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Littlefork Medical Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A-minus
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Littlefork Medical Center's website

912 Main Street,
Littlefork MN 56653

(218) 278-6634

70.4% estimated occupancy 1

Littlefork Medical Center is the lone option located in Littlefork, Minnesota. This facility was awarded an A- overall, which is among the top scores we offer. A score of this caliber requires first-rate scores across the board. In fact, we ranked this nursing home in the top quarter of all nursing homes in the nation. The best aspect of this facility's strong profile was its nursing rating. We discuss nursing 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 Hospice
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Amputee Recovery
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

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Nurse Quality

Grade: A

In addition to being a first rate nursing home overall, this facility also excelled in the area of nursing, where it earned an A. Few nursing homes fared better in this category. When determining a facility's nursing grade, we consider the amount of time nurses commit to patients as well as the level of licensure of those nurses. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

Contributing to its first-rate profile, this nursing home also excelled in our short-term care area. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A in the category. Our short-term care ratings are critical for prospective residents in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually mandates additional highly-skilled nursing. This means a broad spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. However, based on the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we looked at the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

Adding to this facility's impressive resume, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A- for our inspections rating. Perhaps the most important factor we consider in computing our inspection scores is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher grades in this area most likely avoided the most severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. This particular nursing home received 4 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.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

The last area we analyzed is long-term care, in which this facility was given a B-. This turned out to be this nursing home's weakest category. This is still nothing to be ashamed of. For residents in need of a permanent place to live as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care grades are a key measure. After we finished assessing the quantity of nursing care, we turned to the facility's vaccination records. We were pleased to find that this nursing home vaccinated 98 percent of its residents against pneumonia. This facility keeps its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Littlefork Medical Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-plus

In Littlefork Medical Center, 2.04% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term care patients that developed pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are an measure of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: C

In Littlefork Medical Center, 4.67% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are routinely the result of lower quality nursing care. Better nursing protocols limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Littlefork Medical Center, 4.17% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint is an indication of the percent of long-term stay patients who had a UTI. UTI's may be an indication of a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this metric can also be misleading for certain nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: D

In Littlefork Medical Center, 30.34% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. These medications may be used to treat several medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Littlefork Medical Center, 13.61% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are administered to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A-minus

In Littlefork Medical Center, 0.75% of Patients

This is the percent of patients demonstrating symptoms of depression. High rates of depression could imply worse patient care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In Littlefork Medical Center, 96.47% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: F

In Littlefork Medical Center, 33.58% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living may be a sign of deterioration of a resident's medical condition.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Littlefork Medical Center, 22.07% of Residents

This indicates the percent of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Littlefork Medical Center, 22.07% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Rainy Lake Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 14.4 miles away1400 Highway 71 International Falls Minnesota 56649Voluntary non-profit - Private(218) 283-4481

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=245542