Zumbrota Care Center is a small non-profit nursing home located in Zumbrota, Minnesota. This nursing home is a highly rated facility, with an overall grade of B+. At the end of the day, this facility looks like a good fit for most people. This nursing home is stronger in some categories than others, but it didn't have any weak links in any of the four major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Zumbrota Care Center
- Nursing Home
- Assisted Living
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- Palliative Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Short-term Care Quality
One of the reasons this proved to be a quality facility is that it received a very impressive short-term care grade. Short-term care is its best category. In that area, we gave this facility a grade of A-. Short-term care grades are based on a nursing home's quantity of skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This includes a wide spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. However, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Facility Inspections
In addition, this nursing home also performed well in inspections, which is based on its recent government inspections. We awarded it a grade of A- for that area. Inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these issues by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.
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Nurse Quality
This nursing home performed well in our nursing category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A- for that category, which is one of our highest scores. Our nursing score weighs numerous factors. The most important variable is the quantity of hours nurses spend with patients. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well in the area of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Long-term Care Quality
The final category we assessed is this facility's weakest category. However, even in its weakest link we still awarded it a decent grade of C in long-term care. For prospective patients in need of a permanent place to live rather than rehabilitation, long-term care grades are a key measure. On top of assessing the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. This place also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Zumbrota Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Zumbrota Care Center, 10% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric is is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents which suffered from pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a solid barometer of quality of care.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Zumbrota Care Center, 4.67% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to severe injury are routinely caused by poor nursing care. Additional nurse staffing minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Zumbrota Care Center, 4.76% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often linked to worse hygiene protocols. Better nursing care can reduce the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Note that this metric is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have varying reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Zumbrota Care Center, 17.76% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed to residents for many medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Sadly, in limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Zumbrota Care Center, 2.2% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who were administered antianxiety drugs. These medications are typically given to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Zumbrota Care Center, 1.96% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term patients who are showing depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Zumbrota Care Center, 99.07% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Zumbrota Care Center, 14.94% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and continence. Many argue this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Zumbrota Care Center, 25.93% of Residents
This indicates the percent of patients who maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Zumbrota Care Center, 25.93% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Zumbrota Care Center, 87.63% of Resident
This metric measures the percentage of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many in the industry believe that this is a reliable measure of a facility's rehabilitation performance.
Nearby Hospitals
- Mayo Clinic Health System-Cannon FallsCritical Access Hospitals 17.51 miles away32021 County 24 Boulevard Cannon Falls Minnesota 55009Voluntary non-profit - Private(507) 263-6000
- Mayo Clinic Health System - Red WingAcute Care Hospitals 19.13 miles away701 Hewitt Boulevard, PO Box 95 Red Wing Minnesota 55066Voluntary non-profit - Private(651) 267-5000
Nearby Dialysis
- Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester17.95 miles away201 W Center St, Ei-1g Rochester Minnesota 55905Dialysis Stations: 39 (507) 266-8733
- Red Wing Dialysis of Davita19.54 miles away3028 N Service Dr Red Wing Minnesota 55066Dialysis Stations: 8 (651) 388-7711