With an address in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, Woodlyn Heights Healthcare Center is one of just a few available nursing homes in the area. It looks like this is a fine facility. We awarded it an overall grade of B, which is a respectable grade. Based on the data we reviewed, you can do much worse than this nursing home. This place's impressive report card was highlighted by its inspection rating, which you can find in the next paragraph.
Woodlyn Heights Healthcare Center
Updated May 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
2060 Upper 55th Street East,
Inver Grove Heights MN 55077
76.58% estimated occupancy 1
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Facility Inspections
This nursing home received a quality overall score as described above, but we especially wanted to emphasize its nearly flawless government inspections in recent years. We gave them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. Inspection ratings are based on many items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that excel in this category have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This facility was hit with 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered severe. This indicates that the inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies to be an immediate risk to resident health or safety. A couple relatively minor dings are not necessarily the end of the world.
Short-term Care Quality
Contributing to its profile, this facility also earned a score of B+ for its short-term care rating. This is a well above average grade in this category. Short-term care ratings are vital for individuals requiring rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually requires higher levels of skilled nursing. This means a vast spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Unfortunately, we were not able to find information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. The last measure we assessed in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. This place performed as well as just about any nursing home in Minnesota in this area with 58.3 percent of its residents returning home. Unfortunately, at most nursing homes, fewer than half of their short-term patients are able to return home.
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Nurse Quality
This facility is also strong in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of B. It outperformed most nursing homes in this category. Our nursing score looks at the facility's nurse staffing levels. We weigh both the levels of skill of the nurses and the number of hours spent with residents. This nursing home provides 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Long-term Care Quality
Our last category is long-term care, where we awarded this nursing home a grade of C in that category. For prospective residents looking for a permanent residence rather than skilled nursing, long-term care is a very important category. In addition to looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 94.85715 percent of its patients. This nursing home keeps its residents out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Woodlyn Heights Healthcare Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Woodlyn Heights Healthcare Center, 6.9% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Woodlyn Heights Healthcare Center, 4.36% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injuries are considered by many experts to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls resulting in injury are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Woodlyn Heights Healthcare Center, 2.82% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with inadequate hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Woodlyn Heights Healthcare Center, 16.53% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are given to patients for many medical conditions, including dementia. Unfortunately, in some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Woodlyn Heights Healthcare Center, 12.02% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric indicates the percent of long-term patients receiving antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Woodlyn Heights Healthcare Center, 4.55% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Woodlyn Heights Healthcare Center, 94.12% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Woodlyn Heights Healthcare Center, 13.22% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Woodlyn Heights Healthcare Center, 19.91% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percent of patients that maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Woodlyn Heights Healthcare Center, 19.91 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical abilities of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Woodlyn Heights Healthcare Center, 12.78 Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Woodlyn Heights Healthcare Center, 76.23% Percentage of Resident
This is a measure of the percentage of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many in the industry argue that this is a measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
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