Bethany on University is a large non-profit facility in Fargo, North Dakota. We gave this facility an overall grade of B+. A grade in this range requires favorable scores in most areas. Based on the data we reviewed, you can do much worse than this facility. This nursing home's impressive profile was highlighted by its inspection score, which you can find in the next section.
Bethany on University
- Nursing Home
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
In addition to being a strong nursing home overall, this facility also excelled in the area of inspections, where it earned an A. Few nursing homes fared better in that area. Inspection ratings are based on several datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that receive favorable grades in this area tend to have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Fortunately, although this nursing home had some minor dings on its inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those found in categories G through L. This means the government inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Remember that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in this industry.
Nurse Quality
This facility really excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A-. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Nursing grades are primarily tied to a facility's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 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 place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can generally be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
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Long-term Care Quality
This facility was given a favorable long-term care score as well. We gave it one of our higher scores in that category with a score of B. Long-term care ratings in this range generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. Once we assessed the quantity of care provided by nurses, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 99.79798 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is very impressive. Pneumonia is often a life or death ailment for nursing home patients so we like it when a nursing home does not take any chances. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Short-term Care Quality
The final category we assessed was short-term care. We gave this nursing home one of our better grades in that area, with a grade of B. This facility proved to be relatively strong across the board. Our short-term care grades are based on a facility's quantity of highly-skilled highly skilled professionals. This includes a wide scope of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, not to mention other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we assessed the number of residents who eventually returned home from this nursing home. We found that 4.7 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Bethany on University Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Bethany on University, 6.08% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are often caused by residents staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Bethany on University, 4.48% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure gauges the percent of long-term stay residents who experienced falls resulting in serious injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be an indicator of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Bethany on University, 3.36% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who have had a UTI. UTI's could be an indicator of lower quality nursing care. However, this datapoint can be skewed for some facilities due to varying reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Bethany on University, 19.9% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term patients taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Bethany on University, 18.84% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric tells you the percent of long-term patients taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Bethany on University, 5.76% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Bethany on University, 96.66% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Bethany on University, 15.94% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and eating.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Bethany on University, 17.76% Percentage of Residents
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who maintained mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Bethany on University, 1.14 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
In Bethany on University, 17.76 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Bethany on University, 8.62 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Bethany on University, 78.29% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term residents that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Scores for Fargo, ND
- Overall Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A
Looking for more options? Fargo, North Dakota has 5 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- SanfordAcute Care Hospitals 0.98 miles away801 Broadway North Fargo North Dakota 58122Voluntary non-profit - Private(701) 234-2000
- Essentia Health FargoAcute Care Hospitals 3.1 miles away3000 32nd Ave South Fargo North Dakota 58104Voluntary non-profit - Private(701) 364-8000
Nearby Dialysis
- Sanford Dialysis Fargo2.4 miles away2801 University Dr S Route 2005 Fargo North Dakota 58103CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 32 (701) 234-8400
- Davita - Fargo Dialysis3.53 miles away4474 23rd Ave S Suite M Fargo North Dakota 58104Dialysis Stations: 12 (701) 281-3900
- Moorhead Dialysis - Davita3.74 miles away1710 Center Ave W Ste 100 Dilworth Minnesota 56529Dialysis Stations: 12 (218) 233-3354