Fairview Care Center is a small government-owned facility in Dodge Center, Minnesota. With an overall score of B+, this facility should work for most prospective patients. Based on our ratings, you can do much worse than this place. This nursing home's strong report card was highlighted by its inspection grade, which you can find in the next section.
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Fairview Care Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
702 10th Avenue Northwest, PO Box 10,
Dodge Center MN 55927
81.09% estimated occupancy 1
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Government - County
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
On top of earning a strong overall score, this nursing home performed even better in our inspections category which is based on the nursing home's recent inspection reports. In fact, we gave it an A for that area, which is one of our highest scores. Inspection scores weigh several factors included in a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better grades in this category typically have very few severe deficiencies. While this place had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. Remember that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in the industry.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility was given strong scores in the area of short-term care as well. In fact, we gave it one of our most elite grades in that area with a area of A-. With our short-term care grade, we endeavor to create a fair gauge for rehabilitation. In this process, we analyze the nursing home's offerings of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last item we looked at in this category is the number of residents that eventually returned home from the facility. We found that 5.2 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.
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Nurse Quality
Another one of this facility's impressive category grades came in the area of nursing care. We awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of B+. Our nursing category includes several factors, most of which are associated with levels of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Long-term Care Quality
The last category we graded is long-term care, in which this nursing home received a B-. This ended up being this facility's least impressive category. This is nevertheless not a terrible score. If you are seeking anything other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each nursing home's long-term care scores. One of the criteria we considered on top of nurse's aid hours is vaccines. Candidly, we were a bit worried that this facility provided the pneumonia vaccine to only 86.013985 percent of its patients. Nevertheless, this place keeps its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Fairview Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Fairview Care Center, 4.67% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Fairview Care Center, 6.99% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are considered by many experts to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls are often caused by poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Fairview Care Center, 3.55% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of long-term patients who suffered from a UTI. Although a higher rate infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it is difficult to compare different nursing homes due to facilities having reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Fairview Care Center, 14.69% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This gauges the percent of long-term stay patients who are given antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in scenarios where such medications are not medically required. However, some nursing homes may need to rely on these drugs due to an increased number of residents with Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Fairview Care Center, 4.72% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Fairview Care Center, 2.21% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who are demonstrating depressive symptoms. Many argue this is a measure of patient quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Fairview Care Center, 87.65% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Fairview Care Center, 9.76% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Fairview Care Center, 14.76% of Residents
This is the percentage of residents that maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Fairview Care Center, 0 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Fairview Care Center, 14.76% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Fairview Care Center, 7.84% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to gauge short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Fairview Care Center, 89.54% of Resident
Measures the percentage of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some experts would argue that this is a reliable measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Owatonna HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.9 miles away2250 26th Street Northwest Owatonna Minnesota 55060Voluntary non-profit - Other(507) 977-2000
- Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterAcute Care Hospitals 19.27 miles away1216 Second Street Southwest Rochester Minnesota 55902Voluntary non-profit - Church(507) 255-1991
Nearby Dialysis
- Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester17.11 miles away201 W Center St, Ei-1g Rochester Minnesota 55905Dialysis Stations: 39 (507) 266-8733
- Mayo Dialysis - Owatonna19.56 miles away2200 26th Street Owatonna Minnesota 55060Dialysis Stations: 24 (507) 446-5112