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Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center
5211 Highway 110, Aurora, MN 55705
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Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center Description
Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center is a community that offers nursing care and is about 14.3 miles outside the small town of Virginia, Minnesota. Residents who live at the facility are able to choose from a range of studio room layouts.
The Nursing Home at this community has a 5 star rating out of 5 stars from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. To see more information from CMS you can check out the report here.
To find information about the surrounding area including weather, crime, health facilities, parks, and more you can explore the neighborhood here.
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Care Types at Community
This community offers the following types of care
Nursing Home
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Information from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Nursing Home Ratings
Overall rating: 5
Health inspection rating: 3
Staffing rating: 5
Quality measure rating: 5
Long-term quality measure rating:
5
Nursing Home Overview
Participation
date: April 1, 1987
Ownership type: Non Profit
Provider
type: Medicare and Medicaid
Nursing home capacity: 33
Total current residents: 29
Facility is located in a hospital: Yes
Automatic sprinkler system: Yes
Resident and family council: Resident
Facility Incident, Complaints and Fines
Number of
facility
incidents: 0
Number of
substantiated complaints: 0
Number of payment denials: 0
Number of fines: 5
Total cost of fines: $7831
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services give each Nursing Home a Star Rating from 1-5 with 5 being the highest.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services gather information about the number of hours of care provided on average to each resident each day by staff as well as the turnover of staff.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tracks information around emergency department and hospital visits for residents of Nursing Homes.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tracks information around quality measures for residents of Nursing Homes.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tracks information around COVID-19 vaccination rates of Nursing Home residents and staff members.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointHealth and Fire Safety Deficiencies
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid report health and fire safety deficiencies. Some of these deficiencies are more severe than others. The following table shows different levels of severity.
| Scope | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Severity of Deficiency | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
| Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety | J | K | L |
| Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy | G | H | I |
| No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy | D | E | F |
| No actual harm with potential for minimal harm | A | B | C |
Fire Safety Deficiencies
| Survey Date | Correction Date | Letter | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-08 | 2023-02-07 | C | Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies | Implement emergency and standby power systems. |
| 2022-12-08 | 2023-02-07 | F | Smoke Deficiencies | Provide properly protected cooking facilities. |
| 2022-12-08 | 2023-02-07 | C | Smoke Deficiencies | Follow proper procedures when the fire alarm was out of service for more than 4 hours. |
| 2022-12-08 | 2023-02-07 | D | Services Deficiencies | Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment. |
| 2022-12-08 | 2023-02-07 | F | Miscellaneous Deficiencies | Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times. |
| 2022-12-08 | 2023-02-07 | F | Electrical Deficiencies | Ensure that building systems meet requirements determined by risk assessment procedures performed by qualified personnel. |
| 2022-12-08 | 2023-02-07 | D | Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies | Have power receptacles that are properly grounded. |
| 2022-12-08 | 2023-02-07 | F | Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies | Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. |
| 2021-07-07 | 2021-08-13 | F | Smoke Deficiencies | Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system. |
| 2021-07-07 | 2021-08-13 | F | Smoke Deficiencies | Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems. |
Health Safety Deficiencies
| Survey Date | Correction Date | Letter | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-08 | 2023-02-07 | E | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. |
| 2022-12-08 | 2023-02-07 | E | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. |
| 2022-12-08 | 2023-02-07 | F | Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. |
| 2021-07-09 | 2021-08-23 | D | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. |
| 2021-07-09 | 2021-08-23 | D | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. |
| 2021-07-09 | 2021-08-23 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. |
| 2021-07-09 | 2021-08-23 | E | Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. |
| 2021-07-09 | 2021-08-23 | F | Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. |
| 2021-07-09 | 2021-08-23 | D | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. |
| 2021-07-09 | 2021-08-11 | E | Infection Control Deficiencies | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. |
| 2021-07-09 | 2021-08-23 | F | Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies | Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation. |
| 2020-02-12 | 2020-03-11 | C | Resident Rights Deficiencies | The resident has the right to receive notices in a format and a language he or she understands. |
| 2020-02-12 | 2020-03-11 | C | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. |
| 2020-02-12 | 2020-03-11 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. |
| 2020-02-12 | 2020-03-11 | F | Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies | Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. |
| 2020-02-12 | 2020-03-11 | E | Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. |
| 2020-02-12 | 2020-03-11 | D | Infection Control Deficiencies | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. |
Fines
| Fine Date | Fine Amount |
|---|---|
| 2021-07-09 | $5,000 |
| 2021-07-09 | $3,250 |
| 2021-08-23 | $650 |
| 2021-09-13 | $983 |
| 2021-09-13 | $975 |
| 2021-09-20 | $1,300 |
| 2021-09-20 | $1,310 |
| 2022-01-10 | $1,625 |
| 2022-01-10 | $1,638 |
What is in the Neighborhood
- The closest city is Virginia which is 14.3 miles away and has a population of 8,587 (very small town).
- The average income is $56,853, which is average compared to other zip codes.
- Weather
- High Temperature: 70
- Low Temperature: 11
- Average Temperature: 41.2
- Day Breakdown: The area gets 104 days of rain, 94 days of snow and 166 days of sun
- Precipitation: 1.3 inches a year
- The average life expectancy in zip code is 78.25 years old, which is average compared to other zip codes.
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Supermarkets
Hoyt Lakes IGA
3.9 miles awaySuper One
5.5 miles awayNatural Harvest Food Cooperative
14.5 miles awaySuper One Foods
14.7 miles awayALDI
15.2 miles awayNone Found
None Found
Banks
Embarrass Vermillion Federal Credit Union
1.3 miles awayNorthridge Community Credit Union
5.5 miles awayEmbarrass-Vermillion Federal Credit Union
9.8 miles awayFrandsen Bank & Trust
14.5 miles awayNorthern State Bank of Virginia
14.6 miles awayHospitals
Essentia Health Virginia Hospital
14.9 miles awayEssentia Health Virginia Clinic
15.1 miles awaySaint Michael's Health & Rehabilitation Center
15.1 miles awayPharmacies
Krista Rouse, PharmD
0.0 miles awayAurora Drug & Variety
0.8 miles awayMesaba Drug and Marketplace
3.9 miles awayThrifty White Pharmacy
4.0 miles awayEssentia Health Virginia Clinic Pharmacy
15.1 miles awayNone Found
Parks
Aurora
0.8 miles awayCentral Park
0.9 miles awaySport Park
1.0 miles awayHoyt Lakes
3.6 miles awayTwin Lakes Beach
5.2 miles awayNone Found
Shopping
Thunderbird Mall
15.2 miles awayNone Found
Restaurants
The Copper Nickel
0.8 miles awayRudy's Bar & Grill
0.8 miles awayHaven Bar & Grill
3.9 miles awayVaughn's Restaurant
4.0 miles awayWandering Pines Eatery & Pub
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