Located in Dickinson, North Dakota, St Lukes Home is the sole facility we found in this city. This facility appears to be ranked among the higher-rated nursing homes we looked at. A score in this range requires first-rate scores across the board. This is just about as good of a place as you're going to find. The best part of this nursing home's strong report card was its nursing grade. We discuss nursing in the next paragraph
St Lukes Home
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Peritoneal Dialysis
- Diabetes Management
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
We also wanted to point out that this facility excelled in our nursing grade. We gave them an A+ in this category. The nursing score weighs quite a few datapoints, many of which are tied to nursing hours. This nursing home averages 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well when it comes to avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Facility Inspections
Adding to its impressive category grades, this facility also excelled in the category of inspections, where it received a grade of A. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining our inspection ratings. One critical factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some deficiencies end up being quite minor. While this facility had a few minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means that the government inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in the industry.
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Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was elite in the area of short-term care, where it received a grade of A-. Only a select group of facilities received a better grade in this area. Our short-term care scores are meaningful for residents looking for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically requires additional skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes a vast range of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we looked at the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
Long-term Care Quality
The last category we analyzed ended up being this nursing home's worst area. However, even in its weakest link we still gave it a respectable grade of B- in our long-term care category. If you are seeking services other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each facility's long-term care grades. After we finished looking at the quantity of nursing care, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination records. We were pleased to find that this facility vaccinates 97.068405 percent of its residents against pneumonia. This nursing home also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
St Lukes Home Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In St Lukes Home, 5.91% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often caused by residents staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In St Lukes Home, 4.64% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of residents who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to severe injury are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Major falls which result in injury are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In St Lukes Home, 3.49% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic tells you the percent of long-term care residents that have had UTI's. Although a higher rate infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it can be problematic to compare different facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In St Lukes Home, 19.94% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In St Lukes Home, 18.18% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who were given antianxiety drugs. These medications are prescribed to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In St Lukes Home, 4.3% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients showing symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In St Lukes Home, 96.28% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term care residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In St Lukes Home, 16.83% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In St Lukes Home, 15.5% Percentage of Residents
This is the percent of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In St Lukes Home, 1.33 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In St Lukes Home, 15.5 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In St Lukes Home, 10.21 Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to assess patient care during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In St Lukes Home, 80.25% Percentage of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percentage of short-term residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many believe that this is a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Chi St Alexius Health DickinsonCritical Access Hospitals 1.54 miles away2500 Fairway Street Dickinson North Dakota 58601Voluntary non-profit - Church(701) 456-4000
Nearby Dialysis
- Chi St Alexius Health - Dickinson Dialysis0.31 miles awayChi St Josephs Health 2500 Fairway St Dickinson North Dakota 58601Dialysis Stations: 8 (701) 456-4616