Bethel Lutheran Home is a facility located in Selma, California, which has a population of 30,237 people. This nursing home received an uninspiring overall grade of D based on the data we looked at. This is not the worse facility we graded, but we'd still be very reluctant to recommend it. We wouldn't blame you if you're ready to stop reading and find another nursing home. However, if you want to learn more about this facility's category grades, long-term care grades are discussed in the next section.
Bethel Lutheran Home
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- No 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
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Cardiac Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Long-term Care Quality
While we didn't give this nursing home a good overall score, we awarded it a strong grade in the area of long-term care, where it earned a B. This is better than many nursing homes in this area. This helped an otherwise poor profile. When nursing homes receive a grade in this range in long-term care it generally means it's well-staffed and is an overall good place to live on a permanent basis. After looking at the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 99.4709 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is more than the vast majority of nursing homes. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Nurse Quality
We awarded this facility a respectable grade in the area of nursing as well, with a grade of B-. Our nursing rating is primarily associated with a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This place provides only 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis. This is a somewhat concerning figure which is well below the national average. Lastly, while this facility got docked a bit for nursing hours, it actually excelled in a few of our quality-based measures. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it fared very well in this metric.
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Short-term Care Quality
We gave this nursing home a grade of just D for our short-term care score. This is not a score to write home about. In the category of short-term care, we attempt to assess measures of a facility's rehabilitation services. We assess the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. Considering its grade in this category, we weren't surprised to discover that this place is well below average in terms of the number of registered nurse and physical therapy hours offered to its patients based on the metrics we looked at. Frankly, this was about what we expected to find. Lastly, we considered the number of patients that ultimately were able to return home from this nursing home. This nursing home didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
Facility Inspections
In our last area of inspections, this nursing home received an F here. We would advise paying close attention to any deficiencies on a facility's inspection reports when it receives this poor of an inspection rating. We would scrutinize the level of severity of the deficiencies. This particular nursing home was assessed 4 deficiencies on its inspection report. The only favorable thing we can say is that none of the deficiencies were in the categories that suggest that they created a risk to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility also received 2 substantiated complaints in recent years. This is yet another bad sign.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Bethel Lutheran Home Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Bethel Lutheran Home, 7.62% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Bethel Lutheran Home, 1.67% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls are routinely the result of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Bethel Lutheran Home, 1.21% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic tells you the percent of long-term residents that experienced a urinary tract infection. UTI's could be an indication of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this metric could be misleading for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Bethel Lutheran Home, 10.06% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. These medications may be used for several conditions, such as dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Bethel Lutheran Home, 13.91% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of residents given antianxiety medications. These drugs are commonly prescribed to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Bethel Lutheran Home, 4.33% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents demonstrating signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Bethel Lutheran Home, 95.72% of Patients
This is the percent of residents that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Bethel Lutheran Home, 8.37% Percentage of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term care residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and bathing.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Bethel Lutheran Home, 14.05% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percentage of patients who retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Bethel Lutheran Home, 1.49 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Bethel Lutheran Home, 14.05 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
- Community Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 15.94 miles away2823 Fresno Street Fresno California 93721Voluntary non-profit - Private(559) 459-6000
- Adventist Health HanfordAcute Care Hospitals 17.16 miles away115 Mall Drive Hanford California 93230Voluntary non-profit - Private(209) 410-7200
- Clovis Community Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 19.13 miles away2755 Herndon Ave Clovis California 93611Voluntary non-profit - Private(559) 324-4000
Nearby Dialysis
- Selma Dialysis Center1.36 miles away2711 Cinema Way #111 Selma California 93662CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (559) 891-2750
- Bma of Central Valley Rural Dialysis9.23 miles away810 E. Manning Ave Reedley California 93654Dialysis Stations: 17 (559) 637-1676
- Sanger Sequoia Dialysis Center9.81 miles away2517 Jensen Avenue Building B Sanger California 93657CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (559) 876-3852
- Davita-Dinuba Dialysis11.78 miles away510 E North Way Dinuba California 93618CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (559) 595-9462
- Fmc Fresno Airport East15.63 miles away1899 North Helm Ave Suite 101 Fresno California 93727Dialysis Stations: 24 (559) 452-1480
- Community Dialysis Center16.06 miles away215 North Fresno Street Suite 150 Fresno California 93701CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 41 (559) 459-3901
- Ash Tree Dialysis16.18 miles away2666 North Grove Industrial Drive Suite 106 Fresno California 93727CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 36 (559) 251-1919
- Davita-Sequoia Dialysis16.58 miles away440 N. 11th Street Hanford California 93230CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (559) 587-0105