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Pioneer Care Center

Nursing Home
Memory Care

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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1131 South Mabelle Avenue,
Fergus Falls MN 56537

(218) 998-1500

80.09% estimated occupancy ¹

Pioneer Care Center is an average-sized non-profit nursing home located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. This facility is one of the most impressive facilities we looked at. A grade in this range requires excellent scores across the board. In fact, we ranked this facility in the top fifth of all nursing homes in the United States. Headlining this nursing home's stellar profile is its inspection score, which we will address in the next paragraph.

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
Has Family Council
Non profit - Corporation
Offers Hospice
Offers Inpatient Rehab
Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Medical Transportation
Speech Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Pharmacy

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Facility Inspections

One of the many reasons this turned out to be a quality nursing home is that it received a very impressive inspection grade. Inspections turned out to be its best category. In this area, we awarded this nursing home an A. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating our inspection scores. One of those factors is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these end up being quite minor. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.

Nurse Quality

This nursing home also received a very impressive nursing grade. In fact, this turned out to be its second best category grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A. Nursing ratings are primarily based on the nursing home's nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics 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.

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Short-term Care Quality

We also want to draw your attention to the fact that this nursing home was awarded a first-rate grade of A in our short-term care category. In computing these short-term care ratings, we look at the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, speech therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. Our objective is to create a scale for sizing up the rehabilitation services of various nursing homes. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we assessed the percentage of residents that eventually returned home from this facility. We found that 6 percent of this nursing home's patients were able to return home.

Long-term Care Quality

The next category we looked at is long-term care, where this facility received a B-. Even though this turned out to be its poorest category grade, this is still a middle of the pack score. Our long-term care grade is typically used to assess a nursing home's performance as a traditional nursing home, as opposed to focusing more on the skilled nursing services provided by a skilled nursing facility. After considering the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 94.7541 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. This nursing home keeps its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Pioneer Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Pioneer Care Center, 2.91% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin caused by remaining in the same position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Pioneer Care Center, 3.61% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of patients that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Major falls are routinely the result of lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Pioneer Care Center, 4.26% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percent of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are often associated with a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this datapoint may also be skewed for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Pioneer Care Center, 10.3% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term patients receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these medications are being used only where medically required. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Pioneer Care Center, 10.22% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percent of patients who were given antianxiety drugs. These medications are used to treat residents suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Pioneer Care Center, 2.8% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who are exhibiting signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Pioneer Care Center, 94.68% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Pioneer Care Center, 14.29% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and continence.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Pioneer Care Center, 23.31% of Residents

Measures the percent of long-term stay residents that maintained mobility. Many would argue that mobility is critical to patients mental and physical health.

Hospitalizations

In Pioneer Care Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. There is a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the overall quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Pioneer Care Center, 23.31% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Pioneer Care Center, 14.17% of Patients

This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. There is a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the quality of rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Pioneer Care Center, 90.24% of Resident

This metric is a measure of the percentage of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements.

Nearby Hospitals

Lake Region Healthcare CorporationAcute Care Hospitals 0.66 miles away712 South Cascade Fergus Falls Minnesota 56537Voluntary non-profit - Private(218) 736-8000