Augusta Place, a Prospera Community
301 Lorrain Drive, Bismarck ND 58503 · (701) 255-1084 · 98.95% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Augusta Place, a Prospera Community is a small non-profit nursing home in Bismarck, North Dakota. Sporting an overall rating of A-, this nursing home is ranked among the more impressive nursing homes we assessed. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it in the top quarter of all facilities in the country. This facility's impressive profile was highlighted by its nursing score, which you can find in the next paragraph.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 48 Beds
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Non profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
On top of being a first rate nursing home overall, this nursing home also excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A+. Few nursing homes performed better in this category. The nursing rating is based on many factors, however, the most important one is the level of nurse hours per patient per week. This facility provides an incredible 4.6 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis. Out of that total, many of the hours were provided by registered nurses, which is one of the more highly trained levels of nurses. On top of providing impressive levels of nursing care, this place was also above average in several of the major quality-based metrics we looked at in this category. It performed well in the area of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls.
Facility Inspections
Adding to its impressive category scores, this facility also excelled in the category of inspections, where it received an A. Inspection scores take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can find more information about each of these factors by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This nursing home was hit with 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered to be severe deficiencies. This means that the inspectors didn't consider any of these deficiencies to pose an imminent risk to patient health or safety. A couple minor deficiencies are not necessarily something to panic about.
Short-term Care Quality
The next area we graded was short-term care. This nursing home received an above average short-term care grade, with a B+ in this area. In the category of short-term care, we seek to qualify indicators of a facility's rehabilitation. We assess a nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. This facility excelled in the two key staffing areas we looked at. The facility offered more care from registered nurses and physical therapists than the average facility. This is often an excellent sign. The final statistic we assessed in this category is the number of residents that ultimately returned home from the nursing home. We found that 21.9 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home rather than remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
Long-term Care Quality
The last category we assessed was this facility's weakest area. Nevertheless, even its weakest link would be a strength for many nursing homes. We awarded it an above average grade of B in long-term care. Facilities that excel in this category typically provide patients with closer supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. On top of providing well above average levels of nurse staffing, this facility provided the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its patients. Vaccines are critical to keeping patients out of the hospital. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Augusta Place, a Prospera Community Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients that have had a fall resulting in serious injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many experts to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often associated with a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this metric could be misleading for some facilities due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term care residents taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of residents who were given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are given to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percent of patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Increased rates of depression could indicate a less hospitable environment.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percent of patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may indicate erosion of a patient's health.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is important to maintaining the physical health of nursing home patients.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term residents that saw functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better