Laurels Peak Rehabilitation Center is one of four nursing homes located in Mankato, Minnesota. Featuring an overall rating of B+, this is a very good nursing home. Based on our ratings, this nursing home has quite a bit going for it. We were also pleased to find that this facility didn't have any poor grades in any of the four major categories. Additional information about its category grades is available below.
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Laurels Peak Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Peritoneal Dialysis
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Laboratory
- Recreational Therapy
- Bariatric Care
- Optometry
- Audiology
- Colostomy Care
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Short-term Care Quality
In addition to being a quality nursing home overall, this facility really excelled in our short-term care rating, where it received an impressive grade of A. Few facilities performed better in this area. Our short-term care scores are based in part on a nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled highly skilled professionals. This includes a wide scope of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last measure we considered in this area is the percentage of patients that returned home from the facility. We found that 6.2 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
Facility Inspections
This nursing home also performed well in inspections. In fact, it earned a nearly flawless government inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest scores in that area with an A. Few nursing homes with an overall grade in this range performed this well in multiple categories. These inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can find more information about each of these items by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This particular nursing home received 5 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a good inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.
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Nurse Quality
Another strong feature for this facility is that it received an impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of B+. Our nursing rating is based on a host of subcategories. The most important variable is the amount of time nurses spent with residents. This nursing home averages 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home Minnesota in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as employing a protocol of turning patients at least once a day.
Long-term Care Quality
The final category we scored is this facility's weakest area. However, even in its weakest link we still gave it a decent grade of B- in our long-term care category. Our long-term care scores are critical for patients looking for personal care. On top of considering the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 97.351 percent of its residents, which is better than the majority of nursing homes. Lastly, this place was also 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.
Laurels Peak Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Laurels Peak Rehabilitation Center, 8.7% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Laurels Peak Rehabilitation Center, 12.58% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic measures the percentage of long-term patients who had a fall resulting in serious injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be a sign of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Laurels Peak Rehabilitation Center, 0% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of long-term care residents who sustained a UTI. UTI's could be an indicator of a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this datapoint can also be misleading for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Laurels Peak Rehabilitation Center, 13.48% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to confirm these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may indicate a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Laurels Peak Rehabilitation Center, 12.5% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term residents who were administered antianxiety drugs. These medications are typically used to treat residents experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Laurels Peak Rehabilitation Center, 1.54% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents who are demonstrating signs of depression. Increased rates of depression could be a sign a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Laurels Peak Rehabilitation Center, 96.82% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Laurels Peak Rehabilitation Center, 15.79% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's may be a sign of deterioration of a resident's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Laurels Peak Rehabilitation Center, 19.91% of Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that retained mobility levels. Some would argue that mobility is important for patients well-being.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Laurels Peak Rehabilitation Center, 19.91% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Laurels Peak Rehabilitation Center, 16.41% of Patients
This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the quality of rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Laurels Peak Rehabilitation Center, 82.26% of Resident
This is a measure of the percentage of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements.
Scores for Mankato, MN
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of A
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
Looking for more options? Mankato, Minnesota has 3 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Mayo Clinic Health System - MankatoAcute Care Hospitals 1.92 miles away1025 Marsh Street Mankato Minnesota 56001Voluntary non-profit - Private(507) 385-2646
- River's Edge Hospital & ClinicCritical Access Hospitals 14.27 miles away1900 North Sunrise Drive Saint Peter Minnesota 56082Government - Local(507) 934-7602
Nearby Dialysis
- Dialysis at Mankato Clinic - Davita2.49 miles away1400 Madison Ave Ste 400 Mankato Minnesota 56001Dialysis Stations: 12 (507) 385-0432
- Atlantic Dialysis LLC2.99 miles away1802 Commerce Dr Mankato Minnesota 56003Dialysis Stations: 16 (507) 387-9095