Fair Oaks Lodge is a small facility in Wadena, Minnesota. It looks like this is a fine facility. We gave it an overall grade of B, which is a very solid rating. Based on our analysis, you can do much worse than this facility. Fortunately, this place didn't have any weak links in any of the major categories. Additional information about its category grades can be found below.
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Fair Oaks Lodge
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Partnership
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Peritoneal Dialysis
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Bariatric Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
This nursing home earned a strong overall grade as discussed above, but we especially wanted to point out its excellent nursing score. We awarded them an A- in this area. There are a number of subcategories within this category. Many of these factors are tied to the quantity of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 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 nursing home 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.
Facility Inspections
This facility also performed well in inspections, which is based on its government inspections. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A- for that category, which is one of our highest grades. Inspection grades account for several factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher scores in this category usually have few severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home received 5 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a good inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.
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Long-term Care Quality
Turning to the next category, this nursing home also received a grade of B for its long-term care rating. This is an above average grade in this area. When nursing homes receive this type of grade in long-term care it is a good sign for resident care and indicates that the place is well-staffed with nurses and aids. One of the datapoints we considered in addition to nursing hours is vaccinations. This facility provided the pneumonia vaccine to 99.242424 percent of its residents. Vaccination is a great way to minimize unnecessary deaths for the aged 65 and up population. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Short-term Care Quality
Our next category is short-term care, in which we gave this facility a grade of B- in that category. Our short-term care grades are arguably most important for those in need of a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually mandates additional highly-skilled nursing services. This includes not only nursing, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 3.9 percent of this facility's residents returned home. At most nursing homes, closer to half of their residents are able to return home so this figure is below average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Fair Oaks Lodge Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Fair Oaks Lodge, 6.14% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who have pressure ulcers . We factor in this statistic in computing our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Fair Oaks Lodge, 3.86% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents which experienced falls resulting in serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be a sign of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Fair Oaks Lodge, 2.89% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely linked to a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this statistic may also be misleading for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Fair Oaks Lodge, 15.26% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of residents given antipsychotic drugs. These medications may be used for treating a variety of medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Fair Oaks Lodge, 11.96% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term residents who are prescribed antianxiety medication. These drugs are generally given to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Fair Oaks Lodge, 4.16% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term residents exhibiting depressive symptoms. Some argue that this is a reliable measure of patient quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Fair Oaks Lodge, 94.15% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Fair Oaks Lodge, 13.41% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living could indicate erosion of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Fair Oaks Lodge, 15.86% Percentage of Residents
This metric tracks the percentage of long-term residents who retained mobility levels.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Fair Oaks Lodge, 15.86 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Fair Oaks Lodge, 14.49 Percentage of Patients
This metric tracks the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Fair Oaks Lodge, 77.42% Percentage of Resident
This metric measures the percent of short-term residents that saw functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Tri County HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 1 miles away415 Jefferson Street North Wadena Minnesota 56482Voluntary non-profit - Other(218) 631-3510
- Lakewood Health SystemCritical Access Hospitals 18.52 miles away49725 County Road 83 Staples Minnesota 56479Voluntary non-profit - Other(218) 894-1515
Nearby Dialysis
- Centracare Kidney PROG at Lakewood Health System15.89 miles away403 East Prairie Ave Staples Minnesota 56479Dialysis Stations: 12 (218) 894-0026