Luther Memorial Home
221 6th Street Southwest, Madelia MN 56062 · (507) 642-3271 · 91.76% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Luther Memorial Home is a facility located in Madelia, Minnesota, a city with 3,208 people. We gave this facility an overall grade of B. A score of this caliber requires solid marks in most areas. Based on our analysis, this nursing home ought to meet the needs of most people. This facility is better in some categories than others, but it didn't have any poor grades in any of the major categories discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 51 Beds
CCRC :
Non profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
In addition to being a quality nursing home overall, this nursing home really excelled in the area of nursing, where it received an A+. The nursing score analyzes quite a few datapoints, however, the paramount consideration is the quantity of nurse hours spent with patients. This facility provided 3.7 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place 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 generally be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Facility Inspections
Turning to another one of this facility's strengths, it also earned a very impressive inspection score. Inspections proved to be one of its best category grades. We awarded this facility a grade of A-. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in calculating our inspection ratings. One key factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some can be relatively insignificant. Fortunately, although this place had some minor dings on its report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones labeled as categories G through L. This means CMS did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.
Short-term Care Quality
The next best category we awarded this facility in any category came in the category of short-term care, where we gave it a grade of B-. Our short-term care scores are based on a facility's quantity of skilled highly skilled professionals. This includes a wide spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other types of therapy. When we assessed this facility's nursing hours, we found it offered more care from registered nurses than most nursing homes. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of residents that eventually returned home from this facility. We found that 38.1 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home. This figure was actually below the national average.
Long-term Care Quality
Our next area is long-term care, in which we gave this nursing home a grade of C in this area. Long-term care grades are important for prospective residents seeking personal care. In addition to considering the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. We discovered that this nursing home vaccinated just 87.77778 percent of its residents, which is slightly concerning. Nevertheless, this nursing home excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0.7 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Luther Memorial Home Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This statistic tells you the percent of long-term stay residents which have sustained a fall which caused serious injury. This is one of the statistics we use in calculating our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percent of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely associated with a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this metric can be skewed for certain nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for these infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. These medications are used for several conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of residents prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are typically given to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who are demonstrating symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percent of patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Measures the percent of long-term care residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and using the bathroom.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percentage of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is key to the physical well-being of residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percentage of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better