Alcester Care and Rehab Center is a small nursing home in Alcester, South Dakota. We awarded this facility an overall grade of B. A grade in this range requires respectable scores in most areas. Based on our assessment, this facility has quite a bit going for it. This place is stronger in some categories than others, but it didn't have any bad scores in any of our major areas discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Alcester Care and Rehab Center
- Nursing Home
- Assisted Living
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
Grade: B
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Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
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Nurse Quality
Grade: B-plus
In addition to a strong overall score, this nursing home also received a favorable nursing grade. In fact, we gave the place one of our better scores in that category, with a B+. Nursing scores are heavily correlated with quality and quantity of nursing care. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Facility Inspections
Grade: B-plus
This facility also excelled in inspections. In fact, we awarded it an B+ for that category. These inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this place had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none were serious based on CMS' scale. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.
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Long-term Care Quality
Grade: B-plus
This facility also was awarded an impressive long-term care score. Indeed, we gave it an above average score of B+ in this area. Facilities that receive this kind of score in this category tend to provide consistent 24/7 care to make sure residents are well cared for. One of the factors we considered in addition to nursing hours was vaccinations. This facility provided the pneumonia vaccine to 99.22481 percent of its residents. Vaccination is a reliable method to avoid unnecessary deaths for the nursing home population. Finally, this nursing home 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: B-minus
Switching gears to the last category, this facility was awarded a decent short-term care grade of B-. With our short-term care score, we seek to forge a meaningful barometer for rehabilitation. In this process, we analyze a nursing home's offerings of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. It does not look like this facility submitted data regarding its registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The final measure we looked at in this category is the percentage of residents that ultimately were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that just 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Alcester Care and Rehab Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: A-plus
In Alcester Care and Rehab Center, 1.32% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are often caused by residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: B-plus
In Alcester Care and Rehab Center, 2.33% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term residents that have sustained falls which resulted in serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be an indication of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: A-minus
In Alcester Care and Rehab Center, 0.79% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that have experienced a UTI. Although more of these infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's nursing care, it is problematic to compare between nursing homes due to nursing homes having varying reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: D
In Alcester Care and Rehab Center, 30.56% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term care patients receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these medications are being used appropriately. In limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: B-plus
In Alcester Care and Rehab Center, 15% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term residents receiving antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: B-minus
In Alcester Care and Rehab Center, 5.65% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents demonstrating symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: A-minus
In Alcester Care and Rehab Center, 99.61% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: D
In Alcester Care and Rehab Center, 22.73% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and eating. Many in the industry argue that this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: A-minus
In Alcester Care and Rehab Center, 22.43% of Residents
This tells you the percentage of residents that maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
Grade: B-minus
In Alcester Care and Rehab Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care. There is usually a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the overall quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: C
In Alcester Care and Rehab Center, 22.43% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Grade: D
In Alcester Care and Rehab Center, 19.17% of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Nearby Hospitals
- Hawarden Regional HealthcareCritical Access Hospitals 7.57 miles away1111 11th Street Hawarden Iowa 51023Government - Local(712) 551-3100
- Sanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center - CahCritical Access Hospitals 19.93 miles away440 North Hiawatha Drive Canton South Dakota 57013Voluntary non-profit - Private(605) 764-1400
