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Northwood Deaconess Health Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

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4 N Park St,
Northwood ND 58267

(701) 587-6060

95.45% estimated occupancy ¹

Northwood Deaconess Health Center is a very-small hospital-based facility located in Northwood, North Dakota. This facility has the distinction of being one of the five best nursing homes in North Dakota. We simply can not say enough great things about this facility. We also gave this nursing home impressive scores in each of our categories. More information about these categories can be found below.

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
Non profit - Church related
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
Occupational Therapy
Cardiac Therapy
Diabetes Management
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Laboratory
X-Ray
Optometry
Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Lymphedema Care

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Awards

Top Nursing Home in North Dakota Awards 2019

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Facility Inspections

One of the reasons this place ended up being a quality nursing home is that it earned an A+ in our inspections category. This is as good as it gets in this area. Our inspection grades account for several factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher grades in this category generally have very few severe deficiencies. Fortunately, although this place had some minor dings on its inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those found in categories G through L. This tells you that CMS didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

In addition, this facility received quality marks in the category of long-term care. For this reason, it received one of our best scores in that category with a score of A+. Facilities that excel in long-term care tend to be well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to patients. After assessing the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Vaccines are critical to keeping patients out of the hospital. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

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Nurse Quality

This first-rate facility also excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A+. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. In calculating our nursing grades, we factor in both staffing levels and the levels of licensure of those nurses. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well in terms of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Short-term Care Quality

In our final category, this nursing home also received a first-rate short-term care grade, with a grade of A-. This completed a first-rate profile. In determining our short-term care scores, we assess a nursing home's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other highly skilled individuals. This area is generally a solid assessment of a nursing home's ability to rehabilitate patients. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the number of residents who ultimately were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Northwood Deaconess Health Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Northwood Deaconess Health Center, 1.18% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This metric gauges the percentage of long-term patients which have new or worsened pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a great indicator of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Northwood Deaconess Health Center, 0% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are considered by many experts to be an indicator of nursing care . Falls resulting in injury are routinely the result of lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Northwood Deaconess Health Center, 2.11% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often caused by worse hygiene protocols. However, this statistic can also be misleading for some facilities due to different reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Northwood Deaconess Health Center, 36.46% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric gauges the percent of long-term care residents receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Northwood Deaconess Health Center, 26.32% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

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

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Northwood Deaconess Health Center, 9.28% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who are showing depressive symptoms. Some believe this is a measure of quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Northwood Deaconess Health Center, 100% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Northwood Deaconess Health Center, 20% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and continence. Some experts believe that this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Northwood Deaconess Health Center, 9.96% of Residents

This tells you the percentage of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

In Northwood Deaconess Health Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is important to the physical well-being of residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Northwood Deaconess Health Center, 9.96% of Residents Rehospitalized

Measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical well-being of patients.