Pathstone Living is located in Mankato, Minnesota. This city has a population of 60,662 people. With an overall rating of A, this facility is among the highest-rated nursing homes we assessed. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top 20 percent of all nursing homes in the nation. Keep reading to find this facility's category scores, which are also strong. It's hard to poke holes in this place's profile.
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Pathstone Living
- Nursing Home
- Home Health Agency
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Adult Day Care
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
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Short-term Care Quality
We also found that this facility excelled in our short-term care rating. We gave them a grade of A+ in this area. In our short-term care rating, we attempt to craft a fair barometer for rehabilitation. In this process, we assess a nursing home's levels of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final measure we assessed in this area is the percentage of patients that returned home from the nursing home. We found that 6.7 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
Facility Inspections
Adding to its impressive category scores, this nursing home also excelled in the category of inspections, where it earned an A. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Our inspection grades weigh several factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better grades in this area usually have few severe deficiencies. Amazingly, this was one of the few nursing homes in the country that had no deficiencies whatsoever on its inspection report. This is very impressive. A deficiency-free inspection report is what we like to see.
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Nurse Quality
This nursing home also received a very impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A-. Our nursing score is largely associated with a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well when it comes to avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Long-term Care Quality
Moving on to our next category, this nursing home was awarded a strong long-term care rating. While this was not nearly as strong as several of its other grades, this remains one of our better scores we offer. When facilities receive a score in this range in this category it generally means it's well-staffed and is a quality place to reside on a permanent basis. In addition to assessing the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 99.36306 percent of its patients, which is far higher than most nursing homes. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Pathstone Living Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Pathstone Living, 6.11% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often caused by patients not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Pathstone Living, 10.19% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic measures the percent of long-term stay patients who sustained falls leading to serious injury. This is one of the statistics we use in computing our nursing grades.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Pathstone Living, 0.67% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely associated with worse hygiene protocols. However, this metric can be misleading for certain facilities due to different reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Pathstone Living, 10.19% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These drugs may be used to treat a variety of conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Pathstone Living, 15.67% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients that were prescribed antianxiety medication. These medications are generally used to treat patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Pathstone Living, 1.44% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who are demonstrating signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Pathstone Living, 98.01% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for seniors, making these vaccines critical to patient safety.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Pathstone Living, 17.19% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and continence. Some experts believe that this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Pathstone Living, 18.78% of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that maintained mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Pathstone Living, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Pathstone Living, 18.78% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Pathstone Living, 17.52% of Patients
This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Pathstone Living, 80.92% of Resident
This metric measures the percentage of short-term patients who saw 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 2.31 miles away1025 Marsh Street Mankato Minnesota 56001Voluntary non-profit - Private(507) 385-2646
- River's Edge Hospital & ClinicCritical Access Hospitals 13.09 miles away1900 North Sunrise Drive Saint Peter Minnesota 56082Government - Local(507) 934-7602
Nearby Dialysis
- Atlantic Dialysis LLC1.22 miles away1802 Commerce Dr Mankato Minnesota 56003Dialysis Stations: 16 (507) 387-9095
- Dialysis at Mankato Clinic - Davita2.95 miles away1400 Madison Ave Ste 400 Mankato Minnesota 56001Dialysis Stations: 12 (507) 385-0432