Bethel Lutheran Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is in Williston, North Dakota, a city with 18,371 people. This nursing home was awarded an A- overall, which is among the top scores that we offer. A score in this range requires first-rate marks across the board. Based on our assessment, this facility is really as good as it gets. We also gave this facility impressive grades in each of our categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
Bethel Lutheran Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Adult Day Care
- Contracted Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Church related
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Registered Staff Hours
Long-term Care Quality
In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this facility also received an excellent long-term care score, with a grade of A. Facilities that do well in this category typically are well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to residents. After looking at the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping residents healthy. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Facility Inspections
This facility has received near flawless health inspections in recent years. We awarded them an impressive grade of A- in this category. Inspection ratings are tied to items found on the a nursing home's inspection reports. Places that score well in this area typically have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. While this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
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Nurse Quality
This nursing home also received a very impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A-. When determining a nursing home's nursing score, we consider the quantity of hours nurses are caring for residents as well as the level of licensure of the nurses. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures 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 frequently be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as employing a policy of moving patients at least once a day.
Short-term Care Quality
The final area we assessed is short-term care. We awarded this facility one of our higher scores in this category, with a B. Even though this is not on par with some of its other grades, it is nevertheless a positive score. Our short-term care scores are believed to be more important for individuals requiring rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation generally requires more skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means not just nursing, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the number of residents that returned home from this facility. We found that 4.5 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Bethel Lutheran Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Bethel Lutheran Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 6.08% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of long-term stay patients which developed pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Bethel Lutheran Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 4.48% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay residents that had a fall resulting in severe injury. We use this statistic in computing nursing ratings.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Bethel Lutheran Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 3.36% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often associated with a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this datapoint can also be misleading for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Bethel Lutheran Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 19.9% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Bethel Lutheran Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 18.84% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are given to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Bethel Lutheran Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 5.76% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients exhibiting signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Bethel Lutheran Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 96.66% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Bethel Lutheran Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 15.94% Percentage of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and using the bathroom. Some experts would argue that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Bethel Lutheran Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 17.76% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percentage of patients that retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Bethel Lutheran Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 1.14 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care. There is a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the overall quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Bethel Lutheran Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 17.76 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Bethel Lutheran Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 8.62 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Bethel Lutheran Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 78.29% Percentage of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Chi St Alexius Health WillistonCritical Access Hospitals 0.97 miles away1301 15th Ave W Williston North Dakota 58801Voluntary non-profit - Church(701) 774-7400
Nearby Dialysis
- Chi St Alexius Health - Williston Dialysis0.95 miles away1301 15th Ave W Williston North Dakota 58801Dialysis Stations: 7 (701) 774-4183