Good Shepherd Lutheran Home

Nursing Home
Assisted Living
Adult Day Care

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

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Good Shepherd Lutheran Home's website

800 Home Street, Box 747,
Rushford MN 55971

(507) 864-7714

78.57% estimated occupancy ¹

Good Shepherd Lutheran Home is located in Rushford, Minnesota, a city with a population of 2,993 people. This facility was awarded an A- overall, which is very favorable rating. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it in the top third of all facilities in the nation. This facility's strong profile was highlighted by its nursing score, which you can find in the next section.

Quick Details

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

We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility excelled in our nursing rating. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. Our nursing score includes a host of subcategories. The most important factor is the number of hours nurses spent with patients. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Facility Inspections

Adding to its impressive category scores, this nursing home also excelled in the category of inspections, where it received an A-. Not many nursing homes performed as well in this area. Our inspection scores account for several factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher grades in this area generally have very few severe deficiencies. While this nursing home had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. A few relatively minor deficiencies are not something to panic about.

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Short-term Care Quality

This facility was awarded a strong short-term care score as well. We awarded it one of our higher scores in that category with a score of B+. Our short-term care grade is commonly used to score a facility's rehabilitation services In order to provide high-end rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally must feature higher levels of highly skilled nursing. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, respiratory therapists and other licensed professionals. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we looked at the percentage of patients who returned home from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

The next area we assessed is long-term care. This nursing home was awarded a better than average long-term care rating in our assessment, with a grade of B-. While this wasn't as strong as many of its other grades, this remains a respectable score in this category. In calculating our long-term care scores, we size up the assistance with daily living received by the facility's residents. In addition to assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents, which is better than the average nursing home. Lastly, this nursing home was also able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

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, 6.69% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to remaining in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Good Shepherd Lutheran Home, 4.21% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of residents who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls leading to injury are routinely caused by poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Good Shepherd Lutheran Home, 2.83% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections could be associated with poorer hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Good Shepherd Lutheran Home, 16.64% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This statistic measures the percent of long-term residents taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may mean a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Good Shepherd Lutheran Home, 12.33% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric gauges the percent of long-term care residents who were prescribed antianxiety medication. These medications are prescribed to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Good Shepherd Lutheran Home, 4.58% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Good Shepherd Lutheran Home, 93.31% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Good Shepherd Lutheran Home, 13.09% Percentage of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and bathing.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Good Shepherd Lutheran Home, 18.07% Percentage of Residents

This tells you the percent of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

In Good Shepherd Lutheran Home, 1.31 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Good Shepherd Lutheran Home, 18.07 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Good Shepherd Lutheran Home, 76.76% Percentage of Resident

This is the percentage of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of independence with activities of daily living typically correlates with higher quality rehabilitation services.