Fairview Care Center
702 10th Avenue Northwest, PO Box 10, Dodge Center MN 55927 · (507) 374-2578 · 90% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Fairview Care Center is a small government-owned nursing home in Dodge Center, Minnesota. This nursing home was awarded an A- overall, which is among the best ratings we offer. A score of this caliber requires top-notch marks across the board. Based on our ratings, this nursing home is really as good as it gets. The best part of this facility's strong report card was its inspection grade. Inspection grades are discussed in the next paragraph
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 55 Beds
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for our inspections rating. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in calculating our inspection ratings. One of those factors is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some of these are relatively minor. Fortunately, although this place had some minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you that the government inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Contributing to its high-end profile, this nursing home also performed well in our long-term care area. In fact, we gave it a grade of A in the category. Nursing homes that receive this kind of score in this category tend to provide consistent 24/7 care to ensure residents are kept in good health. In addition to patient-friendly nursing hour statistics, this nursing home's vaccination data was superb also. In fact, this nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia. This combination proved to be effective as this facility was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. It had only 1.46 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days.
Nurse Quality
Another strong feature for this facility is that it received an impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of B+. Our nursing grade is based on several components, many of which are tied to levels of nurse staffing. This nursing home provided 4.6 hours of nursing care per resident each day. This was one of the better figures we found. In addition, a significant percentage of this care was provided by registered nurses, which are highly skilled nurses. On top of providing impressive levels of care, this facility also fared well in some of the quality-based metrics we assessed. In terms of the number of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, this facility outpaced the national average.
Short-term Care Quality
In our final area, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for our short-term care score. This topped off a very impressive report card. In the category of short-term care, we seek to assess indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We look at the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and various therapists. One reason for this facility's strong score in this category is that it provides more care with registered nurses to its residents than the average nursing home. Finally, we assessed the percentage of patients who were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 37.6 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Fairview Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to remaining in the same position for an excessive period of time.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients who have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are routinely associated with poor nursing care. Closer supervision limits the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely associated with poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this metric could also be skewed for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for UTI's.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many patients, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients who were given antianxiety medication. These medications are generally used to treat patients experiencing depression or anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients showing depressive symptoms. Some experts believe this is a measure of patient quality of care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is the percentage of residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This metric measures the percent of long-term residents who were able to retain mobility.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percent of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with ADL's typically correlates with successful rehabilitation.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better