Avera Pre of Peace is the only nursing home we identified in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. With an overall score of A+, this nursing home is one of the most impressive facilities we looked at. We were so impressed with this facility that we rated it as one of the three best nursing homes in South Dakota. Finally, this proved to be a very consistent facility with consistently strong grades in all four of the major categories. Additional information about these categories is available below.
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Avera Pre of Peace
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Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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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
To pair with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for its nursing grade. Nursing homes that receive this kind of score in long-term care typically provide consistent around the clock care to make sure residents are well cared for. After considering the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 98.965515 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Vaccines are critical to keeping residents healthy. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Facility Inspections
Turning to inspections, this nursing home excelled in that area, which is based on the facility's inspection reports. We awarded it a grade of A for that category. Inspection ratings weigh a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better scores in this area usually have few of these severe deficiencies. 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
Turning our next area, this facility received a strong short-term care grade. In fact, we gave it a score of A in that category. In the area of short-term care, we try to qualify measures of a facility's rehabilitation services. We look at a nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and various therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents that were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 6.1 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.
Nurse Quality
The fourth area we analyzed is nursing, where this nursing home was given an A-. This wrapped up a very strong report card. Not many nursing homes received an A- or better in every single category. Our nursing rating includes several components, but the paramount consideration is the quantity of nurse hours spent with patients. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as by having a policy of moving a patient more frequently.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Avera Pre of Peace Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Avera Pre of Peace, 7.28% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care minimizes the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Avera Pre of Peace, 4.89% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injuries are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls are routinely caused by poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Avera Pre of Peace, 3.77% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic tells you the percent of long-term patients who had a UTI. Although a higher rate infections may reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it is problematic to compare different facilities due to nursing homes having varying reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Avera Pre of Peace, 21.57% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many patients, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Avera Pre of Peace, 15.08% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are commonly used to treat residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Avera Pre of Peace, 7.26% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents demonstrating symptoms of depression. Higher levels of depression could indicate a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Avera Pre of Peace, 96.44% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Avera Pre of Peace, 16.45% Percentage of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and bathing. Many in the industry argue this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Avera Pre of Peace, 16.22% Percentage of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who remained mobile levels.
Hospitalizations
In Avera Pre of Peace, 1.2 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Avera Pre of Peace, 16.22 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Avera Pre of Peace, 13.35 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Avera Pre of Peace, 84.99% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
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