Southwest Healthcare Services is in Bowman, North Dakota. This city has a population of 2,370 people. With an overall rating of A, this is clearly an elite facility. In addition, this facility is also based in a hospital, which often means the nursing home offers more extensive healthcare services. Finally, this turned out to be a very consistent facility with consistently strong scores in each of the major categories. Additional information about these categories is available below.
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Southwest Healthcare Services
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- Independent Living
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Updated Feb 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Grade: A
See Rating Overview Note: Data for Southwest Healthcare Services has not been updated recently. This page shows historical performance which may not be representitive of current service levels.
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Optometry
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Lymphedema Care
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Awards
Facility Inspections
Grade: A-plus
In addition to being a great overall grade, this facility also received A+ health inspections in recent years. Its inspections were virtually flawless. Inspection grades take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can find more information about each of these factors by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Nurse Quality
Grade: A
This facility also excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. Our nursing rating is primarily based on a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home the nation in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as by employing a policy of moving patients more frequently.
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Long-term Care Quality
Grade: A
This facility also fared very well in the area of long-term care, where we gave it a score of A. Very few facilities performed better in this category. When facilities receive a grade in this range in long-term care it generally means it has plenty of staff and is a quality place to reside on a permanent basis. On top of considering the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents. Vaccines are critical to keeping residents out of the hospital. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Short-term Care Quality
Grade: A-minus
In our last category, this facility also was awarded an impressive short-term care score, with an A-. This completed a rare straight A report card. In determining our short-term care ratings, we scrutinize a facility's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other types of therapists. This area is considered to be a fair measure of a facility's ability to rehabilitate patients. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last measure we considered in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to return home from the facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Southwest Healthcare Services Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: A-plus
In Southwest Healthcare Services, 1.56% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage caused by remaining in the same position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: C
In Southwest Healthcare Services, 4.67% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric tells you the percent of long-term stay residents that have suffered a fall resulting in severe injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be a sign of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: C
In Southwest Healthcare Services, 3.74% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely caused by worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this metric can be misleading for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: D
In Southwest Healthcare Services, 28.97% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure gauges the percentage of long-term patients taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: B-plus
In Southwest Healthcare Services, 15.84% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure indicates the percentage of long-term care residents which were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are typically used to treat patients suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: A+
In Southwest Healthcare Services, 0% of Patients
This is the percent of patients who are showing signs of depression. High rates of depression could imply a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: A
In Southwest Healthcare Services, 100% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: C
In Southwest Healthcare Services, 18% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and continence.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: A
In Southwest Healthcare Services, 23.25% of Residents
This is the percent of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
Grade: A-plus
In Southwest Healthcare Services, 0.15 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care. There is a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: D
In Southwest Healthcare Services, 23.25% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
- Southwest Healthcare ServicesCritical Access Hospitals 0 miles away802 2nd St Nw Bowman North Dakota 58623Voluntary non-profit - Private(701) 523-5265
