Ridgeview Le Sueur Nursing & Rehab Center has been named a “Best Nursing Home for 2018-2019” by the U.S. News & World Report. The organization earned 5 stars again this year to qualify as a top performing nursing home.
U.S. News ranks nursing homes based on the findings of health inspections, nursing staffing and medical quality measures using Medicare data. Ridgeview Le Sueur Nursing & Rehab Center ranked above average for all three measures. Out of 15,000 nursing homes reviewed, less than 3,000 earned the designation of a Best Nursing Home.
Ridgeview Le Sueur Nursing & Rehab Center has been working internally on several initiatives to ensure that the highest quality of care possible is offered at all times. These initiatives include working with the National Healthcare Safety Network to improve C. Difficile surveillance and to prevent the spread of infection at the organization in conjunction with antibiotic stewardship and vaccinations for residents and staff. Staff members also have an ongoing commitment to quality assurance and performance improvement to continually assess patient care and assure that any issues are addressed promptly through various quality committee and initiatives.
Ridgeview Le Sueur Nursing & Rehab Center is part of the Ridgeview Le Sueur Medical Center campus, which includes a critical access hospital, short-term to long-term nursing care, Sunrise Plaza Independent Living Apartments, Ridgeview Le Sueur Clinic and an Adult Day Health Center.
Visit health.usnews.com/best-nursing-homes to learn more about the rankings and to see how Ridgeview Le Sueur Nursing & Rehab Center compares to other nursing homes in the area.