The special mattress would vibrate if Wick was not moving enough. They had her on a vibrating bed in the beginning. She had lost about 30 pounds after she left Hennepin. The rehabilitation staff were concerned about the tiny woman's weight and constantly weighed her, even in her wheelchair. 'I had been crunched and munched,' said Wick. The petite 73-year-old also had seven broken ribs, a fractured skull, a collapsed left lung, a torn aorta, and her hip had been crushed. Wick had been told she probably would not be able to walk again because her back was broken. 'They are organized and professional,' said Shold who began working at Inter-Faith three years ago when the changes were first implemented. There are now registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical nurses (LPNs) in charge of rehabilitation residents, according to Inter-Faith Human Resources Director Susan Shold. One of the big changes in recent years at Inter-Faith is the rehabilitation provider, Aegis Therapy. The final result was five stars for overall quality at Inter-Faith. The listing for Inter-Faith Care Center breaks down the ratings to five stars for quality measures, four stars each for staffing and RN staffing and three stars for health inspection.

It contains quality of care and staffing information for all 15,000 plus Medicare- and Medicaid-participating nursing homes. 'Nursing Home Compare' at allows consumers to compare information about nursing homes. Nursing homes with five stars are considered to have 'much above average' quality and nursing homes with one star are considered to have quality 'much below average,' according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Inter-Faith Care Center is owned by six churches and includes 96 residents in skilled nursing care, 18 apartments for assisted living and 41 apartments for independent senior living, and employs 165 people. The positive changes to the rehabilitation center that Wick experienced has helped bring Inter-Faith from a struggling facility several years ago to a five-star facility this year.

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