St Johns on Fountain Lake
1771 Eagle View Circle, Albert Lea MN 56007 · (507) 373-2040 · 70.11% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
St Johns on Fountain Lake is located in Albert Lea, Minnesota. This city has a total of 21,228 people. It looks like this facility is a lower end nursing home. A score in this range suggests we found some red flags. Albert Lea received a city grade of B-, so there are some other options in the city worth considering. The only positive thing we can really say about this place is that it did not receive any F's in in any of the major categories. Additional information about these categories is available below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 84 Beds
CCRC :
Non profit - Church related
Resident Council:
Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
While we gave this nursing home a weak overall score, we gave it a somewhat respectable score in the area of inspections, where it received a B-. This was better than its other categories. Our inspection scores weigh a host of factors included in a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Fortunately, although this nursing home had some minor dings on its government inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means that the government inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Lastly, this nursing home was cited by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. This is generally a really bad sign. We would never recommend this facility.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home actually received a decent grade in the area of nursing as well. We awarded it a grade of B- for that category, which is not a bad score. In calculating our nursing scores, we assess both the number of hours nurses spend with residents and the skill levels of those nurses. According to its CMS data, this place provided an average of 5.1 hours of nursing care per patient per day. Roughly one quarter of this care came from registered nurses, which are highly skilled nurses. Both of these figures are higher than average. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures and this nursing home excelled in some of these metrics. With less than five percent of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, it performed well in this metric.
Short-term Care Quality
The next category we assessed is short-term care. In that category, we awarded this facility a grade of B-. In the area of short-term care, we seek to evaluate indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We assess a nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and various therapists. One reason for this place's strong score in this category is that it provides more care from registered nurses to its residents than the average facility. The last datapoint we considered in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that just 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is below average.
Long-term Care Quality
Our final category is long-term care, where we awarded this facility a B- in that category. Our long-term care grade focuses on a facility's personal care rather than the skilled nursing or healthcare services that are critical to a rehabilitation facility. Once we assessed the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination statistics. We were optimistic to find that this facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia. This nursing home keeps 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 number.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
St Johns on Fountain Lake Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients that have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injury are often linked to lower quality nursing care. Better nursing care can limit the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often associated with facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Closer supervision can minimize the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. We want to point out that this metric is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for UTI's.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of patients given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are administered to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percentage of patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This indicates the percent of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term residents that experienced functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better