Shakopee Friendship Manor

Shakopee Friendship Manor is a facility located in Shakopee, Minnesota, a city with 40,416 people. We gave this facility an overall grade of B+. A score of this caliber requires above average marks in most areas. Based on our analysis, this nursing home ought to meet the needs of most people. This facility is better in some categories than others, but it didn't have any poor grades in any of the major categories discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.

In addition to being a quality nursing home overall, this nursing home also excelled in the area of inspections, where it earned a grade of A. Few facilities fared better in that area. Our inspection ratings are based on many items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that score well in this area typically have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. While this place had a few minor dings on its government inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means CMS did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe made us feel better about this inspection report.

Adding to its profile, this facility also earned a grade of B+ for its nursing rating. This is a well above average score in this category. Nursing scores are largely associated with a facility's nurse staffing. This nursing home provides an impressive 4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, this nursing home also excelled in several quality measures we looked at. With fewer than five percent of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, this place performed as well as any facility the country in this category. This is generally an indicator that a place has reliable quality controls. Many pressure ulcers can be avoided by offering better nursing care and having a protocol of moving residents more frequently.

The third area we graded was long-term care. This facility was given an impressive long-term care score, with a B+ in this area. When nursing homes receive this type of score in long-term care it is typically a good sign for resident care and indicates that the facility is well-staffed with nurses and aids. After assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is far higher than the majority of nursing homes. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

The last area we analyzed is short-term care. This facility was given an impressive short-term care grade this year, with a B-. While this isn't as elite as many of its other grades, this is still a decent grade in this category. Our short-term care scores are believed to be most critical for those requiring rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation typically mandates additional skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes not just nursing services, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, this nursing home offers both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities offer both. Lastly, we assessed the number of patients who ultimately were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was quite a bit below average.