Valley Eldercare Center is one of a mere two nursing homes in Grand Forks, North Dakota. This is an A+ facility, which is the best grade that we offer. In fact, we ranked this nursing home in the top five percent of all facilities in the United States. One of the best aspects of this facility's stellar report card is its inspection score. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section.
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Valley Eldercare Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
Grade: A-plus
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Church related
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Medical Transportation
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Radiation Therapy
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Facility Inspections
Grade: A-plus
On top of receiving a great overall rating, this nursing home received an A+ inspection score. This grade is based on the facility's recent government inspections. An A+ in this area is one of the highest complements we can pay to a nursing home. Inspection scores weigh a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better scores in this category tend to have very few severe deficiencies. This facility was hit with 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered to be major deficiencies. This indicates that the government inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies to create an immediate risk to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Grade: A
Adding to its fine profile, this nursing home also was given a dominant long-term care score, with a grade of A. Facilities that do well in long-term care typically provide residents with closer supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. After looking at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is much higher than the average nursing home. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Nurse Quality
Grade: A
This facility also excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Our nursing grade assesses the nursing home's nurse staffing levels. We weigh both the levels of licensure of those nurses and the amount of time spent with patients. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility 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 typically be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Short-term Care Quality
Grade: A
The fourth category we graded was short-term care, where this nursing home was awarded a grade of A. This completed a very strong profile. Only a select few facilities earned an A- or better in each of our categories. In calculating our short-term care grades, we scrutinize the nursing home's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other highly trained professionals. This area is considered to be a fair assessment of the nursing home's rehabilitation services. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we considered the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 5.4 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Valley Eldercare Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: A
In Valley Eldercare Center, 4.26% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to remaining in the same position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: D
In Valley Eldercare Center, 5.77% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injury are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls resulting in injury are routinely the result of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: C
In Valley Eldercare Center, 3.06% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely the result of lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this metric may also be misleading for some facilities due to different reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: C
In Valley Eldercare Center, 20.39% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint is an indication of the percent of long-term patients who are administered antipsychotic medication. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior in situations where such drugs are not medically indicated. Nevertheless, some nursing homes need to rely on these medications due to having more residents with cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: B
In Valley Eldercare Center, 17.88% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients taking antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: A-minus
In Valley Eldercare Center, 0.68% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who are showing symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: A
In Valley Eldercare Center, 99.85% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: B-minus
In Valley Eldercare Center, 16% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and using the bathroom.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: A-minus
In Valley Eldercare Center, 20.2% of Residents
This metric tracks the percent of long-term stay residents that maintained mobility.
Hospitalizations
Grade: A-minus
In Valley Eldercare Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is key to maintaining the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: C
In Valley Eldercare Center, 20.2% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Grade: B-plus
In Valley Eldercare Center, 9.45% of Patients
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Grade: B-minus
In Valley Eldercare Center, 75.31% of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Dialysis
- Altru Hospital0.25 miles away1200 S Columbia Rd Grand Forks North Dakota 58201Dialysis Stations: 13 (701) 780-5870
- Aurora Dialysis LLC2.3 miles away1451 - 44th Ave S Suite 104 D Grand Forks North Dakota 58201Dialysis Stations: 18 (701) 757-5700
