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Sunnyside Health Care Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: A-plus
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512 Skyline Boulevard,
Cloquet MN 55720

(218) 879-4641

77.5% estimated occupancy 1

Sunnyside Health Care Center is a nursing home located in Cloquet, Minnesota, a city with a population of 16,999 people. With an overall rating of A+, this nursing home is clearly an elite facility. Based on our assessment, this place is really as good as it gets. This nursing home also received impressive grades in each of the major categories we assessed. More information about these categories can be found below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • Has Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 

Specialized Services

  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Laboratory
  • X-Ray
  • Pain Management
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. Our inspection scores weigh a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher grades in this area typically have few severe deficiencies. While this place had some deficiencies on its report, none were serious based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A

Compounding its high-end assessments in other areas, we awarded this nursing home a score of A for our long-term care rating. Facilities that receive this type of score in long-term care tend to provide consistent 24/7 care to make sure residents are kept in good health. In addition to assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients out of the hospital. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A

Among its many impressive grades, this facility received an excellent nursing grade. In fact, we gave it a grade of A in that category. The nursing grade includes a handful of datapoints, many of which are associated with nursing hours. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

In the final category we looked at, this facility received a very favorable grade of A in our short-term care category. With this score, the nursing home rounded out a straight A profile. In the area of short-term care, we strive to assess indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We analyze a facility's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and various therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the number of patients who who were able to eventually return home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Sunnyside Health Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In Sunnyside Health Care Center, 7.22% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely the result of residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care reduces the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: D

In Sunnyside Health Care Center, 5.41% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of patients that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are routinely associated with lower levels of patient supervision. Better nursing care can limit the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Sunnyside Health Care Center, 4.73% of Patients had UTIs

This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term residents that suffered from urinary tract infections. UTI's may be a sign of worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this metric may be skewed for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Sunnyside Health Care Center, 10.42% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. These medications may be used for treating a variety of medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Sunnyside Health Care Center, 7.26% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percent of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are administered to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Sunnyside Health Care Center, 1.39% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients exhibiting signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Sunnyside Health Care Center, 100% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In Sunnyside Health Care Center, 13.93% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's could be a sign of the erosion of a patient's medical condition.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B

In Sunnyside Health Care Center, 14.37% of Residents

This is the percent of patients that remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B

In Sunnyside Health Care Center, 14.37% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: D

In Sunnyside Health Care Center, 63.06% of Resident

Measures the percent of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry believe that this is a reasonable measure of rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Community Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 0 miles away512 Skyline Boulevard Cloquet Minnesota 55720Voluntary non-profit - Private(218) 879-4641
  • Essentia Health St Mary's Hospital - SuperiorCritical Access Hospitals 17.12 miles away3500 Tower Ave Superior Wisconsin 54880Voluntary non-profit - Private(715) 817-7000
  • Essentia Health St Mary's Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 17.81 miles away407 East Third Street Duluth Minnesota 55805Voluntary non-profit - Private(218) 786-4000
  • St Lukes HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.31 miles away915 East 1st Street Duluth Minnesota 55805Voluntary non-profit - Private(218) 249-5555

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fresenius Medical Care - Cloquet0.01 miles away512 Skyline Blvd Cloquet Minnesota 55720Dialysis Stations: 8 (218) 879-3051
  • Fresenius Medical Care - Spirit Valley14.44 miles away4700 Mike Colalillo Drive Duluth Minnesota 55807Dialysis Stations: 22 (218) 624-7787
  • Fmc Dialysis - Superior17.22 miles away3500 Tower Avenue Superior Wisconsin 54880Dialysis Stations: 8 (715) 395-2199
  • Fmc Dialysis - Duluth17.98 miles away530 East 2nd St Duluth Minnesota 55805Dialysis Stations: 18 (218) 786-1533