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SMP Health - St. Catherine North

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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1351 N Broadway,
Fargo ND 58102

(701) 277-7999

92.08% estimated occupancy ¹

SMP Health - St. Catherine North is a large non-profit facility located in Fargo, North Dakota. This nursing home was given a very impressive overall score of A, resulting in it being one of the top three nursing homes in the city. Based on our assessment, this nursing home is a no brainer for most people. Headlining this facility's remarkable report card is its long-term care rating, which we will address in the next section.

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

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Speech Therapy
Amputee Recovery
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Tracheotomy Care
Physical Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Recreational Therapy

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Awards

Top Nursing Home in North Dakota Awards 2019

Best Nursing Home in North Dakota Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in North Dakota Awards 2021

Registered Staff Hours

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Long-term Care Quality

We also found that this facility excelled in our long-term care rating. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. Nursing homes that receive this kind of grade in long-term care tend to provide consistent around the clock care to ensure residents are kept in good health. One of the statistics we considered on top of nursing hours was vaccinations. This nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccine to 99.33628 percent of its residents. Vaccination is a reliable method to avoid unnecessary hospitalizations for the senior population. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Facility Inspections

This facility also received a virtually flawless government inspection. As a result, it earned one of our highest scores in that category with an A+. This is one of the few facilities to receive multiple A+'s. Our inspection ratings are tied to datapoints located in the a nursing home's inspections. Places that excel in this area typically have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. 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. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

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Nurse Quality

Another reason we rated this nursing home so highly is that it received an A+ nursing grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this category. Our nursing grade is based on the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We weigh both the levels of licensure of the nurses as well as the number of hours spent with residents. This facility provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well when it comes to 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

The last area we analyzed ended up being this nursing home's weakest area. However, even its worst category would be a highlight for many facilities. We awarded it a favorable grade of B for short-term care. In our short-term care rating, we endeavor to craft a sound barometer for rehabilitation services. In this process, we look at the nursing home's levels of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we considered the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 4.1 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

SMP Health - St. Catherine North Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In SMP Health - St. Catherine North, 5.09% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by residents staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In SMP Health - St. Catherine North, 1.77% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of patients who suffered from a fall resulting in major injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In SMP Health - St. Catherine North, 0.68% of Patients had UTIs

This metric gauges the percentage of long-term patients which have suffered from a UTI. UTI's could be an indication of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this datapoint may also be misleading for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In SMP Health - St. Catherine North, 14.99% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of residents given antipsychotic medications. These drugs are sometimes used for treating a variety of medical conditions, including cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In SMP Health - St. Catherine North, 12.08% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percentage of residents prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are used to treat patients suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In SMP Health - St. Catherine North, 5.68% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients showing signs of depression. Some experts would argue this is a reliable measure of quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In SMP Health - St. Catherine North, 99.26% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In SMP Health - St. Catherine North, 16.39% of Patients

This is the percent of patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In SMP Health - St. Catherine North, 18.08% of Residents

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that were able to retain mobility.

Hospitalizations

In SMP Health - St. Catherine North, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is important to preserving the physical health of patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In SMP Health - St. Catherine North, 18.08% of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In SMP Health - St. Catherine North, 8.99% of Patients

This indicates 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 overall quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In SMP Health - St. Catherine North, 85.25% of Resident

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements.

Scores for Fargo, ND

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

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Nearby Dialysis

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