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The North Shore Estates

Updated May 1, 2022 by Sara Levinsohn

Historical Rating
Grade: B
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7700 Grand Avenue,
Duluth MN 55807

(218) 628-2341

87.14% estimated occupancy 1

The North Shore Estates is a small nursing home located in Duluth, Minnesota. This turns out to be a very solid facility, with an overall grade of B. In fact, we found this facility to be better than most of the nursing homes in Duluth, which has a city grade of B-. This facility was better in some categories than others, but it did not have any weak links in any of our major categories discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.

Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • Has Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation

Registered Staff Hours

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Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-plus

On top of faring well overall, this nursing home received even higher grades in the area of short-term care. It received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A+. Our short-term care ratings are based on a nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled highly skilled professionals. This means a wide range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, in addition to other types of therapy. This nursing home provides more services with physical therapists and registered nurses than most nursing homes we looked at. This is usually a favorable sign. The final metric we assessed in this category is the percentage of patients who who were able to eventually return home from the nursing home. We found that it fared as well as just about any facility in Minnesota in this area with 69.7 percent of its residents returning home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-plus

One of the other reasons we graded this nursing home so highly is that it earned a very impressive nursing grade. In that category, we awarded this facility an B+. Our nursing grade looks at the nursing home's nurse staffing levels. We consider both the levels of licensure of those nurses as well as the quantity of hours spent with residents. This place provided 3.6 hours of nursing care per patient each day. Roughly one-fourth of those hours were provided by registered nurses, which are among the most skilled nurses. This is an impressive percentage of skilled nursing care. We weight these hours more in computing our nursing grades. Lastly, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed better than average in this area. This is often a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Facility Inspections

Grade: B

This nursing home earned a grade of B for its inspections rating. This is an above average grade in this category. Inspection ratings weigh several factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher grades in this category tend to have few of these severe deficiencies. Fortunately, although this nursing home had some minor dings on its government inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones labeled as categories G through L. This means that the inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. We should note that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in this industry.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: C

Switching gears to our final area, this facility was given an acceptable long-term care grade of C. Long-term care ratings are vital for individuals needing personal care. Once we concluded our assessment of the amount of care provided by nurses, we turned to the facility's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 91.32653 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Fortunately, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Although it had 2.13 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, its risk adjusted statistic was better than most facilities since it had some more complex patients.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Jun 22

The North Shore Estates Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: D

In The North Shore Estates, 6.9% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic is is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that are suffering from pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a reliable indicator of a facility's nursing care quality.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In The North Shore Estates, 4.36% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Major falls are often the result of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: C

In The North Shore Estates, 2.82% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term care patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. While a higher rate of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it can be difficult to compare between facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B

In The North Shore Estates, 16.53% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. These medications are used for several conditions, including cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B

In The North Shore Estates, 12.02% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percent of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are generally given to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: C

In The North Shore Estates, 4.55% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who are showing signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In The North Shore Estates, 94.12% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-minus

In The North Shore Estates, 13.22% Percentage of Patients

This is the percent of patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of the erosion of a patient's health.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B

In The North Shore Estates, 19.91% Percentage of Residents

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that remained mobile levels.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In The North Shore Estates, 1.26 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B

In The North Shore Estates, 19.91 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-plus

In The North Shore Estates, 12.78 Percentage of Patients

Measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to assess the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: C

In The North Shore Estates, 76.23% Percentage of Resident

This indicates the percentage of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.

Scores for Duluth, MN

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B-minus

Looking for more options? Duluth, Minnesota has 5 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Essentia Health St Mary's Hospital - SuperiorCritical Access Hospitals 4.53 miles away3500 Tower Ave Superior Wisconsin 54880Voluntary non-profit - Private(715) 817-7000
  • Essentia Health St Mary's Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6.71 miles away407 East Third Street Duluth Minnesota 55805Voluntary non-profit - Private(218) 786-4000
  • St Lukes HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.23 miles away915 East 1st Street Duluth Minnesota 55805Voluntary non-profit - Private(218) 249-5555
  • Community Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 12.75 miles away512 Skyline Boulevard Cloquet Minnesota 55720Voluntary non-profit - Private(218) 879-4641

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fresenius Medical Care - Spirit Valley2.21 miles away4700 Mike Colalillo Drive Duluth Minnesota 55807Dialysis Stations: 22 (218) 624-7787
  • Fmc Dialysis - Superior4.64 miles away3500 Tower Avenue Superior Wisconsin 54880Dialysis Stations: 8 (715) 395-2199
  • Fmc Dialysis - Duluth6.86 miles away530 East 2nd St Duluth Minnesota 55805Dialysis Stations: 18 (218) 786-1533
  • Fresenius Medical Care - Cloquet12.74 miles away512 Skyline Blvd Cloquet Minnesota 55720Dialysis Stations: 8 (218) 879-3051

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=245483