Dow Rummel Village
1321 W Dow Rummel St, Sioux Falls SD 57104 · (605) 336-1490 · 97.6% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Dow Rummel Village is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, a city with a population of 161,141 people. This nursing home is a highly rated facility, with an overall grade of B+. Impressively, the nursing homes in Sioux Falls received high grades across the board, making this one of the best places in South Dakota to find a nursing home. Fortunately, this nursing home did not have any weak links in any of the major categories discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 50 Beds
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Non profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for our nursing grade. Nursing grades are based largely on levels of nurse staffing. This particular facility provided 5.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This was one of the better totals we found. Furthermore, we found that a significant portion of this care was provided by registered nurses, which are highly skilled nurses. These are both really impressive figures. On top of providing impressive levels of care, this facility also performed well in several of the quality measures we looked at. For example, in terms of the percentage of its patients suffering falls leading to major injury, this nursing home performed as well as any nursing home South Dakota. Avoiding major falls is typically an indicator that a facility has quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be prevented if more nurses and better safety protocols are in place.
Facility Inspections
Adding to its impressive category grades, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for our inspections rating. Our inspection grades account for several factors included in a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better grades in this area tend to have very few of these severe deficiencies. Although this nursing home had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were serious based on CMS' scale. A couple relatively minor dings aren't necessarily the end of the world.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility is also above average in the area of short-term care, where it was awarded a score of B. It outpaced most facilities in this area. Short-term care scores are vital for residents requiring rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically utilizes more skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes a wide spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other types of therapy. One of this nursing home's strength is that it offers more hours of care from registered nurses to its residents. Finally, we assessed the percentage of patients who were able to return home from this facility. We found that 30.4 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Long-term Care Quality
The final area we graded ended up being this nursing home's poorest area. However, even in its worst category we still awarded it an acceptable grade of B- for our long-term care category. Our long-term care scores are more important for residents requiring more traditional assistance related to activities of daily living. On top of considering the impressive volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff at this facility, we also were happy with the nursing home's vaccination statistics. By way of example, this nursing home gave the pneumonia vaccine to 94.545456 percent of its residents, which is above average. This combination proved to be effective as this facility keeps its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 1.49 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Dow Rummel Village Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This figure tells you the percentage of long-term stay patients that suffered from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that have sustained a fall which resulted in serious injury. We use this statistic in determining nursing ratings.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of nursing care . UTI's are often associated with lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this statistic can be skewed for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic measures the percent of long-term stay patients taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of patients given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are generally prescribed to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This is the percentage of patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percent of patients that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and continence.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of long-term care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the overall quality of care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This is the percentage of short-term residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with ADL's often correlates with superior rehabilitation.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better