Avera Maryhouse Long Term Care

Updated May 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating

717 East Dakota,
Pierre SD 57501

100.69% estimated occupancy ¹

Avera Maryhouse Long Term Care is a small hospital-based facility located in Pierre, South Dakota. This nursing home made our top 500 list of the top facilities in the country. With over 15,000 facilities in the country, this is an exclusive list. We really can't say enough good things about this facility. As you can find below, this facility performed just as well in our category ratings. We gave it a straight A report card!

Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
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Has Resident Council
No Family Council
Non profit - Corporation

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Long-term Care Quality

In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this nursing home received an A+ in the area of long-term care. When facilities receive a grade in this range in this category it generally means it's well-staffed and is a quality place to reside on a permanent basis. Once we finished looking at the quantity of nursing care, we turned to the facility's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 96.482414 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia is too frequently a dangerous ailment for nursing home residents so we prefer when a nursing home does not take any chances. Lastly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 1.48 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility has fewer hospitalizations than the average nursing home.

Facility Inspections

This facility has also received near flawless health inspections in recent years. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. Inspection scores are based on datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent government inspections. Nursing homes that excel in this area tend to have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This place received 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered severe. This means that the inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies to create an imminent threat to resident safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

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Short-term Care Quality

This nursing home also was strong in the category of short-term care, where we awarded it a grade of A. Only a select group of nursing homes received a better grade in this area. Short-term care grades are based on the facility's quantity of skilled nursing services. This means a wide range of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, not to mention other types of therapy. One reason for this facility's strong score in this category is that it provides more care with registered nurses to its residents than the average nursing home. The last metric we looked at in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. This place performed as well as just about any nursing home in South Dakota in this area with 62.2 percent of its residents returning home. With most facilities, less than half of their short-term residents are able to return home.

Nurse Quality

In the last area, this facility also was awarded an impressive nursing rating, with a grade of A. This completed a very favorable report card. Our nursing score is mostly associated with the facility's level of nurse staffing. This facility provides an incredible 4.2 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. Very few nursing homes provide this quantity of nursing care to their patients. Out of this total, many of those hours were provided by registered nurses, which is one of the more highly trained levels of nurses. On top of providing high levels of nursing care, this place also excelled in several of the quality-based metrics we looked at. With below five percent of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, it fared as well as any nursing home the country in this category. This is usually an indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls. Many pressure ulcers could be avoided by providing better nursing care and a protocol of moving patients even once per day.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Avera Maryhouse Long Term Care Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Avera Maryhouse Long Term Care, 6.89% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percent of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to remaining in one position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Avera Maryhouse Long Term Care, 5.34% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of residents that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls which result in injury are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Avera Maryhouse Long Term Care, 3.45% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections could be linked to poorer hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Avera Maryhouse Long Term Care, 18.95% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Avera Maryhouse Long Term Care, 14.72% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of residents given antianxiety medications. These medications are typically used to treat patients experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Avera Maryhouse Long Term Care, 4.35% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents exhibiting symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Avera Maryhouse Long Term Care, 95.79% of Patients

This is the percent of patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Avera Maryhouse Long Term Care, 16.33% Percentage of Patients

This is the percentage of residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Avera Maryhouse Long Term Care, 21.79% Percentage of Residents

This tells you the percent of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

In Avera Maryhouse Long Term Care, 1.08 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Avera Maryhouse Long Term Care, 21.79 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical well-being of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Avera Maryhouse Long Term Care, 10.91 Percentage of Patients

This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.