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Wi Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
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2175 E Park Ave,
Chippewa Falls WI 54729

(715) 720-6775

97.77% estimated occupancy 1

Wi Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls is a small government-owned nursing home in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. With an overall score of B+, this is a very good nursing home. Remarkably, the facilities in Chippewa Falls received high scores across the board, making this one of the best places in Wisconsin to find a nursing home. This place's strong profile was highlighted by its inspection reports, which is addressed in the next section.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Government - State
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Home Making
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Dentistry
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Physical Therapy
  • Laboratory
  • Optometry
  • Audiology

Awards

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Top Nursing Home in Wisconsin Awards 2019

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Top Nursing Home in Wisconsin Awards 2021

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

One of the reasons this place ended up being a quality nursing home is it received an A+ in our inspections category. This is as good as it gets in this critical category. Our inspection grades are tied to items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that score well in this category tend to have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. 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. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

This nursing home was given an impressive short-term care grade as well. We gave it one of our better grades in that category with a grade of B+. In computing our short-term care grades, we scrutinize the nursing home's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other highly trained professionals. This grade is considered to be a meaningful assessment of the nursing home's ability to rehabilitate patients. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of patients that were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-plus

In addition, this facility also received favorable nursing grades this year. In fact, we awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of B+. The nursing score is based on a host of subcategories. The most important variable is the number of hours nurses spent with patients. 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 nursing home 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 often be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

Moving on to the next area, this facility was awarded a respectable long-term care score. Even though this isn't quite as impressive as many of its other grades, this is truly not a poor grade. With our long-term care score, we focus more on the quantity of care provided by a facility, along with a few quality metrics. After assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination statistics. We were pleased to find that this facility vaccinated 97.09091 percent of its residents for pneumonia. This facility also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Wi Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Wi Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls, 9.09% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage caused by remaining in the same position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: C

In Wi Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls, 4.73% of Patients had Serious Falls

This figure measures the percentage of long-term patients which experienced a fall leading to severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries could be an indicator of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In Wi Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This gauges the percent of long-term stay patients who suffered from urinary tract infections. UTI's may be an indicator of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this datapoint could be misleading for certain facilities due to different reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Wi Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls, 11.92% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to patients for many medical conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias. Tragically, in limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A

In Wi Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls, 11.35% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term patients who are administered antianxiety medication. These drugs are used to treat patients suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In Wi Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls, 2.87% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents showing symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In Wi Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls, 96.52% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In Wi Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls, 15% of Patients

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

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-plus

In Wi Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls, 17.1% of Residents

This tells you the percentage of patients that were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Wi Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the overall quality of long-term care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Wi Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls, 17.1% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Nearby Hospitals

  • St Josephs HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.5 miles away2661 County Hwy I Chippewa Falls Wisconsin 54729Voluntary non-profit - Church(715) 717-7200
  • Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau ClaireAcute Care Hospitals 11.13 miles away1221 Whipple St Eau Claire Wisconsin 54703Voluntary non-profit - Private(715) 838-3311
  • Sacred Heart HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.02 miles away900 W Clairemont Ave Eau Claire Wisconsin 54701Voluntary non-profit - Church(715) 717-4121
  • Marshfield Medical Center - Eau ClaireAcute Care Hospitals 12.29 miles away2310 Craig Rd Eau Claire Wisconsin 54701Voluntary non-profit - Private(833) 883-3262
  • Mayo Clinic Health System-Chippewa ValleyCritical Access Hospitals 13.77 miles away1501 Thompson St Bloomer Wisconsin 54724Voluntary non-profit - Private(715) 568-2000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Sacred Heart Dialysis at St Josephs Hosp2.81 miles away2661 County Trunk I Chippewa Falls Wisconsin 54729Dialysis Stations: 8 (715) 726-3740
  • Lake Hallie Dialysis of Davita6.44 miles away3636 E Melby St Chippewa Falls Wisconsin 54729Dialysis Stations: 12 (517) 833-8512
  • Luther Hospital - Mayo Clinic Dialysis11.14 miles away1221 Whipple St Eau Claire Wisconsin 54702Dialysis Stations: 10 (715) 838-3171
  • Mayo Clinic Dialysis - London Road11.84 miles away3845 London Road Eau Claire Wisconsin 54701Dialysis Stations: 24 (715) 838-3872
  • Sacred Heart Hospital Dialysis11.99 miles away900 W Clairemont Ave Eau Claire Wisconsin 54701Dialysis Stations: 11 (715) 717-6555