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Sauer Health Care

Nursing Home

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

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Sauer Health Care's website

1635 West Service Drive,
Winona MN 55987

(507) 454-5540

58.3% estimated occupancy ¹

Sauer Health Care is one of a mere three available nursing homes located in Winona, Minnesota. We awarded this nursing home an overall grade of B. A grade of this caliber requires solid marks in most areas. Based on our assessment, this facility looks like a good fit for most people. This facility's strong report card was highlighted by its inspection rating, which is addressed in the next paragraph.

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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

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Home Making
Speech Therapy
Amputee Recovery
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management

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Awards

Best Nursing Home in Winona, Minnesota Awards 2019

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Facility Inspections

This facility received a quality overall score as described above, but we especially wanted to point out its excellent inspections in recent years. We gave them an A in this area. Our inspection ratings are tied to several pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that receive favorable grades in this category have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This nursing home was hit with 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be major deficiencies. This indicates that the government inspectors did not consider any of these deficiencies to create an immediate risk to resident health or safety. We should note that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in the industry.

Nurse Quality

This facility received a very good nursing grade this year as well. It received one of our better scores in that category with a grade of B+. Our nursing rating is mostly associated with the facility's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

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Short-term Care Quality

The next area we graded was short-term care. This nursing home received an above average short-term care score, with a grade of B in the category. Our short-term care scores are based on a nursing home's quantity of skilled highly skilled professionals. This means a wide scope of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. However, according to the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final datapoint we assessed in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

The last category we rated was long-term care, which proved to be this nursing home's worst category. We gave this facility a grade of D in this area. Sadly, this category pulled down the nursing home's overall profile to a certain degree. In a long-term care environment, the primary goal is to maintain patients' quality of life and keep them safe. In addition to assessing the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 98.666664 percent of its patients, which is higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. Surprisingly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility had less hospitalizations than most nursing homes. Sadly, a few of its other scores in the category were not as favorable as these.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Sauer Health Care Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Sauer Health Care, 10.34% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Sauer Health Care, 0.67% of Patients had Serious Falls

This metric measures the percent of long-term stay residents that have sustained a fall which resulted in severe injury. We use this statistic in computing our nursing scores.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Sauer Health Care, 9.46% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often caused by poor nursing care. More frequent bathing can reduce the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Note that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Sauer Health Care, 4.67% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term care residents taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Sauer Health Care, 7.94% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric indicates the percent of long-term residents receiving antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Sauer Health Care, 3.62% of Patients

This is the percent of patients exhibiting signs of depression. High rates of depression may imply a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Sauer Health Care, 94.4% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Sauer Health Care, 10.4% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and taking a bath.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Sauer Health Care, 13.64% of Residents

This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients who retained mobility levels. Some experts believe that mobility is important for residents' physical and mental well-being.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Sauer Health Care, 13.64% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Sauer Health Care, 77.4% of Resident

This tells you the percentage of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.