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Faulkton Senior Living

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  • Assisted Living

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A-minus
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1401 Pearl St,
Faulkton SD 57438

(605) 598-6214

100.85% estimated occupancy 1

Faulkton Senior Living is the sole nursing home we found in Faulkton, South Dakota. This nursing home was awarded an A- overall, which is one of our higher ratings. We rated this nursing home in the top 50 nursing homes in South Dakota. This place's impressive report card was highlighted by its inspection score, which is addressed in the next section.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management

Awards

Top Nursing Home in South Dakota badge

Top Nursing Home in South Dakota Awards 2019

Top Nursing Home in South Dakota badge

Top Nursing Home in South Dakota Awards 2020

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A+

We also wanted to emphasize that this facility earned near flawless health inspections in recent years. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. Inspection grades account for a host of factors found on a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with better scores in this category usually have very few severe deficiencies. This place received 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This tells you that the inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies to be an immediate risk to resident health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A-minus

To complement its strong performance in other areas, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. There are a variety of subcategories within this category. Most of the datapoints relate to the quantity and quality of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as employing a policy of moving a patient more frequently.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

This nursing home also received a first-rate long-term care grade. This actually is this nursing home's third most impressive category grade. In that area, this facility received a score of A-. Long-term care scores in this range generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. One of the factors we considered after nursing hours is vaccinations. This nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccination to 99.27536 percent of its residents. This is a reliable method to avoid unnecessary deaths for the nursing home population. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

The final area we graded is short-term care, where this nursing home received a B-. While this proved to be its poorest category score, this is still a middle of the pack score. Our short-term care scores are based on a nursing home's quantity of skilled highly skilled professionals. This means a broad spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last item we assessed in this area is the percentage of residents that eventually returned home from the facility. We found that just 3.7 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home. Unfortunately, this was below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Faulkton Senior Living Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-plus

In Faulkton Senior Living, 6.45% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely the result of patients not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In Faulkton Senior Living, 3.62% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of patients who suffered from a fall which caused serious injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A-minus

In Faulkton Senior Living, 0.76% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often caused by facilities with lower levels of hygiene. More frequent bathing can limit the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Note that this statistic is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Faulkton Senior Living, 4.62% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many patients, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Faulkton Senior Living, 6.52% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of patients who were given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are prescribed to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: D

In Faulkton Senior Living, 16.3% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Faulkton Senior Living, 99.64% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: D

In Faulkton Senior Living, 22.22% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living may be a sign of decline of a resident's medical condition.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Faulkton Senior Living, 22.94% of Residents

This is the percentage of residents who maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A

In Faulkton Senior Living, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Faulkton Senior Living, 22.94% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-plus

In Faulkton Senior Living, 5.46% of Patients

This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In Faulkton Senior Living, 88.97% of Resident

This tells you the percent of short-term residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Faulkton Area Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 0.14 miles away1300 Oak Street Post Office Box 100 Faulkton South Dakota 57438Voluntary non-profit - Private(605) 598-6262