Harmony River Living Center is an average-sized non-profit nursing home located in Hutchinson, Minnesota. Featuring an overall score of A, this nursing home is ranked among the top facilities we found. In fact, this facility has the distinction of being one of the 100 best nursing homes in Minnesota. This is an impressive feat in a state with a long list of elite nursing homes. Keep reading to find this nursing home's category ratings, which are equally impressive. You really can't do any better than a straight A profile.
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Harmony River Living Center
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Facility Inspections
In addition to being a first rate facility overall, this nursing home performed well in our inspections category, where it earned an A+. Very few places fared as well in this area. These inspection ratings take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can find more information about each of these issues by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Amazingly, this was one of the few nursing homes in the country that had no deficiencies whatsoever on its inspection report. This is very impressive. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Adding to its high-end resume, this nursing home also received an excellent long-term care grade, with a grade of A-. When nursing homes receive a score in this range in long-term care it typically means it has plenty of staff and is an overall good place to live on a permanent basis. After considering the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 99.74619 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is significantly higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was awarded a dominant short-term care grade. Indeed, this is this facility's third best category score. In that area, we gave this facility a grade of A-. Our short-term care ratings are vital for patients in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually requires additional skilled nursing services. This means a vast range of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we considered the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 5.1 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Nurse Quality
In the final area, this nursing home also was awarded an excellent nursing score, with a grade of A-. This wrapped up an elusive straight A report card. The nursing category consists of many components, most of which are associated with levels of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Harmony River Living Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Harmony River Living Center, 6.14% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely caused by residents staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Harmony River Living Center, 3.86% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents who have had a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are often linked to lower levels of patient supervision. Better nursing protocols can limit the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Harmony River Living Center, 2.89% of Patients had UTIs
This metric gauges the percentage of long-term stay residents who have suffered from UTI's. Although a higher rate of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it can be problematic to compare between nursing homes due to nursing homes having varying reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Harmony River Living Center, 15.26% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are given to residents for a variety of medical conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias. Tragically, in some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Harmony River Living Center, 11.96% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure indicates the percentage of long-term patients receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Harmony River Living Center, 4.16% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients who are showing depressive symptoms. High rates of depression could be a sign lower quality care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Harmony River Living Center, 94.15% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Harmony River Living Center, 13.41% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures 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 moving around and eating. Many argue that this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Harmony River Living Center, 15.86% Percentage of Residents
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients that maintained mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Harmony River Living Center, 1.28 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Harmony River Living Center, 15.86 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical abilities of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Harmony River Living Center, 14.49 Percentage of Patients
This is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to gauge patient care during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Harmony River Living Center, 77.42% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Hutchinson HealthAcute Care Hospitals 0.77 miles away1095 Highway 15 South Hutchinson Minnesota 55350Voluntary non-profit - Private(320) 234-5000
- Glencoe Regional Health ServicesCritical Access Hospitals 12.14 miles away1805 Hennepin Avenue North Glencoe Minnesota 55336Voluntary non-profit - Other(320) 864-3121
- Meeker Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 19.23 miles away612 South Sibley Avenue Litchfield Minnesota 55355Government - Local(320) 693-4507
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc Dialysis - Hutchinson0.82 miles away1069 Highway 15 South Hutchinson Minnesota 55350Dialysis Stations: 12 (320) 234-4940
- Davita - Glencoe Dialysis12.41 miles away1123 Hennepin Ave N Glencoe Minnesota 55336Dialysis Stations: 8 (320) 864-1901
- Centracare Kidney Program - Litchfield19.34 miles away520 Us Highway 12 E Ste 6 Litchfield Minnesota 55355Dialysis Stations: 9 (320) 693-7777