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Avantara Norton

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: F
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3600 South Norton Avenue,
Sioux Falls SD 57105

(605) 338-9891

79.63% estimated occupancy 1

Note: Avantara Norton has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.

Avantara Norton is an average-sized nursing home located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Featuring an overall score of F, we consider this to be a lower end facility. If you are not happy with this facility's relatively poor overall grade, you will be pleased to know there are six other nursing homes in Sioux Falls. Finally, we were surprised to learn that this place received a decent grade in the area of short-term care. You can find additional information about this category 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 Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Oncology Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Total Parenteral Nutrition

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2022)
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Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

While we graded this nursing home incredibly poorly overall, it received a decent short-term care rating this year. We gave it a grade of B- in that area, which was the closest thing to a bright spot we can find for this nursing home. In computing our short-term care grades, we look at a nursing home's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other highly skilled individuals. This score is typically a fair measure of the nursing home's rehabilitation. Unfortunately, we found that this facility provided fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other nursing homes. Finally, we considered the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 5.6 percent of this facility's patients returned home. At most nursing homes, closer to half of their patients are able to return home so this figure is below average.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: D

This nursing home's second most respectable category was long-term care, but even there it earned just a D in that area. This still happens to be a well below average grade. Long-term care ratings of this caliber generally are a bad sign for the quantity and quality of care provided by nurses and aids, as well as the levels of routine medical care available. In addition to considering the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 78.92857 percent of its residents. This is multiple points less than what we were hoping for. Surprisingly, this nursing home was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.03 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home had fewer hospitalizations than most nursing homes. This is its best feature in this category.

Nurse Quality

Grade: D

Unfortunately, this facility only received a grade of D for its nursing grade, which was actually one of its better category grades. There are a variety of criteria within this grade. Most of the criteria reflect staffing levels. This place provided a meager 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This is a very low total compared to most nursing homes. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in computing our nursing scores. This facility fared well in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls.

Facility Inspections

Grade: F

In our final category of inspections, this facility received a horrible grade. For facilities with poor inspection ratings, you should scrutinize any severe deficiencies found on their inspection reports. This facility was hit with several deficiencies in categories G through L, which rank among the more serious deficiencies. These categories indicate that the deficiencies found by inspectors had the potential to create actual harm to residents. Another red flag is that CMS cited this nursing home for possible abuse or neglect. Hopefully, its performance improves in the future, but until then we simply can't recommend this facility.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Avantara Norton Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: D

In Avantara Norton, 15% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents who developed new or worsened pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are an indicator of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: F

In Avantara Norton, 7.5% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are routinely associated with lower quality nursing care. Better nursing protocols minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Avantara Norton, 5.42% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely the result of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this datapoint may be skewed for some facilities due to different reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Avantara Norton, 10.8% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay patients who are given antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such drugs are not medically indicated. Nevertheless, some facilities need to rely on these medications due to having more patients with Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Avantara Norton, 13.1% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percent of residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are administered to patients suffering from depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: C

In Avantara Norton, 8.8% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term care patients demonstrating signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: D

In Avantara Norton, 82.49% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: F

In Avantara Norton, 28.63% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

In Avantara Norton, 27.5% of Residents

This indicates the percentage of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: D

In Avantara Norton, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care. There is typically a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the overall quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

In Avantara Norton, 27.5% of Residents Rehospitalized

Measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-minus

In Avantara Norton, 9.33% of Patients

This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the quality of rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: D

In Avantara Norton, 67.59% of Resident

This is a measure of the percentage of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some argue that this is a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.

Scores for Sioux Falls, SD

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus

Looking for more options? Sioux Falls, South Dakota has 6 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Sanford Usd Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 1.76 miles away1305 W 18th St Post Office Box 5039 Sioux Falls South Dakota 57117Voluntary non-profit - Private(605) 333-1000
  • Avera Mckennan Hospital & University Health CenterAcute Care Hospitals 1.97 miles away1325 S Cliff Ave Post Office Box 5045 Sioux Falls South Dakota 57117Voluntary non-profit - Private(605) 322-8000
  • Avera Heart Hospital of South DakotaAcute Care Hospitals 2.76 miles away4500 W 69th St Sioux Falls South Dakota 57108Proprietary(605) 977-7000
  • Sanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center - CahCritical Access Hospitals 16.85 miles away440 North Hiawatha Drive Canton South Dakota 57013Voluntary non-profit - Private(605) 764-1400

Nearby Dialysis

  • Sanford Medical Center1.49 miles away1321 W 22nd St Sioux Falls South Dakota 57105Dialysis Stations: 28 (605) 404-4300
  • Sioux Falls Dialysis - Davita1.69 miles away2326 W 69th St Sioux Falls South Dakota 57108Dialysis Stations: 12 (605) 332-1262
  • Sanford Health - Dialysis Unit1.76 miles away1305 W 18th St Sioux Falls South Dakota 57117Dialysis Stations: 21 (605) 333-1000
  • Avera Dialysis - Sioux Falls1.97 miles away1315 S Cliff Ave Plaza 3, Suite 4000 Sioux Falls South Dakota 57105Dialysis Stations: 22 (605) 322-1490