Bethesda Home of Aberdeen is a facility located in Aberdeen, South Dakota, a city with a total of 30,061 people. This proved to be a grade A facility, which is a phenomenal rating. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it in the top fifth of all nursing homes in the nation. If you scroll down, you will see this nursing home's category scores, which are just as impressive as its overall rating.
Bethesda Home of Aberdeen
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Adult Day Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No 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
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Laboratory
- Recreational Therapy
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
On top of being an elite nursing home overall, this nursing home excelled in the area of inspections, where it received an A+. Very few facilities fared as well in this category. Inspection ratings account for a host of factors included in a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher grades in this category usually have few severe deficiencies. 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.
Long-term Care Quality
Contributing to its strong resume, this facility also was awarded an excellent long-term care score, with a grade of A. When nursing homes receive a score in this range in long-term care it generally means it's well-staffed and is a quality place to reside on a permanent basis. In addition to assessing the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia sadly is often a life threatening illness for nursing home residents so we strongly prefer when a nursing home doesn't leave this to chance. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
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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-. Our nursing rating analyzes several datapoints, however, the primary one is the quantity of nurse hours per patient per week. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well in the area of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Short-term Care Quality
The final category we looked at is short-term care, where this nursing home was awarded an A-. This finished off an elite report card. Only a select few nursing homes received an A- or better in in each area we assessed. Our short-term care scores are meaningful for residents looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally requires more highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes a vast range of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. 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. The final measure we looked at in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Bethesda Home of Aberdeen Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Bethesda Home of Aberdeen, 6.44% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely the result of patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Bethesda Home of Aberdeen, 5.62% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of patients that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injury are routinely the result of lower quality nursing care. Better nursing care can minimize the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Bethesda Home of Aberdeen, 3.42% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes linked to inadequate hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Bethesda Home of Aberdeen, 19.49% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric indicates the percent of long-term residents that are prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior in situations where such drugs aren't medically required. However, some nursing homes may need to rely on these medications due to having more patients with dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Bethesda Home of Aberdeen, 15.06% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of residents who were given antianxiety medications. These drugs are typically given to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Bethesda Home of Aberdeen, 4.79% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients who are showing symptoms of depression. High rates of depression could reveal worse patient care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Bethesda Home of Aberdeen, 95.19% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Bethesda Home of Aberdeen, 16.7% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and eating.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Bethesda Home of Aberdeen, 19.23% Percentage of Residents
Measures the percentage of long-term patients who remained mobile levels.
Hospitalizations
In Bethesda Home of Aberdeen, 1.24 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is critical to preserving the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Bethesda Home of Aberdeen, 19.23 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Bethesda Home of Aberdeen, 10.33 Percentage of Patients
This metric tracks the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Bethesda Home of Aberdeen, 80.24% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint measures the percent of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many in the industry would argue this is a reasonable measure of a facility's rehabilitation performance.
Scores for Aberdeen, SD
- Overall Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A
Looking for more options? Aberdeen, South Dakota has 3 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Avera St LukesAcute Care Hospitals 1.01 miles away305 S State St Post Office Box 4450 Aberdeen South Dakota 57401Voluntary non-profit - Church(605) 622-5000
- Sanford Aberdeen Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 1.22 miles away2905 3rd Ave Se Aberdeen South Dakota 57402Voluntary non-profit - Private(605) 626-4200
Nearby Dialysis
- Avera St Lukes Hospital0.99 miles away305 S State St Aberdeen South Dakota 57401Dialysis Stations: 10 (605) 622-5550
- Total Renal Care Inc1.32 miles away3313 6th Ave Se Aberdeen South Dakota 57401Dialysis Stations: 8 (605) 225-7344