Fair Oaks Lodge

Nursing Home
Memory Care

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

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Fair Oaks Lodge's website

201 Shady Lane Drive,
Wadena MN 56482

(218) 631-1391

56.39% estimated occupancy ¹

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.

Quick Details

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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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

This facility's next best category was its long-term care grade, where it was awarded a B-. In a long-term care setting, the nursing home's 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 patients. One of the statistics we considered in addition to nurse's aid hours was vaccinations. Thankfully, this facility provided the pneumonia vaccination to 100 percent of its patients. This facility also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

The next category we scored was short-term care. This facility was given a C in this category. Short-term care grades are based in part on a nursing home's quantity of skilled nursing services. This means a wide range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, not to mention other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last datapoint we assessed in this area is the number of residents that were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that just 3.9 percent of this facility's patients returned home. Unfortunately, this was 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, 6.69% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to staying in one position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Fair Oaks Lodge, 4.21% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of patients who sustained a fall leading to severe injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Fair Oaks Lodge, 2.83% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percent of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are associated with inadequate hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Fair Oaks Lodge, 16.64% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This figure indicates the percent of long-term stay patients receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Fair Oaks Lodge, 12.33% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term care patients which are administered antianxiety medication. These drugs are given to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Fair Oaks Lodge, 4.58% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Fair Oaks Lodge, 93.31% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Fair Oaks Lodge, 13.09% Percentage of Patients

This is the percentage of patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living could indicate erosion of a resident's medical condition.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Fair Oaks Lodge, 18.07% Percentage of Residents

This is the percent of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

In Fair Oaks Lodge, 1.31 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is key to preserving the physical well-being of nursing home residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Fair Oaks Lodge, 18.07 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Fair Oaks Lodge, 12.51 Percentage of Patients

This is a measure of 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, 76.76% Percentage of Resident

Measures the percent of short-term care residents who 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