Minnesota Masonic Home Care Center
11501 Masonic Home Drive, Minneapolis MN 55437 · (952) 948-7000 · 90.56% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Minnesota Masonic Home Care Center looks like it is one of 54 nursing homes located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This city has more nursing homes compared to most other cities in the country. This facility is one of the most elite nursing homes we looked at. This facility received one of the most impressive ratings we offer. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top fifth of all facilities in the country. This place also received consistently good ratings in each of the major categories we assessed. More information about its category grades is available below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 214 Beds
CCRC :
Non profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Short-term Care Quality
One of the reasons this turned out to be a great nursing home is that it received an A+ short-term care grade. In the area of short-term care, we endeavor to assess indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We analyze the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. This facility excelled at the highest level in the two key staffing areas we looked at. It offered about 50% more care from physical therapists and registered nurses than the average nursing home. This is an excellent sign. The final measure we looked at in this area is the number of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that it performed as well as just about any facility in Minnesota in this area with 70.5 percent of its residents returning home.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home also received an A+ nursing grade, making it one of the few nursing homes to receive multiple A+ category grades. When determining our nursing grades, we factor in both staffing levels and the levels of licensure of those nurses. This nursing home provided 5.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This was one of the higher totals we found. In addition, we found that a significant percentage of this care was provided by registered nurses, which are highly skilled nurses. These are both really impressive figures. On top of providing high levels of care, this nursing home was also above average in several of the major quality measures we assessed in this category. It performed well in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers.
Facility Inspections
Moving on to our inspection category, this nursing home excelled in that area, which is based on the nursing home's recent inspection reports. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A for that category. Perhaps the most important factor we look at in calculating our inspection ratings is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Facilities with higher grades in this category typically dodged the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. This particular nursing home received 2 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
The next category we graded was long-term care. This nursing home was given a very good nursing score this year, with a grade of B. Even though this wasn't quite as good as a few of its other grades, this is still one of the more favorable scores for this category. When facilities receive a score in this range in this category it typically means it's well-staffed and is a quality place to live on a permanent basis. In addition to providing very impressive levels of nurse staffing, this facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to 98.68421 percent of its patients. Vaccines are vital to keeping residents healthy. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 1.56 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility has less hospitalizations than the average nursing home.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Minnesota Masonic Home Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to remaining in the same position for too long.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients that have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are often caused by lower quality nursing care. Closer supervision limits the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percent of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care . UTI's are often the result of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this datapoint could also be skewed for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This measures the percentage of long-term patients that are given antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents in scenarios where such drugs aren't medically required. However, some facilities may need to rely more on these medications due to having more residents suffering from dementia.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients taking antianxiety drugs.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
Measures the percent of long-term care patients demonstrating signs of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percent of patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Measures the percentage of long-term care residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and continence.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients that retained mobility levels.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to assess patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percent of short-term residents that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better