Gundersen Harmony Care Center is a small nursing home located in Harmony, Minnesota. With an A+ overall grade, we ranked this facility in the top five percentile of all facilities in the United States. You really can't do any better than this nursing home. Finally, this worked out to be a very consistent facility with consistent grades in each of the major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Gundersen Harmony Care Center
- Nursing Home
- Adult Day Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
Grade: A-plus
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Audiology
- Lymphedema Care
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Facility Inspections
Grade: A-plus
On top of performing well overall, this facility also received nearly flawless government inspections. Consequently, it received one of our best scores in that category with an A+. Inspection grades weigh several factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher grades in this category usually have few of these severe deficiencies. Fortunately, although this facility had some minor dings on its inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones found in categories G through L. This tells you that CMS did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Nurse Quality
Grade: A-plus
This first-rate facility also excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A+. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Nursing scores are mostly associated with a nursing home's nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well in terms of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
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Long-term Care Quality
Grade: A-plus
Turning the page to our next area, this first-rate nursing home also fared very well in the area of long-term care. In this category, it received a A+. Only a small group of nursing homes fared better in this area. When nursing homes receive this kind of grade in this category it is typically a good sign for patient care and indicates that the facility is well-staffed with nurses and aids. One of the criteria we considered on top of nursing hours was vaccines. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. Vaccination is a reliable method to minimize negative health outcomes for the aged 65 and up population. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Short-term Care Quality
Grade: A
In the last category we scored, this facility received a very favorable grade of A in our short-term care category. With this score, the nursing home topped off a straight A report card. In the area of short-term care, we try to evaluate measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We look at a facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and various therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last item we considered in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Gundersen Harmony Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: A+
In Gundersen Harmony Care Center, 0% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term patients which suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers . We bake this statistic into both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: A-minus
In Gundersen Harmony Care Center, 1.96% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of patients that have had a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are routinely associated with lower levels of patient supervision. Better nursing care limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: C
In Gundersen Harmony Care Center, 2.97% of Patients had UTIs
This figure gauges the percent of long-term stay patients that experienced UTI's. Although a higher rate infections may reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it is difficult to compare different nursing homes due to facilities having reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: A
In Gundersen Harmony Care Center, 4.9% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term care patients taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: C
In Gundersen Harmony Care Center, 24.72% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who were administered antianxiety drugs. These medications are commonly prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: C
In Gundersen Harmony Care Center, 8.25% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term patients exhibiting signs of depression. Many argue that this is a reasonable measure of patient quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: A-minus
In Gundersen Harmony Care Center, 99.11% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: B
In Gundersen Harmony Care Center, 13.48% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living may be a sign of deterioration of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: A-minus
In Gundersen Harmony Care Center, 21.5% of Residents
This tells you the percent of patients that maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
Grade: A-minus
In Gundersen Harmony Care Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is key to the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: C
In Gundersen Harmony Care Center, 21.5% of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Grade: A
In Gundersen Harmony Care Center, 90.44% of Resident
This datapoint measures the percent of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Regional Health Services of Howard CountyCritical Access Hospitals 12.57 miles away235 8th Avenue West Cresco Iowa 52136Government - Local(563) 547-2101
