Valley Eldercare Center
2900 14th Ave S, Grand Forks ND 58201 · (701) 787-7900 · 94.69% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Valley Eldercare Center is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. This city has 54,948 people. It looks like this nursing home is among the most elite facilities we looked at. Receiving an A+ in our grading scheme requires top-notch marks across the board. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it in the top five percentile of all facilities in the country. One of the best aspects of this nursing home's exemplary report card is its inspection reports. Inspection grades are discussed in the next section.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 196 Beds
CCRC :
Non profit - Church related
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
One of the many reasons this turned out to be a quality nursing home is that it received an A+ inspection grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this critical category. Perhaps the most critical factor we consider in calculating our inspection grades is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a facility's inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher scores in this area typically dodged the more severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. While this facility had some minor dings on its inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This tells you 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. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
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. Our nursing grade is mostly associated with a nursing home's nurse staffing. This nursing home provided 5.1 hours of nursing care per resident each day, which is among the more impressive figures in the country. A significant portion of those hours were provided by registered nurses, which are one of the more skilled levels of nurses. We are really impressed by both of these figures. In addition to providing high levels of nursing care, this facility also fared well in some of the quality measures we looked at. In terms of the percentage of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, this place performed better than the national average.
Long-term Care Quality
Turning our third area, this facility was given a strong long-term care score. In fact, it received a grade of A in this area. Facilities that receive this type of grade in this category tend to provide consistent around the clock care to make sure patients are well cared for. On top of elite nursing hour statistics, this facility's vaccination record is superb also. Indeed, it vaccinated 100 percent of its patients for pneumonia. This combination proved to be effective as this facility also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had just 1.3 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a much lower hospitalization rate than most nursing homes.
Short-term Care Quality
In our final area, this nursing home also was awarded an excellent short-term care grade, with a grade of A. This completed a rare straight A report card. With our short-term care assessment, we strive to forge a valuable gauge for rehabilitation. In doing so, we analyze the facility's levels of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. When we assessed this place's nursing hours, we found it offered substantially more care from registered nurses than most facilities. The final statistic we assessed in this category is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. This place fared as well as just about any facility in North Dakota in this area with 59.7 percent of its residents returning home. At most nursing homes, fewer than half of their short-stay residents return home.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Valley Eldercare Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint is an indication of the percentage of long-term care residents who suffered from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into both nursing and long-term care grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This gauges the percentage of long-term residents who had falls which resulted in serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries could be a sign of lower levels of patient supervision.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This tells you the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often associated with facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Better hygiene protocols can limit the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Note that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for UTI's.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are given to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This tells you the percent of residents who are demonstrating signs of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient care.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percent of residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that were able to retain mobility. Many would argue that the ability to move around is critical to residents' mental and physical well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the overall quality of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This is the percentage of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better