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Tweeten Lutheran Health Care Center

Nursing Home
Adult Day Care
Memory Care

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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125 5th Avenue Southeast,
Spring Grove MN 55974

(507) 498-5010

63.4% estimated occupancy ¹

Tweeten Lutheran Health Care Center is a facility in Spring Grove, Minnesota, which has 2,132 people. With an B+ overall grade, we rated this nursing home in the top third of all facilities in the country. As far as we can see, this place looks like a good fit for most people. This place also received very consistent grades in each of the major categories. Additional information about these categories can be found below.

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
Has Family Council
Non profit - Other
Offers Post-Acute Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Home Making
Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management
Lymphedema Care

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Nurse Quality

On top of receiving a great overall grade, this facility also received an elite nursing grade. We gave them one of our better scores in that area, with an A. Our nursing rating consists of several subcategories, however, the paramount one is the level of nurse hours spent with patients. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well in terms of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Short-term Care Quality

This nursing home really excelled in the category of short-term care, where we awarded it a grade of A-. Few nursing homes performed better in this category. In our short-term care grade, we seek to forge a meaningful measure for rehabilitation services. In doing so, we look at the facility's offerings of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes 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 residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

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Facility Inspections

This facility earned a B for its inspections score. This is an above average grade in this area. Inspection scores weigh a host of factors found on a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher grades in this category usually have very few severe deficiencies. This nursing home was hit with 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This tells you that the government inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies to create an imminent risk to patient health or safety. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in this industry.

Long-term Care Quality

The last area we looked at was long-term care, in which this nursing home was given a B. This facility ended up being strong in each area we assessed. Nursing homes that excel in this category typically are well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to residents. On top of assessing the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 97.82609 percent of its patients, which is far higher than most nursing homes. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0 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.

Tweeten Lutheran Health Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Tweeten Lutheran Health Care Center, 6.06% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic tells you the percent of long-term patients that suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are an measure of quality of care.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Tweeten Lutheran Health Care Center, 1.09% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are considered to be an indicator of nursing care . Falls are routinely the result of lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Tweeten Lutheran Health Care Center, 2.17% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percent of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections may be linked to inadequate hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Tweeten Lutheran Health Care Center, 10.87% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This statistic gauges the percentage of long-term stay patients receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Tweeten Lutheran Health Care Center, 22.37% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of patients given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are commonly prescribed to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Tweeten Lutheran Health Care Center, 4.6% of Patients

This is the percent of patients who are showing symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Tweeten Lutheran Health Care Center, 98.91% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Tweeten Lutheran Health Care Center, 9.46% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Tweeten Lutheran Health Care Center, 12.7% of Residents

Measures the percent of long-term patients who remained mobile levels.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Tweeten Lutheran Health Care Center, 12.7% of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Tweeten Lutheran Health Care Center, 69.68% of Resident

This tells you the percent of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of performance with ADL's often correlates with superior rehabilitation.