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The Estates at Rush City

Nursing Home
Memory Care

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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650 Bremer Avenue South,
Rush City MN 55069

(320) 358-4765

59.11% estimated occupancy ¹

The Estates at Rush City is in Rush City, Minnesota. This facility is one of the most impressive nursing homes we found. Receiving an A+ in our grading scheme requires superb marks across the board. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it in the top ten percentile of all facilities in the United States. One of the major highlights of this facility's exemplary profile is its inspection grade. Inspection grades are discussed in the next paragraph.

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
Has Family Council
For profit - Corporation
Secure Memory Care
Offers Hospice
Offers Respite Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Medication Management
Home Making
Transportation
Speech Therapy
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Tracheotomy Care
Podiatry
Mental Health
Diabetes Management
Physical Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Laboratory
X-Ray
Recreational Therapy
Optometry
Audiology
Total Parenteral Nutrition

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Facility Inspections

In addition to being a great overall grade, this facility also received A+ health inspections in recent years. Its inspections were virtually flawless. Our inspection grades weigh several factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher scores in this category tend to have few severe deficiencies. Although this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were major deficiencies 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

This nursing home also was given a first-rate long-term care grade. This actually turned out to be its second best category score. In that category, this facility received a grade of A. When nursing homes receive a grade in this range in this category it typically means it's well-staffed and is an overall good place to reside on a permanent basis. In addition to looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia is often a deadly illness for nursing home patients so we like it when a nursing home does not take any chances. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

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Nurse Quality

Among its many impressive grades, this facility received an excellent nursing grade. In fact, we gave it a grade of A in that category. Nursing ratings are largely tied to a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by employing a policy of turning a resident more frequently.

Short-term Care Quality

In our last category, we gave this facility a grade of A+ for its short-term care rating. This topped off an elite profile. In determining these short-term care scores, we look at the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, speech therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. Our goal is to create a measure for sizing up the rehabilitation services of various facilities. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last measure we looked at in this area is the percentage of residents that who were able to eventually return home from the facility. We found that 4.7 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

The Estates at Rush City Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In The Estates at Rush City, 4.08% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can reduce the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In The Estates at Rush City, 1.06% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of patients who suffered from a fall resulting in severe injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In The Estates at Rush City, 1.09% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often caused by lower quality nursing care. Better nursing care can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Note that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In The Estates at Rush City, 32.93% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is an indication of the percent of long-term stay residents receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may indicate a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In The Estates at Rush City, 29.69% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percentage of long-term stay patients who were administered antianxiety medication. These medications are generally prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In The Estates at Rush City, 5.43% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients who are demonstrating signs of depression. Higher levels of depression could imply a less hospitable environment.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In The Estates at Rush City, 100% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In The Estates at Rush City, 22.41% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and using the bathroom.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In The Estates at Rush City, 15.76% of Residents

This indicates the percentage of residents who maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In The Estates at Rush City, 15.76% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In The Estates at Rush City, 18.3% of Patients

This metric measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to gauge short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In The Estates at Rush City, 85.43% of Resident

This is the percent of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with activities of daily living often correlates with successful rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

Burnett Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 14.73 miles away257 W St George Ave Grantsburg Wisconsin 54840Voluntary non-profit - Private(715) 463-5353
Cambridge Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 15.18 miles away701 South Dellwood Avenue Cambridge Minnesota 55008Voluntary non-profit - Private(763) 689-7700