Bethany on the Lake
1020 Lark Street, Alexandria MN 56308 · (320) 762-1567 · 90.84% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Bethany on the Lake is an average-sized facility located in Alexandria, Minnesota. Sporting an overall grade of A, this facility is one of the most elite nursing homes we looked at. In fact, we ranked this facility in the top fifth of all facilities in the nation. Headlining this place's exemplary profile is its short-term care rating, which you can find in the next section.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 83 Beds
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For profit - Partnership
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Short-term Care Quality
To go along with its strong overall score, we gave this nursing home a grade of A+ for its short-term care rating. Our short-term care scores are based on the nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This means a wide spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other types of therapy. This nursing home is above the national average both in terms of its quantity of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its residents. These are generally good indicators of quality short-term care. The last measure we looked at in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that it fared as well as just about any facility in Minnesota in this area with 67.6 percent of its residents returning home. With most nursing homes, fewer than half of their short-stay residents are able to return home.
Facility Inspections
This facility also received an A+ inspection score, making it one of the few nursing homes to receive multiple A+'s in our category grades. Our inspection grades are tied to datapoints found on the a nursing home's government inspections. Places that score well in this category typically have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. While this nursing home had a few minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones found in categories G through L. This tells you the inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. We should note that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in the industry.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home also received an A+ nursing grade, making it one of the few nursing homes to receive multiple A+ category grades. Our nursing score assesses the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. We factor in both the levels of training of those nurses and the number of hours spent with residents. This nursing home provided 4.5 hours of nursing care per resident daily. This was one of the better figures we found. In addition, a significant portion of this care was provided by registered nurses, which are highly skilled nurses. These are both really impressive figures. On top of providing high levels of care, this nursing home also performed well in several of the quality measures we looked at. In terms of the percentage of its residents suffering falls resulting in major injury, this place performed as well as any facility the state.
Long-term Care Quality
The next area we looked at is long-term care. In this area, we gave this nursing home a decent grade of B-. This actually is this nursing home's weakest category. For prospective patients seeking a permanent residence rather than skilled nursing, long-term care is an important category. After considering the above average volume of nursing hours and other staffing provided by this nursing home, we next considered the facility's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which appears to be higher than the average nursing home. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. While it had 1.86 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, its risk adjusted score was better than most nursing homes since it had more complicated patients.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Bethany on the Lake Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint is an indication of the percent of long-term patients which have pressure ulcers or bed sores. We factor in this statistic in computing our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of long-term care residents which have suffered a fall which caused serious injury. We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This tells you the percent of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be a barometer of nursing care . UTI's are often the result of poor nursing care. However, this metric could be misleading for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are given to patients for many medical conditions, such as dementia. Unfortunately, in some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric tells you the percentage of long-term residents who are given antianxiety medication. These drugs are commonly given to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This is the percentage of residents who are demonstrating signs of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This tells you the percentage of patients who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This indicates the percentage of residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's could indicate decline of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This metric tracks the percentage of long-term stay patients that were able to retain mobility.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand 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 emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This tells you the percentage of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of independence with ADL's typically correlates with successful rehabilitation.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better