BETHANY LUTHERAN HOME

The information below lists services this facility has provided for residents from October through December 2010. During this period, the most common type of service provided was "Medium Rehabilitation". To get a better idea of the types of services that are commonly performed, compare the "Percent of Service Days" column below. These services are based on submitted claims to Medicare and do not provide a complete overview of all the services provided by Bethany Lutheran Home. For more information read our guide on how nursing facilities are reimbursed, types of services, and ADL index scores.

Very High Rehabilitation

High Rehabilitation

Medium Rehabilitation

Clinically Complex

The nursing staff is the most important part of what determines the quality of care and comfort of a resident in a nursing home. Government regulations set expectations on time spent with each resident based on the services being provided. The breakdown below lists the nursing types (RN, LPN, LVN, CNA) and a comparison of the reported and expected hours per resident per day.

Medicare determines quality of care ratings for nursing facilities by surveying several "quality measures", which are broken down into long-term and short-term stay residents, as well as if the action is preventive or if there is a deficiency in the quality of care. State averages for South Dakota are also provided for comparison purposes. Note: Figures below are averaged over the past nine months.

Long-Term Stay Preventive Actions

Long-Term Stay Deficiencies

Short-Term Stay Preventive Actions

Short-Term Stay Deficiencies

All Medicare and/or Medicaid certified nursing home must undergo health inspections on average once a year, but may be more frequent if the facility is peforming poorly. These inspections cover most aspects of life in a nursing home, and are broken down into deficiencies types, which including: Pharmacy Service, Administration, Resident Rights, Nutrition and Dietary, Resident Assessment, Environmental, and Mistreatment. Below are the list of deficiencies found by inspectors in the past few years along with the degree of harm and how many residents may have been affected. Note: The most recent health survey was on 01/12/2011.

Environmental

Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading. Inspection Date: 04/21/2010 Correction Date: 06/10/2010
Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading. Inspection Date: 01/12/2011 Correction Date: 02/23/2011

Mistreatment

Protect Residents from Mistreatment, Neglect, And/Or Theft of Personal Property. Inspection Date: 04/21/2010 Correction Date: 06/10/2010
1) Hire Only People Who Have No Legal History of Abusing, Neglecting or Mistreating Residents; or 2) Report and Investigate Any Acts or Reports of Abuse, Neglect or Mistreatment of Residents. Inspection Date: 04/21/2010 Correction Date: 06/10/2010
Write and Use Policies That Forbid Mistreatment, Neglect and Abuse of Residents and Theft of Residents' Property. Inspection Date: 04/21/2010 Correction Date: 06/10/2010
Write and Use Policies That Forbid Mistreatment, Neglect and Abuse of Residents and Theft of Residents' Property. Inspection Date: 01/12/2011 Correction Date: 02/10/2011

Pharmacy Service

Keep the Rate of Medication Errors (Wrong Drug, Wrong Dose, Wrong Time) to Less Than 5%. Inspection Date: 06/24/2009 Correction Date: 08/27/2009
Have Drugs and Other Similar Products Available, Which Are Needed Every Day and in Emergencies, and Give Them out Properly. Inspection Date: 06/24/2009 Correction Date: 08/27/2009
Properly Mark Drugs and Other Similar Products. Inspection Date: 06/24/2009 Correction Date: 08/27/2009
Properly Mark Drugs and Other Similar Products. Inspection Date: 01/12/2011 Correction Date: 01/18/2011

Quality Care

Give Each Resident Care and Services to Get or Keep the Highest Quality of Life Possible. Inspection Date: 06/24/2009 Correction Date: 08/27/2009
Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality. Inspection Date: 01/12/2011 Correction Date: 02/09/2011
Give Professional Services That Follow Each Resident's Written Care Plan. Inspection Date: 01/12/2011 Correction Date: 02/23/2011
Give Residents Proper Treatment to Prevent New Bed (Pressure) Sores or Heal Existing Bed Sores. Inspection Date: 01/12/2011 Correction Date: 02/23/2011

Resident Assessment

Make Sure That a Doctor Approves a Resident's Admission in Writing and That Each Resident Has a Doctor. Inspection Date: 01/12/2011 Correction Date: 01/18/2011

Resident Rights

Immediately Tell the Resident, Doctor, and a Family Member If: the Resident is Injured, There is a Major Change in Resident's Physical/Mental Health, There is a Need to Alter Treatment Significantly, or the Resident Must Be Transferred or Discharged. Inspection Date: 04/21/2010 Correction Date: 06/10/2010
Keep Each Resident's Personal and Medical Records Private and Confidential. Inspection Date: 01/12/2011 Correction Date: 01/27/2011

Nursing homes certified by Medicare and/or Medicaid are required to have fire safety inspections to meet Life Safety Code (LSC) standards. Below is a list of deficiencies that Bethany Lutheran Home had in recent fire safety inspections. This information can be used to see if all standards were met, the degree of harm, the number of residents affected, and the date when deficiencies were corrected. Note: The most recent fire safety survey was on 01/11/2011.

Building Service Equipment

Properly Protected Cooking Facilities. Inspection Date: 01/11/2011 Correction Date: 01/13/2011