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Bethel Lutheran Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

Bethel Lutheran Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

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Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

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1515 2nd Ave West,
Williston ND 58801

(701) 572-6766

62.93% estimated occupancy ¹

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.

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

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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