Glendive Medical Center Nursing Home is a small hospital-based nursing home in Glendive, Montana. Sporting an overall rating of B+, this looks like a high quality facility. In fact, we ranked this nursing home in the top third of all facilities in the nation. This place also received very consistent scores in all of the major categories we assessed. More information about its category grades can be found below.
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Glendive Medical Center Nursing Home
- Nursing Home
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
Grade: B-plus
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
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Facility Inspections
Grade: A
One of the reasons this turned out to be a strong nursing home is that it earned an impressive inspection rating. Inspections turned out to be its best category. In that category, we gave this facility a grade of A. These inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This nursing home was hit with 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered severe. This indicates that CMS did not deem any of these deficiencies to create an imminent risk 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
Grade: B-plus
This facility also was awarded a favorable long-term care score. In fact, we awarded it an above average grade of B+ in this category. Facilities that excel in long-term care tend to provide residents with better supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. One of the datapoints we considered in addition to nursing hours was vaccinations. This nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccination to 100 percent of its patients. This is a reliable method to minimize unnecessary hospitalizations for the senior population. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
Grade: B-plus
This nursing home also was awarded a favorable short-term care grade. In fact, we awarded it an above average score of B+ in this category. In computing our short-term care scores, we scrutinize the facility's levels of skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other highly skilled individuals. This grade is considered to be a solid assessment of the nursing home's rehabilitation. Unfortunately, we weren't able to find information about this nursing home's registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The final statistic we looked at in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Nurse Quality
Grade: B-plus
In our last area, this facility also was awarded a first-rate nursing score, with a grade of B+. This completed a very strong report card. When determining a facility's nursing grade, we weigh the amount of time nurses spend with residents as well as the level of licensure of those nurses. This nursing home averages 0 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 facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Glendive Medical Center Nursing Home Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: C
In Glendive Medical Center Nursing Home, 8.97% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: A-minus
In Glendive Medical Center Nursing Home, 4.88% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term stay patients that had falls which resulted in serious injury. We use this statistic in calculating nursing scores.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: F
In Glendive Medical Center Nursing Home, 2.93% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely associated with a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this statistic can also be skewed for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: D
In Glendive Medical Center Nursing Home, 16.56% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are given to residents for many medical conditions, including cognitive disorders. Sadly, in some situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: A-plus
In Glendive Medical Center Nursing Home, 14.4% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who are prescribed antianxiety medication. These drugs are used to treat residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: B-minus
In Glendive Medical Center Nursing Home, 4.23% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients showing depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: B-plus
In Glendive Medical Center Nursing Home, 92.91% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines critical to patient care.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: D
In Glendive Medical Center Nursing Home, 15.58% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may indicate deterioration of a patient's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: B
In Glendive Medical Center Nursing Home, 15.72% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percent of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
Grade: A
In Glendive Medical Center Nursing Home, 1.26 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is critical to preserving the physical health of residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: B
In Glendive Medical Center Nursing Home, 15.72 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of residents.
Nearby Hospitals
- Glendive Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 0 miles away202 Prospect Dr Glendive Montana 59330Voluntary non-profit - Other(406) 345-3306
