The Birches at Trillium Woods is a nursing home in Minneapolis, Minnesota which has a population of 1,022,298 people. With an overall score of A+, this facility is ranked among the highest-graded facilities we assessed. In fact, this facility made our top 500 list of the top facilities in the United States, which is an exclusive list. Scroll down to see this place's category scores, which are equally impressive. You really can't do any better than a straight A profile.
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The Birches at Trillium Woods
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Facility Inspections
In addition to being a strong nursing home overall, it also received A+ inspections in recent years. Its inspections were virtually flawless. Inspection ratings weigh several factors included in a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with better scores in this area generally have very few of these severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
We also awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for its short-term care grade. In the area of short-term care, we seek to assess indicators of a facility's rehabilitation. We assess the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and various therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final metric we looked at in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We found that 6.2 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
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Nurse Quality
Another reason we rated this nursing home so highly is that it received an A+ nursing grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this category. Nursing ratings are largely based on the facility's level of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.6 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 place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can generally be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Long-term Care Quality
Moving on to the final category, this facility also performed admirably in our long-term care category. In fact, we gave it a grade of A in that category. This completed a straight A profile. Facilities that excel in this category tend to be well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to residents. After we finished looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses, we then looked at the facility's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia is too frequently a dangerous ailment for nursing home residents so we like it when a facility does not leave this to chance. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
The Birches at Trillium Woods Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In The Birches at Trillium Woods, 2.3% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin caused by remaining in one position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In The Birches at Trillium Woods, 7.69% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients who sustained a fall which caused severe injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In The Birches at Trillium Woods, 1.94% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are linked to insufficient hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In The Birches at Trillium Woods, 16.35% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many patients, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In The Birches at Trillium Woods, 3.57% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This gauges the percent of long-term stay patients that are prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are prescribed to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In The Birches at Trillium Woods, 20% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In The Birches at Trillium Woods, 100% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these vaccines indispensable.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In The Birches at Trillium Woods, 21.69% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate deterioration of a patient's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In The Birches at Trillium Woods, 36.83% of Residents
This is the percent of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In The Birches at Trillium Woods, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In The Birches at Trillium Woods, 36.83% of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In The Birches at Trillium Woods, 4.59% of Patients
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the quality of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In The Birches at Trillium Woods, 75.21% of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with ADL's usually correlates with successful rehabilitation services.
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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