Estelline Nursing and Care Center is in Estelline, South Dakota. The city has a population of 1,274 people. This nursing home proved to be a grade A facility, which is a dominant score. In fact, this nursing home has the prestigious distinction of being one of the top 50 nursing homes in South Dakota. Keep reading to find this facility's category scores, which also impressed us. You just can't do any better than a straight A profile.
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Estelline Nursing and Care Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
205 Fjerestad Avenue East Post Office Box 130,
Estelline SD 57234
89% estimated occupancy 1
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Government - City
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Recreational Therapy
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Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
We also wanted to point out that this facility has received near flawless inspections recently. We gave them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. Inspection grades take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these factors by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Unfortunately, we were not able to track down deficiency data for this nursing home. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Nurse Quality
To complement its strong performance in other areas, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. The nursing score includes quite a few subcategories, however, the main consideration is the quantity of nurse hours per patient per week. This facility provided 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well in terms of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
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Long-term Care Quality
We also wanted to point out the fact that this facility received a high-end score of A- in our long-term care area. Long-term care scores in this range generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. After assessing the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is far higher than most nursing homes. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Short-term Care Quality
In our last area, this nursing home also received a very strong short-term care rating, with an A-. This wrapped up a very impressive profile. In our short-term care grade, we strive to forge a valuable barometer for rehabilitation. In this process, we analyze the nursing home's scope of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Estelline Nursing and Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Estelline Nursing and Care Center, 3.52% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Estelline Nursing and Care Center, 1.47% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents that suffered from a fall resulting in serious injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Estelline Nursing and Care Center, 3.61% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are linked to poorer hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Estelline Nursing and Care Center, 18.14% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Estelline Nursing and Care Center, 16.32% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents who were given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are given to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Estelline Nursing and Care Center, 0% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term residents showing depressive symptoms. Many in the industry would argue this is a measure of resident quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Estelline Nursing and Care Center, 99.51% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Estelline Nursing and Care Center, 11.17% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Estelline Nursing and Care Center, 12.7% of Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who were able to retain mobility. Some experts would argue that mobility is vital to patients physical and mental health.
Hospitalizations
In Estelline Nursing and Care Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Estelline Nursing and Care Center, 12.7% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Nearby Hospitals
- Sanford Clear Lake Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 16.16 miles away701 Third Avenue South Clear Lake South Dakota 57226Voluntary non-profit - Private(605) 874-2141
- Brookings Health SystemAcute Care Hospitals 19.9 miles away300 22nd Ave Brookings South Dakota 57006Government - Local(605) 696-9000