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Heart of America Care Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B
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Heart of America Care Center's website

800 Main Avenue South,
Rugby ND 58368

(701) 776-5261

62.12% estimated occupancy 1

Heart of America Care Center is in Rugby, North Dakota. This nursing home proved to be a very solid facility, with an overall grade of B. We also want to point out that this place is located in a hospital. Typically, this means that more intensive healthcare services are available. The best aspect of this facility's impressive profile was its inspection reports. Inspection reports are discussed in the next paragraph

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Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Laboratory
  • X-Ray
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Optometry
  • Oncology Care
  • Audiology
  • Lymphedema Care

Awards

Top Nursing Home in North Dakota badge

Top Nursing Home in North Dakota Awards 2019

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

On top of receiving a great overall grade, this facility performed even better in the area of inspections which is associated with the facility's recent inspections. In fact, we awarded it an A for this category, which is one of our best scores. Inspection grades are tied to many pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that score well in this area tend to have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Although this nursing home had some deficiencies on its report, none were severe based on CMS' scale. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

This facility also was awarded an impressive short-term care grade. In fact, we gave it an above average score of B+ in this category. Our short-term care ratings are thought to be most critical for individuals requiring a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically requires higher levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes not merely nursing services, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Unfortunately, it does not look like this facility provided data regarding its registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The last item we looked at in this area is the number of patients that ultimately were able to return home from the facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B

This facility is also strong in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of B. It outperformed most nursing homes in this category. The nursing grade considers a number of subcategories. The most important one is the amount of time nurses spent with patients. This nursing home provides 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This facility 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.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: C

Our next category is long-term care, in which we awarded this facility a grade of C in that category. In the category of long-term care, we focus on the amount of services provided by a facility, as opposed to more healthcare-oriented services. On top of assessing the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. Fortunately, this facility administered the vaccine to 97.674416 percent of its patients, which is a very respectable total. Lastly, this place was also able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations 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.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Heart of America Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In Heart of America Care Center, 5.26% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely caused by patients not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: F

In Heart of America Care Center, 11.63% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of residents who suffered from a fall leading to serious injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Heart of America Care Center, 4.88% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percent of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often associated with a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this statistic could be skewed for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: F

In Heart of America Care Center, 32.14% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. These drugs are sometimes used to treat several medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Heart of America Care Center, 14.63% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percent of patients who were given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are prescribed to patients suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Heart of America Care Center, 2.35% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients demonstrating signs of depression. Many in the industry argue this is a measure of patient quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-plus

In Heart of America Care Center, 98.84% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these vaccines important for resident well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: D

In Heart of America Care Center, 22.22% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and using the bathroom. Some argue this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-plus

In Heart of America Care Center, 32.07% of Residents

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who were able to retain mobility. Many believe that mobility is important for residents' mental and physical well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Heart of America Care Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: F

In Heart of America Care Center, 32.07% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of residents.