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Rochester Health Services West

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: F
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Rochester Health Services West's website

2215 Highway 52 North,
Rochester MN 55901

(507) 288-1818

69.58% estimated occupancy 1

Note: Rochester Health Services West has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.

Located in Rochester, Minnesota, Rochester Health Services West is one of seven nursing homes in the city. With a really poor overall grade of F, this nursing home isn't high on our list. Rochester received a city grade of B-, so there are some other options in the city worth considering. More information on this facility's category grades may be found below. Its best category was nursing, which is addressed in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • Has Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Dialysis Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Mental Health
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • X-Ray
  • Bariatric Care

Registered Staff Hours

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Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

Although this facility's overall score was as bad as it gets, it actually didn't perform as poorly in nursing. In fact, we awarded it a B- for that category. Our nursing grade is based on the facility's level of nurse staffing. We consider both the levels of licensure of those nurses as well as the number of hours spent with residents. This facility provides 0.2 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a lower figure than we are used to seeing. Lastly, despite not having the most impressive total nursing hours per resident, this nursing home actually performed admirably in the metric of preventing major falls. This is usually an indicator that a nursing home has quality controls in place.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

This facility also didn't rate poorly in the category of short-term care. In fact, we gave it a grade of B- for that category, which turned out to be among its more respectable scores. Short-term care grades are often used to score a nursing home's rehabilitation services. In order to offer good rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally must feature higher levels of skilled nursing. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, respiratory therapists and other types of therapists. Unfortunately, this facility was below average in terms of its number of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its residents based on the measures we assessed. The question is whether this adversely impacted quality of care. The final statistic we assessed in this area is the percentage of patients who returned home from the facility. We found that just 6 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

Facility Inspections

Grade: D

This nursing home received a grade of just D in the area of inspections. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining our inspection scores. One key factor is deficiencies. We would scrutinize the severity of those deficiencies. This particular facility had 3 deficiencies by CMS. The only favorable thing we can say is that none of these deficiencies were in the categories that suggest they created a risk to resident safety or health. Finally, this facility was cited by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. We would not recommend this facility under any circumstance.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: D

The last area we rated is long-term care, turned out to be this nursing home's least impressive area. We gave this facility a D in this category. When facilities receive this type of grade in this category it is typically a bad sign for patient care and it may indicate that the place is not as well-staffed. After considering the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 92.30769 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which happens to be slightly lower than we were hoping for but still a decent figure. Surprisingly, this facility was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home has fewer hospitalizations than many nursing homes. This was its best score in this category.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Rochester Health Services West Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-plus

In Rochester Health Services West, 5.81% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term patients that have new or worsened pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are an barometer of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In Rochester Health Services West, 3.85% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Major falls are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-plus

In Rochester Health Services West, 0.99% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely the result of poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this statistic may also be skewed for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Rochester Health Services West, 3.23% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are administered to patients for many conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias. Unfortunately, in limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Rochester Health Services West, 2.5% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term patients who were prescribed antianxiety medication. These medications are commonly prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Rochester Health Services West, 2.13% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients exhibiting symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In Rochester Health Services West, 96.15% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines critical to patient health.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In Rochester Health Services West, 13.75% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and continence. Many argue that this is a measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-minus

In Rochester Health Services West, 14.26% of Residents

This tells you the percent of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Rochester Health Services West, 14.26% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical well-being of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: F

In Rochester Health Services West, 30.9% of Patients

This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the quality of care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: C

In Rochester Health Services West, 71.32% of Resident

This is a measure of the percent of short-term patients that saw functional improvements.

Scores for Rochester, MN

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of A-minus
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of C

Looking for more options? Rochester, Minnesota has 6 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterAcute Care Hospitals 1.81 miles away1216 Second Street Southwest Rochester Minnesota 55902Voluntary non-profit - Church(507) 255-1991
  • Olmsted Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 3.09 miles away1650 Fourth Street Southeast Rochester Minnesota 55904Voluntary non-profit - Private(507) 287-2761

Nearby Dialysis

  • Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester1.82 miles away201 W Center St, Ei-1g Rochester Minnesota 55905Dialysis Stations: 39 (507) 266-8733
  • Mayo Dialysis Rochester - Northeast2.81 miles away3041 Stonehedge Drive Ne Rochester Minnesota 55906CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (507) 538-8580
  • Rochester Dialysis of Davita4.65 miles away2660 S Broadway Ste A Rochester Minnesota 55904Dialysis Stations: 12 (507) 288-1617

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=245306