Hilltop Health Care Center

  About Hilltop Health Care Center

  Hilltop Health Care Center Owner & Operator Information

  Hilltop Health Care Center Ratings and Inspection Scores

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) regularly inspects every skilled nursing facility. The results of the multi-day inspection is a series of star ratings. The health inspection scores are an absolute value, so you can compare one facility's score directly to another.

  Nursing Hours Spent Per Patient

CMS provides detailed information about how long nursing staff spends with residents. This data includes nursing subcategories of Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse, and non-nursing Certified Nursing Assistants. More hours spend per patient should can indicate a better facility or it could indicate more complicated situations.

The nursing staff of Hilltop Health Care Center spends MORE time on average with its residents than the state average for total nursing hours spent per resident and MORE time than the national average for total nursing hours spent per resident.

Type	Facility	State / National Avg
Registered Nurse (RN)
Hours	1.05	1.03 / 0.67
Case Mix	0.59	0.60 / 0.66
Adjusted	1.18	NA / NA
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Hours	0.55	0.67 / 0.88
Case Mix	0.78	NA / NA
Adjusted	0.61	NA / NA
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)
Hours	2.69	2.52 / 2.29
Case Mix	2.03	NA / NA
Adjusted	3.01	NA / NA
Total Licensed Staff
Hours	1.59	1.70 / 1.55
Physical Therapist (PT)
Hours	0.00	0.07 / 0.07
Total Nursing Hours Spent per Resident on Average
Hours	4.28	4.23 / 3.84
Case Mix	3.41	3.43 / 3.82
Adjusted	4.80	NA / NA

  Quality Measures

Quality measures are based both on patient survey information and on the results of actual claims that are filed with CMS. It is not clear what period is covered in the measures.

Desc.	Perc./ State Avg. / Comparison
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission (qm521) This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating	Not Available
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit (qm522) This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating	Not Available
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days (qm551) This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating	Not Available
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days (qm552) This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating	Not Available
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased (qm401)	14.4% / 13.6% Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight (qm404)	3.8% / 4.5% Better
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder (qm405)	71.4% / 50.9% Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder (qm406)	1.4% / 2.5% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection (qm407)	0.0% / 2.8% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms (qm408)	1.9% / 4.1% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained (qm409)	0.0% / 0.1% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury (qm410)	6.1% / 3.6% Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine (qm415)	100.0% / 96.1% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication (qm419)	16.0% / 16.6% Better
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine (qm430)	97.2% / 89.0% Better
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication (qm434)	1.5% / 2.1% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened (qm451)	7.8% / 16.7% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication (qm452)	0.8% / 12.2% Better
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers (qm453)	0.7% / 7.0% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine (qm454)	95.5% / 94.6% Better
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function (qm471)	94.8% / 79.0% Better
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine (qm472)	71.7% / 78.9% Worse

  Hospitals Near Hilltop Health Care Center

Quite often skilled nursing facilities and hospitals work closely together to help patients recover or manage a terminal illness. Hospitals deals with acute care while nursing homes treat patients for a longer period of time. New residents at skilled nursing homes typically come from a hospital and nursing home residents may be readmitted to a hospital if their recovery does not proceed well. (Hospital readmission rates are closely monitored by CMS.) Consequently it is important that you consider which hospitals are near a nursing home which choosing one. Below is a list of hospitals near Hilltop Health Care Center.

Hilltop Health Care Center is near several hospitals, each with its own rating based on overall performance:

Hospital	5-Star Overall Rating
ST CLOUD HOSPITAL 1406 6TH AVE NORTH SAINT CLOUD, MN 56303	4
CENTRACARE HEALTH SYSTEM - LONG PRAIRIE 50 CENTRACARE DRIVE LONG PRAIRIE, MN 56347	Not Available
CENTRACARE HEALTH SYSTEM - MELROSE HOSPITAL 525 WEST MAIN STREET MELROSE, MN 56352	Not Available
CENTRACARE HEALTH PAYNESVILLE HOSPITAL 200 1ST STREET WEST PAYNESVILLE, MN 56362	Not Available
MEEKER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 612 SOUTH SIBLEY AVENUE LITCHFIELD, MN 55355	Not Available
COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOSPITAL ANNANDALE 400 ANNANDALE BOULEVARD ANNANDALE, MN 55302	Not Available

Ratings History for Hilltop Health Care Center

  Medical Professionals Associated with Hilltop Health Care Center

These are the doctors who are affiliated with Hilltop Health Care Center. The data is from the most recent period. Historical data is not available.

• DEBORAH LIBBESMEIER ( NURSE PRACTITIONER )
• DANIEL O'CONNOR ( FAMILY PRACTICE - ST CLOUD HOSPITAL )
• JANELL HAIWICK ( FAMILY PRACTICE - COUNTY OF MEEKER )
• KURT HABBEN ( FAMILY PRACTICE - CENTRACARE CLINIC )

  Local Nursing Homes

When evaluating nursing homes, it's important to consider other nearby facilities to understand the available options and make comparisons. Below is a list of nursing homes near Brookline Healthcare and Rehabilitation, including Brookline itself. This list is ranked based on each home's health inspection scores, also known as the "weighted all cycles score." Additionally, we provide the facility's 5-star overall rating for a more complete view of its performance. If a nursing home has been flagged by CMS for abuse, you'll see a special icon () next to its name.

The data is based on the dataset as of October 01, 2024.

Name	Health Inspection Score / Overall Rating
Sartell Therapy Suites (SARTELL, MN)	2.667 / 5:
Country Manor Health and Rehab Ctr (SARTELL, MN)	6.667 / 5:
Good Samaritan Society - Howard Lake (HOWARD LAKE, MN)	10 / 5:
Hilltop Health Care Center (WATKINS, MN)	10 / 5:
Cura of Melrose (MELROSE, MN)	13.333 / 4:
Cokato Manor (COKATO, MN)	14.667 / 5:
Lakeside Generations Health Care Center (DASSEL, MN)	18.667 / 5:
Paynesville Health Care Center (PAYNESVILLE, MN)	19.167 / 5:
Annandale Care Center Inc (ANNANDALE, MN)	20 / 5:
St Benedicts Care Center (SAINT CLOUD, MN)	24 / 4:
Sterling Park Health Care Center (WAITE PARK, MN)	24 / 4:
Good Shepherd Lutheran Home (SAUK RAPIDS, MN)	30 / 5:
Meeker Manor Rehabilitation Center, LLC (LITCHFIELD, MN)	40 / 3:
The Gardens at Foley LLC (FOLEY, MN)	44 / 3:
The Gardens at Winsted LLC (WINSTED, MN)	51.333 / 2:
Assumption Home (COLD SPRING, MN)	54 / 2:
Mother of Mercy Senior Living (ALBANY, MN)	88 / 1:
Edenbrook of St Cloud (SAINT CLOUD, MN)	200.667 / 1:

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