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Dells Nursing and Rehab Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B-minus
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1400 Thresher Dr,
Dell Rapids SD 57022

(605) 428-5478

88.33% estimated occupancy 1

Dells Nursing and Rehab Center is the lone facility located in Dell Rapids, South Dakota. We gave this facility an overall grade of B-. A grade in this range requires some respectable scores. Based on our assessment, this place ought to meet the needs of many people. We were also pleased to discover that this place was consistent in all of the other areas we looked at. Additional information about these categories can be found below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy

Awards

Top Nursing Home in South Dakota badge

Top Nursing Home in South Dakota Awards 2021

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2023)
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Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

This facility's best category grade came in the category of short-term care. In that category, we gave this facility a B+. It actually outperformed most nursing homes in this area. Short-term care grades are crucial for people needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically requires additional highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes a wide range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. However, according to the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last measure we assessed in this category is the percentage of patients that who were able to eventually return home from the nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B

We also awarded this facility a favorable grade in nursing. This facility earned a grade of B in this category, which is one of our better grades. Our nursing score is largely based on a facility's nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality measures 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.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

The third highest category we awarded this facility in any category came in the area of long-term care, where we gave it a B-. Our long-term care grade assesses a nursing home's personal care instead of the skilled nursing or healthcare services that are critical to a skilled nursing facility. One of the datapoints we considered on top of nursing hours is vaccinations. We were a bit alarmed this nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccination to just 86.50307 percent of its residents. Fortunately, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Facility Inspections

Grade: B-minus

Finally, we found that this nursing home has earned favorable government inspections in recent years. In fact, we gave it a B- in this category. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in calculating these inspection scores. One key factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some deficiencies end up being quite insignificant. This facility was hit with 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This tells you that CMS did not consider any of the deficiencies to pose an immediate threat to patient health or safety. A couple minor dings are not something to panic about.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Dells Nursing and Rehab Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: F

In Dells Nursing and Rehab Center, 17.39% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage resulting from staying in the same position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A

In Dells Nursing and Rehab Center, 1.23% of Patients had Serious Falls

This figure gauges the percent of long-term residents who sustained falls resulting in severe injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries could be an indicator of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A-minus

In Dells Nursing and Rehab Center, 0.64% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely caused by nursing homes with worse hygiene protocols. Better nursing care limits the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Note that this datapoint is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have varying reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: D

In Dells Nursing and Rehab Center, 22.64% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of patients given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many patients, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs may mean a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Dells Nursing and Rehab Center, 12.78% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are prescribed to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Dells Nursing and Rehab Center, 0% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents showing depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: D

In Dells Nursing and Rehab Center, 84.73% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: D

In Dells Nursing and Rehab Center, 20.77% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

In Dells Nursing and Rehab Center, 23.72% of Residents

This is the percent of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: F

In Dells Nursing and Rehab Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is critical to preserving the physical well-being of patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

In Dells Nursing and Rehab Center, 23.72% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Avera Dells Area Hospital - CahCritical Access Hospitals 0.33 miles away909 N Iowa Ave Dell Rapids South Dakota 57022Voluntary non-profit - Private(605) 428-5431
  • Avera Flandreau Hospital - CahCritical Access Hospitals 16.22 miles away214 North Prairie Street Flandreau South Dakota 57028Voluntary non-profit - Private(605) 997-2433