With an address in Eureka, South Dakota, Avera Eureka Health Care Center is the sole option we found in the city. This facility is one of the highest-rated facilities we found. This nursing home received one of the top scores we offer. In fact, we ranked this facility in the top ten percentile of all nursing homes in the United States. Headlining this facility's exemplary profile is its inspection grade, which we will address in the next paragraph.
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Avera Eureka Health Care Center
- Nursing Home
- Assisted Living
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
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Facility Inspections
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. Inspection ratings weigh a host of factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better grades in this area generally have very few severe deficiencies. While this place had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were serious based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Adding to its dominant profile, this facility also excelled in our long-term care area. In fact, it received a grade of A for that category. Nursing homes that receive this kind of score in this category typically provide consistent 24/7 care to ensure residents are well cared for. On top of assessing the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 99.44752 percent of its residents, which is significantly higher than the majority of nursing homes. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
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Nurse Quality
Among its many impressive grades, this facility received an excellent nursing grade. In fact, we gave it a grade of A in that category. When determining a nursing home's nursing rating, we assess the quantity of hours nurses spend with patients as well as the levels of training of those nurses. This nursing home averages 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality measures and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as by having a protocol of turning patients more frequently.
Short-term Care Quality
In the final category we assessed, this facility was awarded a very favorable grade of A- in our short-term care category. With this score, the nursing home rounded out a straight A profile. With our short-term care assessment, we try to create a fair barometer for rehabilitation services. In this process, we look at the facility's scope of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last statistic we looked at in this category is the percentage of residents that eventually returned home from the nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
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Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Avera Eureka Health Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Avera Eureka Health Care Center, 0% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols can limit the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Avera Eureka Health Care Center, 6.08% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of residents that have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injury are routinely associated with lower quality nursing care. More supervision can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Avera Eureka Health Care Center, 3.91% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many experts to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often associated with a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this statistic can be misleading for some facilities due to different reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Avera Eureka Health Care Center, 10.06% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. These medications may be used for several conditions, including dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Avera Eureka Health Care Center, 14.36% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Avera Eureka Health Care Center, 0% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients who are showing depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Avera Eureka Health Care Center, 99.72% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Avera Eureka Health Care Center, 15.17% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's may indicate the deterioration of a patient's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Avera Eureka Health Care Center, 19.35% of Residents
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who were able to retain mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Avera Eureka Health Care Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the overall quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Avera Eureka Health Care Center, 19.35% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Nearby Hospitals
- Eureka Community Health Services - CahCritical Access Hospitals 0 miles away200 J Ave Post Office Box 517 Eureka South Dakota 57437Voluntary non-profit - Private(605) 284-2661