term Care Quality

In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this nursing home received an A+ in the area of long-term care. Nursing homes that receive this kind of grade in long-term care tend to provide consistent around the clock care to make sure residents are kept in good health. In addition to considering the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 99 percent of its patients, which is significantly higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Nurse Quality

This nursing home also received a very impressive nursing grade. In fact, this turned out to be its second best category grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A. Our nursing rating is largely associated with a nursing home's nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

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Short-term Care Quality

Turning the page to our third area, we gave this nursing home a score of A for our short-term care rating. This is a very impressive grade. Our short-term care ratings are believed to be most important for those in need of rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation generally requires additional skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means not just nursing, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last datapoint we looked at in this area is the percentage of patients who ultimately returned home from the nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.

Facility Inspections

Lastly, we found that this facility has received favorable inspections in recent years. In fact, we awarded it a score of B in this area. Our inspection scores are based on several pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that excel in this category typically have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This facility was hit with 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered severe. This indicates that the government inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies to create an immediate risk to resident safety or health. 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.

Essentia Health - Virginia Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Essentia Health - Virginia Care Center, 6.14% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percent of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often caused by patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care can minimize the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Essentia Health - Virginia Care Center, 3.86% of Patients had Serious Falls

This gauges the percent of long-term patients who have had falls which caused major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries could be a sign of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Essentia Health - Virginia Care Center, 2.89% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely associated with a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this statistic can also be skewed for certain facilities due to different reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Essentia Health - Virginia Care Center, 15.26% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of residents given antipsychotic medications. These drugs are used to treat several conditions, such as cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Essentia Health - Virginia Care Center, 11.96% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This measures the percent of long-term stay patients that were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are generally prescribed to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Essentia Health - Virginia Care Center, 4.16% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who are exhibiting signs of depression. Some argue this is a measure of patient quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Essentia Health - Virginia Care Center, 94.15% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Essentia Health - Virginia Care Center, 13.41% Percentage of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may be a sign of erosion of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Essentia Health - Virginia Care Center, 15.86% Percentage of Residents

Measures the percent of long-term stay residents who were able to retain mobility. Many in the industry would argue that mobility is vital to patients physical and mental well-being.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Essentia Health - Virginia Care Center, 15.86 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical well-being of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Essentia Health - Virginia Care Center, 14.49 Percentage of Patients

This metric measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Essentia Health - Virginia Care Center, 77.42% Percentage of Resident

This tells you the percentage of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with activities of daily living typically correlates with higher quality rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 14.91 miles away5211 Highway 110 Aurora Minnesota 55705Voluntary non-profit - Private(218) 229-4222
University Medical Center-Mesabi/ Mesaba ClinicsAcute Care Hospitals 19.59 miles away750 East 34th St Hibbing Minnesota 55746Voluntary non-profit - Other(218) 362-6730