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Good Shepherd Lutheran Home

Nursing Home
Assisted Living
Adult Day Care

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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800 Home Street, Box 747,
Rushford MN 55971

(507) 864-7714

77.38% estimated occupancy ¹

Good Shepherd Lutheran Home is located in Rushford, Minnesota, a city with a population of 2,993 people. This turns out to be a grade A facility, which is a dominant rating. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it in the top fifth of all facilities in the United States. One of the major highlights of this facility's stellar profile is its nursing grade. Nursing grades are discussed in the next section.

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
Has Family Council
Non profit - Other
Offers Hospice
Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Medical Transportation
Speech Therapy
Palliative Care
Dentistry
Occupational Therapy
Podiatry
Physical Therapy
Pharmacy

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Nurse Quality

In addition to receiving a great overall score, this nursing home excelled in nursing. We gave it an A for that area. The nursing score consists of a handful of factors, however, the most important consideration is the quantity of nurse hours spent with patients. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place Minnesota in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as by having a policy of moving residents at least once a day.

Facility Inspections

Adding to this facility's impressive resume, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for our inspections rating. Inspection grades account for several factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher grades in this category typically have very few severe deficiencies. This place was hit with 7 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be severe deficiencies. This indicates that CMS did not deem any of these deficiencies to pose an immediate risk to resident safety or health. Remember that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in this industry.

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Short-term Care Quality

This nursing home also was strong in the category of short-term care, where we gave it a score of A-. Few facilities fared better in this area. In the category of short-term care, we try to qualify measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We assess a nursing home's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the number of residents who who were able to eventually return home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

In the final category we looked at, this nursing home was awarded a very strong grade of B+ in our long-term care category. With this score, the nursing home topped off an elite report card. When facilities receive a grade in this range in long-term care it generally means it's well-staffed and is an overall good place to live on a permanent basis. In addition to assessing the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 99.48979 percent of its patients, which is very impressive. Pneumonia tragically can be a life or death illness for nursing home patients so we strongly prefer when a nursing home doesn't leave this to chance. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Good Shepherd Lutheran Home Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Good Shepherd Lutheran Home, 5.56% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage resulting from remaining in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Good Shepherd Lutheran Home, 4.08% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are considered to be an indicator of nursing care . Major falls are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Good Shepherd Lutheran Home, 4.15% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be an indicator of nursing care . UTI's are often linked to a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this metric may also be misleading for some facilities due to varying reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Good Shepherd Lutheran Home, 11.05% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This statistic indicates the percent of long-term care patients that were administered antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may suggest a facility is using these medications to subdue residents in scenarios where such medications are not medically indicated. However, some nursing homes need to rely on these medications due to an increased number of residents suffering from cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Good Shepherd Lutheran Home, 20.12% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term care patients that are given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Good Shepherd Lutheran Home, 5% of Patients

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

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Good Shepherd Lutheran Home, 98.85% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Good Shepherd Lutheran Home, 13.58% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and bathing. Many in the industry believe that this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Good Shepherd Lutheran Home, 10.6% of Residents

This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who were able to retain mobility. Many believe that mobility is important for residents' physical and mental health.