Glenwood Village Care Center

Nursing Home

Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

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Glenwood Village Care Center's website

719 Southeast 2nd Street,
Glenwood MN 56334

(320) 634-5131

60.78% estimated occupancy ¹

Glenwood Village Care Center is in Glenwood, Minnesota. We awarded this nursing home an A overall grade, ranking it in the top 20 percent of all nursing homes in the country. We really can not say enough good things about this place. This nursing home also received phenomenal scores in all four of the major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
Is CCRC
Has Resident Council
Has Family Council
Non profit - Church related
Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Home Making
Speech Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy

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Facility Inspections

In addition to earning a strong overall grade, this facility also received excellent health inspections in recent years. We gave it one of our best grades in that area, with an A. Arguably the most critical factor we consider in determining our inspection grades is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities with better scores in this category typically dodged the more severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Short-term Care Quality

This nursing home also was given a top-shelf short-term care score. This actually turned out to be this nursing home's second best category score. In that category, we awarded this facility a score of A. In the category of short-term care, we seek to qualify indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We analyze a facility's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

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Nurse Quality

This nursing home also received a very impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A-. In computing our nursing scores, we factor in both the number of hours nurses spend with residents and the training levels of those nurses. This nursing home averages 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as by having a policy of turning a resident at least once a day.

Long-term Care Quality

In the final area, we awarded this facility a grade of A for its long-term care rating. This completed a first-rate profile. Nursing homes that excel in this category tend to be well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to patients. After considering the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 96.385544 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is better than most nursing homes. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

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Glenwood Village Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Glenwood Village Care Center, 6.84% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Glenwood Village Care Center, 4.32% of Patients had Serious Falls

This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term patients who have had a fall resulting in severe injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries could be an indicator of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Glenwood Village Care Center, 2.81% of Patients had UTIs

This measures the percent of long-term patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Although more of these infections could reflect poorly on a facility's nursing care, it is difficult to compare different facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Glenwood Village Care Center, 16.37% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of residents given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to patients for many medical conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias. Unfortunately, in limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Glenwood Village Care Center, 12.17% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percent of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are typically given to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Glenwood Village Care Center, 4.73% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents demonstrating signs of depression. Higher rates of depression could be a sign a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Glenwood Village Care Center, 93.57% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Glenwood Village Care Center, 13.28% Percentage of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and eating. Some believe that this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Glenwood Village Care Center, 20.05% Percentage of Residents

This is the percentage of patients that remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

In Glenwood Village Care Center, 1.26 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is important to maintaining the physical well-being of patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Glenwood Village Care Center, 20.05 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical well-being of patients.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Glenwood Village Care Center, 76.19% Percentage of Resident

This is the percentage of short-term residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of performance with ADL's generally correlates with higher quality rehabilitation.

Nearby Hospitals

Glacial Ridge HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 0.27 miles away10 4th Avenue Southeast Glenwood Minnesota 56334Government - Hospital District or Authority(320) 634-4521
Alomere HealthAcute Care Hospitals 15.85 miles away111 17th Avenue East Alexandria Minnesota 56308Government - Local(320) 762-1511