Local Home Health Agencies

Knute Nelson Home Care

2715 hwy 29th south suite 103AlexandriaMN56308
3 Star CMS Rating
76%
Patient Recommended
3 Star Patient Rating

Services

Types of services offered to patients
Offers Nursing Care Services
Offers Home Health Aide Services
Offers Physical Therapy Services
Offers Occupational Therapy Services
Offers Speech Pathology Services
Offers Medical Social Services

Ratings

HHCAHPS Survey Result Star Ratings
3
HHCAHPS Survey Summary Star Rating
4
Star Rating for health team gave care in a professional way
88
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them
3
Star Rating for health team communicated well with them
84
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team communicated well with them
3
Star Rating team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety
79
Percent of patients who reported that their home health team discussed medicines, pain, and home safety with them
3
Star Rating for how patients rated overall care from agency
82
Percent of patients who gave their home health agency a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)
76
Percent of patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the home health agency to friends and family
324
Number of completed surveys
40
Response rate

Quality Measures

HHCAHPS Process Quality Measures
98.7
How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner
99.7
How often the home health team taught patients (or their family caregivers) about their drugs
99.1
How often the home health team checked patients' risk of falling
94.6
How often the home health team checked patients for depression
83.5
How often the home health team determined whether patients received a flu shot for the current flu season
90.1
How often the home health team made sure that their patients received a pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot)
98.6
With diabetes, how often the home health team got doctor's orders, gave foot care, and taught patients about foot care
81.3
How often patients got better at walking or moving around
85.2
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed
88
How often patients got better at bathing
87.1
How often patients' breathing improved
92.5
How often patients' wounds improved or healed after an operation
77.5
How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth
15.3
How often home health patients had to be admitted to the hospital
14.1
How often patients receiving home health care needed urgent, unplanned care in the ER without being admitted
99.4
How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completely timely
0.23
Changes in skin integrity post-acute care: pressure ulcer/injury

Patient Outcome Statistics

Rates of Discharge to Community and Potentially Preventable Readmissions
662
Observed Number of Discharges to Community
863
Number of Eligible Stays for DTC Measure
76.71
Observed Discharge to Community Rate
82.79
Risk-Standardized Discharge to Community Rate
80.19
Lower Limit of the 95% Confidence Interval on the Risk- Standardized Discharge to Community Rate
1
DTC Comparative Performance Category

Better Than National Rate

25
Observed Number of Potentially Preventable Readmissions Following Discharge
567
Number of Eligible Stays for PPR Measure
4.41
Observed Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
3.87
Risk-Standardized Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
2.92
Lower Limit of the 95% Confidence Interval on the Risk- Standardized Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
4.99
Upper Limit of the 95% Confidence Interval on the Risk- Standardized Potentially Preventable Readmissions Rate
2
PPR Comparative Performance Category

Same As National Rate

0.98
How much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally
1,292
Number of episodes of care used to calculate how much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally

Service Area

Areas Served by the Home Health Agency
Aitkin, MN
56431
Akeley, MN
56433
Aldrich, MN
56434
Alexandria, MN
56308
Appleton, MN
56208
Ashby, MN
56309
Backus, MN
56435
Barrett, MN
56311
Battle Lake, MN
56515
Baxter, MN
56425
Benson, MN
56215
Bertha, MN
56437
Bluffton, MN
56518
Bowlus, MN
56314
Brainerd, MN
56401
Brandon, MN
56315
Brooten, MN
56316
Browerville, MN
56438
Burtrum, MN
56318
Carlos, MN
56319
Chokio, MN
56221
Clarissa, MN
56440
Clitherall, MN
56524
Clontarf, MN
56226
Crosby, MN
56441
Crosslake, MN
56442
Cushing, MN
56443
Cyrus, MN
56323
Danvers, MN
56231
Deer Creek, MN
56527
Deerwood, MN
56444
Dent, MN
56528
Donnelly, MN
56235
Eagle Bend, MN
56446
Elbow Lake, MN
56531
Elizabeth, MN
56533
Elrosa, MN
56325
Evansville, MN
56326
Farwell, MN
56327
Fergus Falls, MN
56537
Fort Ripley, MN
56449
Frazee, MN
56544
Garfield, MN
56332
Garrison, MN
56450
Glenwood, MN
56334
Grey Eagle, MN
56336
Hackensack, MN
56452
Hancock, MN
56244
Henning, MN
56551
Herman, MN
56248
Hewitt, MN
56453
Hillman, MN
56338
Hoffman, MN
56339
Kensington, MN
56343
Lake George, MN
56458
Laporte, MN
56461
Little Falls, MN
56345
Long Prairie, MN
56347
Melrose, MN
56352
Menahga, MN
56464
Merrifield, MN
56465
Miltona, MN
56354
Morris, MN
56267
Motley, MN
56466
Murdock, MN
56271
Nelson, MN
56355
Nevis, MN
56467
New York Mills, MN
56567
Nisswa, MN
56468
Norcross, MN
56274
Osage, MN
56570
Osakis, MN
56360
Ottertail, MN
56571
Park Rapids, MN
56470
Parkers Prairie, MN
56361
Pelican Rapids, MN
56572
Pequot Lakes, MN
56472
Perham, MN
56573
Pierz, MN
56364
Pillager, MN
56473
Pine River, MN
56474
Ponsford, MN
56575
Randall, MN
56475
Rochert, MN
56578
Royalton, MN
56373
Sauk Centre, MN
56378
Sebeka, MN
56477
Staples, MN
56479
Starbuck, MN
56381
Upsala, MN
56384
Verndale, MN
56481
Villard, MN
56385
Vining, MN
56588
Wadena, MN
56482
Walker, MN
56484
Wendell, MN
56590
West Union, MN
56389