Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Harmony, MN

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Harmony
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on November 3, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Harmony has a total of 14 active skilled nursing facilities and 741 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Harmony of 987, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 1.33 persons in Harmony. There were 537 residents in nursing homes as November 3, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 72.47 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Harmony has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Harmony and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.85	1.03 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.38	2.52 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.64	0.67 / 0.88
All Staff	3.86	4.23 / 3.84

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Minnesota.

COVID-19 Infections in Harmony Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Harmony there were a total of 8 new cases and 8 new deaths among residents for the week ending November 3, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Harmony

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Harmony Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Harmony, MN. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Harmony

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Harmony based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility	Rating
Spring Valley Care Center 800 MEMORIAL DRIVE SPRING VALLEY, MN	24.67
Evans Senior Living Community 1010 NORTH ELM STREET CRESCO, IA	3.33
Chosen Valley Care Center 1102 LIBERTY STREET SOUTHEAST CHATFIELD, MN	28.67
Valley View Healthcare and Rehab 510 EAST CEDAR STREET HOUSTON, MN	34.67
Gundersen Harmony Care Center 815 MAIN AVENUE SOUTH HARMONY, MN	17.33 /
Colonial Manor of Elma 407 9TH STREET ELMA, IA	9.33
Wellington Place 2479 RIVER ROAD DECORAH, IA	42.33
Tweeten Lutheran Health Care Center 125 5TH AVENUE SOUTHEAST SPRING GROVE, MN	50.67
Good Shepherd Lutheran Home 800 HOME STREET, BOX 747 RUSHFORD, MN	21.33
Stewartville Care Center 120 FOURTH STREET NORTHEAST STEWARTVILLE, MN	167.00

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Harmony based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility	Rating
Accura Healthcare of Cresco 701 VERNON ROAD SW CRESCO, IA	136.50
Ostrander Care and Rehab 305 MINNESOTA STREET OSTRANDER, MN	52.00
Stewartville Care Center 120 FOURTH STREET NORTHEAST STEWARTVILLE, MN	167.00
Green Lea Senior Living 115 NORTH LYNDALE, RR 2 BOX 49 MABEL, MN	50.50
Aase Haugen Home FOUR OHIO STREET DECORAH, IA	104.33
Wellington Place 2479 RIVER ROAD DECORAH, IA	42.33
Tweeten Lutheran Health Care Center 125 5TH AVENUE SOUTHEAST SPRING GROVE, MN	50.67
Good Shepherd Lutheran Home 800 HOME STREET, BOX 747 RUSHFORD, MN	21.33
Valley View Healthcare and Rehab 510 EAST CEDAR STREET HOUSTON, MN	34.67
Gundersen Harmony Care Center 815 MAIN AVENUE SOUTH HARMONY, MN	17.33 /

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