Saint Therese at Oxbow Lake is a small non-profit nursing home in Minneapolis, Minnesota. We awarded this nursing home an elite overall score of A+. As a result, it is one of the highest graded nursing homes in Minneapolis, which has plenty of very solid facilities. Minneapolis has a double digit count of nursing homes, but we question whether you will need to look at too many others. This one is a first class option. One of the major highlights of this nursing home's remarkable report card is its short-term care score. We discuss short-term care in the next paragraph.
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Saint Therese at Oxbow Lake
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- Home Health Agency
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
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
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Aquatic Therapy
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Short-term Care Quality
On top of faring well in its overall grade, this facility received high marks in the category of short-term care as well. It received our highest score in that category with an A+. In calculating our short-term care scores, we assess the nursing home's levels of highly skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other highly skilled individuals. This score is generally a meaningful measure of the facility's rehabilitation. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last measure we considered in this area is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that 6.3 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.
Facility Inspections
Adding to its impressive category grades, this nursing home excelled in the category of inspections, where it earned an A. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating our inspection ratings. One key factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these are relatively insignificant. While this place had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were severe based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
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Nurse Quality
Among its many impressive grades, this facility received an excellent nursing grade. In fact, we gave it a grade of A in that category. In computing our nursing scores, we assess both the number of hours nurses spend with residents and the training levels of the nurses. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility Minnesota in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as by employing a policy of moving patients at least once a day.
Long-term Care Quality
In the last category we graded, this nursing home received a very favorable grade of A- in our long-term care category. With this score, the nursing home wrapped up a straight A profile. In a long-term care setting, the primary objective is to maintain patients' quality of life and keep them safe. After we finished assessing the volume of care provided by nurses, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 91.489365 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Saint Therese at Oxbow Lake Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Saint Therese at Oxbow Lake, 4.17% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients that developed pressure ulcers or bed sores. We factor in this statistic in computing our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Saint Therese at Oxbow Lake, 3.72% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure gauges the percentage of long-term care patients that suffered falls which caused major injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be an indicator of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Saint Therese at Oxbow Lake, 2.13% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often linked to facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Additional nurse staffing can minimize the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Note that this datapoint is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Saint Therese at Oxbow Lake, 10.33% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. These drugs are sometimes used for several medical conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Saint Therese at Oxbow Lake, 4.61% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are commonly prescribed to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Saint Therese at Oxbow Lake, 2.45% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Saint Therese at Oxbow Lake, 91.15% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines critical to patient well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Saint Therese at Oxbow Lake, 11.18% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and taking a bath. Many in the industry argue this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Saint Therese at Oxbow Lake, 10.57% of Residents
This tells you the percent of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Saint Therese at Oxbow Lake, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric tracks the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Saint Therese at Oxbow Lake, 10.57% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Saint Therese at Oxbow Lake, 7.67% of Patients
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the quality of rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Saint Therese at Oxbow Lake, 83.47% of Resident
This is the percentage of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Scores for Minneapolis, 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
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
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Nearby Dialysis
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