Green Lea Senior Living is the only option we identified in Mabel, Minnesota. Sporting an overall rating of B, this nursing home is a very good choice. At the end of the day, this place is a solid choice for quite a few people. Fortunately, this facility didn't have any poor grades in any of the major categories discussed below. More information about its category grades is available below.
Green Lea Senior Living
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- Dentistry
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
One of the reasons this turned out to be a quality facility is that it received an impressive inspection grade. In fact, inspections is its best category grade. In that category, we awarded it a grade of A-. Inspection scores are based on several pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that receive favorable grades in this category tend to have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This facility was assessed 6 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered to be major deficiencies. This means that CMS did not consider any of the deficiencies an immediate threat to patient health or safety. We should note that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in this industry.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility fared well in the category of short-term care. As a result, we awarded it a grade of A- for that category, which is one of our highest grades. Short-term care grades are based in part on the facility's quantity of skilled nursing services. This includes a wide range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, not to mention other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the percentage of patients that ultimately returned home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.
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Nurse Quality
This facility's next best category was its nursing grade, where it received a grade of B-. While this didn't quite match its scores in some of the categories discussed above, this is still a decent score. Our nursing score is based on the facility's level of nurse staffing. We weigh both the levels of licensure of the nurses as well as the amount of time spent with residents. This nursing home provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident each day. This is a low total compared to most other facilities. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this facility actually excelled in some of the quality measures we looked at. In fact, it scored well in the area of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be reliable measures of the quality of nursing care. In many cases, the quality of nursing care is just as important as the number of hours of care provided.
Long-term Care Quality
Moving on to our fourth category, this facility was awarded a C for long-term care, which we consider to be an acceptable score. Long-term care scores are based on the nursing home's quantity of nursing services. This means a vast range of personal care services, ranging from help with activities of daily living to routine medical services. In addition to assessing the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 73.19588 percent of its patients. This is multiple points below what we expected. On a more positive note, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Green Lea Senior Living Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Green Lea Senior Living, 6.69% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term residents who suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are a great barometer of a facility's nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Green Lea Senior Living, 4.21% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric indicates the percentage of long-term patients which sustained a fall which caused severe injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be an indicator of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Green Lea Senior Living, 2.83% of Patients had UTIs
This figure indicates the percent of long-term stay residents who have experienced urinary tract infections. UTI's could be an indication of a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this datapoint can be skewed for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Green Lea Senior Living, 16.64% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients given antipsychotic drugs. These medications are sometimes used to treat several conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Green Lea Senior Living, 12.33% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term stay patients receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Green Lea Senior Living, 4.58% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term care patients exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Green Lea Senior Living, 93.31% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Green Lea Senior Living, 13.09% Percentage of Patients
This is the percentage of residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Green Lea Senior Living, 18.07% Percentage of Residents
This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents that retained mobility levels.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Green Lea Senior Living, 18.07 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Green Lea Senior Living, 76.76% Percentage of Resident
This is a measure of the percent of short-term care patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many believe this is a reasonable measure of a facility's rehabilitation performance.
Nearby Hospitals
- Winneshiek Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 15.64 miles away901 Montgomery Street Decorah Iowa 52101Government - Local(563) 382-2911
Nearby Dialysis
- Mayo Clinic Hosp-Dyls15.65 miles away901 Montgomery St. Decorah Iowa 52101Dialysis Stations: 4 (563) 382-1961