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David M Dorsett Healthcare Community

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: D
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1020 N 10th Street,
Spearfish SD 57783

(605) 642-2716

68% estimated occupancy 1

David M Dorsett Healthcare Community is an average-sized nursing home located in Spearfish, South Dakota. This nursing home received an uninspiring overall grade of D in our grading scheme. Based on our analysis, this nursing home likely isn't a great fit for most people. If you aren't deterred by this nursing home's profile, feel free to continue reading to learn more about its category scores. Inspection reports are discussed in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Limited Liability company
  • Secure Memory Care 
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Medication Management
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Bariatric Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

While we were not very complementary of this facility's overall score, it actually received a very impressive inspection report this year. In fact, it received an excellent inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our best grades in that category with an A. Perhaps the most important factor we consider in determining our inspection grades is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a facility's inspection reports. It is typically in your best interest to avoid nursing homes that have a long list of deficiencies. This particular nursing home received 8 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a solid inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: C

This facility's second highest area is long-term care. In that category, we awarded this facility a grade of C. For prospective residents in need of a permanent residence as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care is a very important category. One of the criteria we considered on top of nursing hours is vaccines. Thankfully, this facility provided the pneumonia vaccination to 100 percent of its patients. This place keeps its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: D

This nursing home's second lowest category is short-term care, where it earned a grade of just D in that area. This is a well below average score. Short-term care ratings are critical for individuals seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally requires additional skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes a vast range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. With a score in this range for this category, we weren't stunned to find that this facility was below average in the two key staffing metrics we assess. The facility offered substantially fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other nursing homes. Finally, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. This was not a strength for this nursing home. We found that just 4.4 percent of this facility's residents returned home. At most nursing homes, around half of their residents are able to return home so this is well below average.

Nurse Quality

Grade: F

The next area we assessed was nursing, where this nursing home received a bottom of the barrel grade here as well. We gave it an abysmal F in this area, which is definitely very concerning. When calculating a nursing home's nursing score, we consider the quantity of hours nurses commit to patients as well as the levels of training of the nurses. This facility offered just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient per day. To go along with its low total nursing hours per resident, this nursing home had bad scores in several of the quality-based metrics we looked at in calculating our nursing scores. We looked at the percent of patients experiencing falls which led to major injury. This nursing home was at more than 150 percent of the national average in this statistic. This is quite concerning in light of the fact that so many falls could likely be avoided with better nursing care. This ended up sealing the nursing home's fate of receiving a poor nursing rating.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

David M Dorsett Healthcare Community Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-plus

In David M Dorsett Healthcare Community, 6.77% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This measures the percent of long-term stay patients that have new or worsened pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a solid measure of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: D

In David M Dorsett Healthcare Community, 7.02% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of long-term residents who have suffered a fall resulting in serious injury. This is one of the statistics we use in determining our nursing grades.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: F

In David M Dorsett Healthcare Community, 8.44% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often associated with a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this statistic may also be skewed for certain nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B

In David M Dorsett Healthcare Community, 13.72% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many patients, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs may mean that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In David M Dorsett Healthcare Community, 15.02% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term patients who were given antianxiety drugs. These medications are commonly prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: C

In David M Dorsett Healthcare Community, 8.7% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients exhibiting depressive symptoms. Higher rates of depression could indicate a less hospitable environment.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A-minus

In David M Dorsett Healthcare Community, 99.3% of Patients

This indicates the percent of residents that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In David M Dorsett Healthcare Community, 11.44% of Patients

This is the percent of residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-minus

In David M Dorsett Healthcare Community, 12.65% of Residents

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who maintained mobility.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A

In David M Dorsett Healthcare Community, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In David M Dorsett Healthcare Community, 12.65% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical abilities of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: D

In David M Dorsett Healthcare Community, 19.1% of Patients

This metric measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to assess the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-plus

In David M Dorsett Healthcare Community, 81.59% of Resident

This metric is a measure of 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 rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Regional Health Spearfish HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.43 miles away1440 N Main St Spearfish South Dakota 57783Voluntary non-profit - Private(605) 644-4000
  • Regional Health Lead-Deadwood HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 10.59 miles away61 Charles Street Deadwood South Dakota 57732Voluntary non-profit - Private(605) 717-6000
  • Regional Health Sturgis HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 18.14 miles away2140 Junction Ave Sturgis South Dakota 57785Voluntary non-profit - Other(605) 720-2400

Nearby Dialysis

  • Regional Dialysis Center - Spearfish0.91 miles away132 Yankee St Spearfish South Dakota 57783Dialysis Stations: 6 (605) 719-6400