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Platte Health Center Avera

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A
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609 East 7th Post Office Box 200,
Platte SD 57369

(605) 337-3364

65% estimated occupancy 1

Platte Health Center Avera is located in Platte, South Dakota. We awarded this facility an A overall grade, ranking it in the top 20 percent of all nursing homes in the nation. In addition, this is a hospital-based nursing home, which is a positive for prospective patients with medical conditions frequently requiring hospitalization. If you look below, you can see this place's category scores, which appear to be just as strong as its overall grade.

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Quick Details

  • No Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Secure Memory Care 
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • X-Ray
  • Optometry
  • Oncology Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Awards

Best Nursing Home in South Dakota badge

Best Nursing Home in South Dakota Awards 2020

Best Nursing Home in South Dakota badge

Best Nursing Home in South Dakota Awards 2021

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A+

One of the reasons this place turned out to be a quality nursing home is it received an A+ in our inspections category. This is simply as good as it gets in this category. Inspection scores are tied to several datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that receive favorable grades in this area have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This nursing home was assessed 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be major deficiencies. This means that the inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies to be an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A-minus

Adding to its impressive resume, this nursing home also excelled in our nursing category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A- for that category. Nursing ratings are largely based on the facility's level of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well in terms of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

Turning our next area, this facility received first-rate long-term care grade. In fact, we gave it a score of A- in that area. Long-term care ratings in this range generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. In addition to considering the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia tragically can be a dangerous illness for nursing home residents so we strongly prefer when a nursing home doesn't take any chances. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

Turning to the fourth area, this nursing home also performed well in the short-term care category. In fact, we awarded it an A- for that area. This finalized a straight A report card. Short-term care scores are meaningful for patients requiring rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally utilizes additional skilled nursing. This means a vast scope of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last metric we looked at in this area is the percentage of residents who ultimately returned home from the facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Platte Health Center Avera Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-minus

In Platte Health Center Avera, 5.56% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients that are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We factor in this statistic in computing both nursing and long-term care grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: F

In Platte Health Center Avera, 15.45% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of residents who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to severe injury are routinely the result of lower quality nursing care. More supervision minimizes the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In Platte Health Center Avera, 2.73% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with inadequate hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

In Platte Health Center Avera, 20% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of patients given antipsychotic medications. These medications are used for treating several medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Platte Health Center Avera, 15.89% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This measures the percentage of long-term residents receiving antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-minus

In Platte Health Center Avera, 4.55% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents who are demonstrating depressive symptoms. High levels of depression could reveal worse patient care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A-minus

In Platte Health Center Avera, 99.14% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-minus

In Platte Health Center Avera, 9.62% of Patients

This is the percent of residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of the deterioration of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: D

In Platte Health Center Avera, 6.8% of Residents

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that retained mobility levels.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Platte Health Center Avera, 0.65 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A

In Platte Health Center Avera, 6.8% of Residents Rehospitalized

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

Nearby Hospitals

  • Platte Health Center - CahCritical Access Hospitals 1.95 miles away601 E 7th St Post Office Box 200 Platte South Dakota 57369Voluntary non-profit - Private(605) 337-3364