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Avantara Lake Norden

Nursing Home
Adult Day Care
Memory Care

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating

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Avantara Lake Norden's website

803 Park Street Post Office Box 139,
Lake Norden SD 57248

(605) 785-3654

92.29% estimated occupancy ¹

Avantara Lake Norden is the sole facility we found in Lake Norden, South Dakota. It looks like this nursing home is ranked among the top nursing homes we assessed. A score in this range requires first-rate scores across the board. In fact, we ranked this facility in the top fifth of all nursing homes in the nation. Scroll down to find this nursing home's category ratings, which are also quite good. It's hard to poke holes in this nursing home's profile.

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Quick Details

Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Limited Liability company
Secure Memory Care
Offers Post-Acute Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab
Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Cardiac Therapy
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Pain Management
Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Lymphedema Care

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Awards

Top Nursing Home in South Dakota Awards 2021

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

In addition to being a great overall grade, this facility also received A+ health inspections in recent years. Its inspections were virtually flawless. Inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these issues by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this nursing home had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

We also wanted to alert you to the fact that this nursing home was awarded a high-end grade of A- in our long-term care category. When nursing homes receive a grade in this range in this category it typically means it has plenty of staff and is a quality place to reside on a permanent basis. In addition to looking at the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is much higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

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Nurse Quality

To complement its strong performance in other areas, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. When determining a nursing home's nursing rating, we consider the amount of time nurses are caring for residents as well as the levels of training of the nurses. This facility provided 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Short-term Care Quality

Switching gears to our last category, this nursing home also performed well in the short-term care category. In fact, we gave it a B+ in that category. This topped off a very strong profile. Our short-term care grades are based on a facility's quantity of skilled nursing services. This means a broad range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, not to mention other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final measure we looked at in this area is the number of residents that ultimately were able to return home from the facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Avantara Lake Norden Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Avantara Lake Norden, 6.94% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to remaining in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Avantara Lake Norden, 1.84% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of residents who have had a fall leading to severe injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Avantara Lake Norden, 9.03% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely the result of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this datapoint may also be skewed for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Avantara Lake Norden, 18.12% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This figure indicates the percentage of long-term stay patients receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Avantara Lake Norden, 20.13% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are administered to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Avantara Lake Norden, 1.26% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients showing depressive symptoms. Some argue that this is a measure of resident quality of life.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Avantara Lake Norden, 100% of Patients

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

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Avantara Lake Norden, 21.77% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and continence.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Avantara Lake Norden, 19.91% of Residents

This metric measures the percentage of long-term residents who maintained mobility. Some experts would argue that the ability to move around is important for residents' mental and physical well-being.

Hospitalizations

In Avantara Lake Norden, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is key to the physical health of nursing home patients.