Avera Pre of Peace is one of seven facilities in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Sporting an overall score of A+, this nursing home is among the highest-graded nursing homes we assessed. In fact, we ranked this nursing home in the top five percentile of all facilities in the United States. This also wound up being a very consistent nursing home with consistent grades in each of the major categories we assessed. Additional information about these categories is available below.
Avera Pre of Peace
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Grade: A-plus
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Church related
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Pharmacy
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Aquatic Therapy
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Long-term Care Quality
Grade: A-plus
We also found that this nursing home excelled in long-term care. We gave them a grade of A+ in this area. Long-term care ratings of this caliber generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. In addition to considering the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 99.65278 percent of its patients, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia sadly is often a life or death illness for nursing home residents so we strongly prefer when a nursing home doesn't take any chances. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Facility Inspections
Grade: A
Adding to its impressive category scores, this facility excelled in the area of inspections, where it received a grade of A. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in computing these inspection grades. One critical factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is usually more important than the number of deficiencies, as some of these can be relatively minor. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
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Short-term Care Quality
Grade: A
Contributing to its strong resume, this facility also was given a strong short-term care grade, with a grade of A. In our short-term care rating, we strive to create a meaningful gauge for rehabilitation. In this process, we analyze the facility's levels of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of patients that eventually returned home from this nursing home. We found that 6.1 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.
Nurse Quality
Grade: A
In our final category, this facility also was awarded a very strong nursing score, with an A. This finished off an elite profile. Our nursing rating considers a variety of data points. The most important variable is the number of hours nurses spent with patients. This nursing home averages 0.5 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.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Avera Pre of Peace Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: B-plus
In Avera Pre of Peace, 6.44% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: B-minus
In Avera Pre of Peace, 5.62% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of long-term stay patients who sustained a fall resulting in serious injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be a sign of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: B
In Avera Pre of Peace, 3.42% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely linked to worse hygiene protocols. More frequent bathing limits the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Keep in mind that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: B-minus
In Avera Pre of Peace, 19.49% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many patients, it is important to confirm these medications are being used appropriately. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: A-plus
In Avera Pre of Peace, 15.06% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of long-term care residents that are administered antianxiety drugs. These medications are generally used to treat patients experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: C
In Avera Pre of Peace, 4.79% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients showing depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: A
In Avera Pre of Peace, 95.19% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term stay residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines vital to patient care.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: C
In Avera Pre of Peace, 16.7% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with ADL's may indicate the decline of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: B-minus
In Avera Pre of Peace, 19.23% Percentage of Residents
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients that maintained mobility.
Hospitalizations
Grade: D
In Avera Pre of Peace, 1.24 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: B-plus
In Avera Pre of Peace, 19.23 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Grade: B
In Avera Pre of Peace, 10.33 Percentage of Patients
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the quality of rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Grade: B-minus
In Avera Pre of Peace, 80.24% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements.
Scores for Sioux Falls, SD
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
Looking for more options? Sioux Falls, South Dakota has 6 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Avera Mckennan Hospital & University Health CenterAcute Care Hospitals 2.56 miles away1325 S Cliff Ave Post Office Box 5045 Sioux Falls South Dakota 57117Voluntary non-profit - Private(605) 322-8000
- Sanford Usd Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 3.76 miles away1305 W 18th St Post Office Box 5039 Sioux Falls South Dakota 57117Voluntary non-profit - Private(605) 333-1000
- Avera Heart Hospital of South DakotaAcute Care Hospitals 4.92 miles away4500 W 69th St Sioux Falls South Dakota 57108Proprietary(605) 977-7000
- Sanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center - CahCritical Access Hospitals 15.1 miles away440 North Hiawatha Drive Canton South Dakota 57013Voluntary non-profit - Private(605) 764-1400
Nearby Dialysis
- Avera Dialysis - Sioux Falls2.57 miles away1315 S Cliff Ave Plaza 3, Suite 4000 Sioux Falls South Dakota 57105Dialysis Stations: 22 (605) 322-1490
- Sioux Falls Dialysis - Davita3.35 miles away2326 W 69th St Sioux Falls South Dakota 57108Dialysis Stations: 12 (605) 332-1262
- Sanford Medical Center3.55 miles away1321 W 22nd St Sioux Falls South Dakota 57105Dialysis Stations: 28 (605) 404-4300
- Sanford Health - Dialysis Unit3.72 miles away1305 W 18th St Sioux Falls South Dakota 57117Dialysis Stations: 21 (605) 333-1000
