Prairie Manor Care Center
220 Third Street Northwest, Blooming Prairie MN 55917 · (507) 583-4434 · 85.75% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Prairie Manor Care Center is located in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, a city with a population of 3,696 people. This nursing home is a grade A facility, which is a dominant grade. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it in the top 20 percent of all nursing homes in the nation. We also gave this facility impressive grades in all four of the major categories we assessed. More information about these categories can be found below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 40 Beds
CCRC :
Non profit - Church related
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
In addition to a phenomenal overall grade, this facility also received A+ nursing grade. In computing our nursing grades, we weigh both nursing hours and the training levels of the nurses. This facility provided 5 hours of nursing care per resident each day, which is among the better totals in the country. A significant percentage of those hours were provided by registered nurses, which are one of the more skilled levels of nurses. We were really impressed by these figures. On top of providing impressive levels of nursing 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 minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls.
Facility Inspections
Adding to its impressive category scores, this nursing home also excelled in the category of inspections, where it received a grade of A. Perhaps the most critical factor we consider in computing our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Facilities with better scores in this area typically avoided the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. While this place had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were serious based on CMS' deficiency scale. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe made us feel better about this inspection report.
Short-term Care Quality
Turning our third category, this facility was awarded a top-shelf short-term care grade. In fact, we awarded it a score of A in this area. In calculating our short-term care ratings, we analyze the facility's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other highly skilled individuals. This area is considered to be a meaningful assessment of a nursing home's rehabilitation. This facility excelled at the highest level in the two key staffing areas we assessed. It supplied about 50% more care from registered nurses and physical therapists than the average nursing home. This is certainly a very favorable sign. The final metric we assessed in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to return home from the nursing home. It performed better than most nursing homes in this area with 51.6 percent of its patients returning home.
Long-term Care Quality
In the last category we scored, this nursing home received a very strong grade of B+ in our long-term care category. With this score, the facility topped off a first-rate report card. Long-term care grades in this range generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. On top of very favorable nursing hour statistics, this nursing home's vaccination statistics was as good as it gets also. In fact, it vaccinated 100 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Prairie Manor Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This figure tells you the percentage of long-term stay patients that suffered from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that have sustained a fall which resulted in serious injury. We use this statistic in determining nursing ratings.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of nursing care . UTI's are often associated with lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this statistic can be skewed for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic measures the percent of long-term stay patients taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of patients given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are generally prescribed to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This is the percentage of patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percent of patients that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and continence.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the overall quality of care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This is the percentage of short-term residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with ADL's often correlates with superior rehabilitation.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better