Bethesda Home is a small non-profit nursing home located in Webster, South Dakota. This facility appears to be one of the more impressive nursing homes we looked at. A grade of this caliber requires very strong scores across the board. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top third of all facilities in the country. This facility also received very consistent scores in all of our categories. More information about its category grades is available below.
Bethesda Home
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- Non profit - Church related
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Home Making
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Optometry
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
One of the reasons this turned out to be a quality nursing home is that it received an A+ inspection grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this critical category. Perhaps the most important factor we look at in computing our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a facility's inspection reports. Places with better scores in this area most likely avoided the more severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
We also want to note the fact that this facility was given a first-rate grade of A- in our short-term care area. In the area of short-term care, we endeavor to evaluate measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We analyze the facility's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. However, based on the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final datapoint we assessed in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
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Long-term Care Quality
Turning to another strength for this nursing home, we gave them one of our stronger grades in our long-term care category as well, with a B. Long-term care scores in this range generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. After assessing the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 98.22485 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Vaccines are critical to keeping residents out of the hospital. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Nurse Quality
The last category we scored is nursing, in which this facility received a B. This actually turned out to be this nursing home's weakest category. A nursing home is doing something right when their poorest grade still beats out most other nursing homes. When calculating a nursing home's nursing grade, we assess the number of hours nurses are caring for patients as well as the levels of training of those nurses. This nursing home averages 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Bethesda Home Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Bethesda Home, 6.44% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Bethesda Home, 5.62% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injuries are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Falls leading to injury are often caused by lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Bethesda Home, 3.42% of Patients had UTIs
This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents who experienced a UTI. UTI's may be an indication of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this statistic may also be misleading for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Bethesda Home, 19.49% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are given to patients for a variety of conditions, such as dementia. Sadly, in limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Bethesda Home, 15.06% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of patients given antianxiety drugs. These medications are commonly prescribed to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Bethesda Home, 4.79% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients showing symptoms of depression. Higher levels of depression may reveal worse patient care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Bethesda Home, 95.19% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Bethesda Home, 16.7% Percentage of Patients
This is the percentage of residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate erosion of a resident's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Bethesda Home, 19.23% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percent of patients that were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Bethesda Home, 1.24 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care. There is generally a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the overall quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Bethesda Home, 19.23 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Bethesda Home, 80.24% Percentage of Resident
This metric measures the percentage of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Sanford Hospital Webster - CahCritical Access Hospitals 0.14 miles away1401 W First St Post Office Box 489 Webster South Dakota 57274Voluntary non-profit - Private(605) 345-3336