Alden Estates of Jefferson is the lone option we found in Jefferson, Wisconsin. This nursing home received an overall grade of C, which is a decent grade. This nursing home has some things working in its favor. One of the better aspects of this nursing home's profile is its strong short-term care grade, which we will address in the next paragraph.
Alden Estates of Jefferson
- Nursing Home
Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Radiation Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Short-term Care Quality
We wanted to point out that this nursing home' short-term care grade outpaced its overall score. In fact, we awarded it a B for short-term care, which is one of our better scores. This helped its overall score. Our short-term care ratings are based on the nursing home's quantity of skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This means a wide spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the number of residents that eventually returned home from this nursing home. We found that 5.1 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.
Nurse Quality
This facility also excelled in the area of nursing, where it earned a grade of B. Nursing scores are primarily associated with a facility's nurse staffing. 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 facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
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Facility Inspections
It should also be noted that this facility's inspection score was strong as well. In fact, we awarded it a B for its inspection reports, which is one of our better scores. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining these inspection grades. One critical factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some of these end up being quite minor. This particular nursing home received 2 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a solid inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility's worst area is long-term care, which is the final category we analyzed. For this area, we gave this nursing home a grade of D. In a long-term care setting, the facility's primary objective is to maintain residents' quality of life and keep them safe. Once we assessed the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination data. This nursing home vaccinated 94.495415 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is better than the average nursing home. To our surprise, this nursing home also fared well at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had just 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Unfortunately, some of its other scores in this category weren't as favorable as these.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Alden Estates of Jefferson Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Alden Estates of Jefferson, 6.86% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents which suffered from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We consider this statistic when determining our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Alden Estates of Jefferson, 3.37% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents who suffered from a fall resulting in serious injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Alden Estates of Jefferson, 3.17% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely linked to lower quality nursing care. Closer supervision limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. We want to point out that this statistic is affected by by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Alden Estates of Jefferson, 13.77% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many patients, it is important to make sure these medications are being used appropriately. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Alden Estates of Jefferson, 15.58% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term stay residents receiving antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Alden Estates of Jefferson, 6.45% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents demonstrating symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Alden Estates of Jefferson, 92.81% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home patients, making these vaccines indispensable.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Alden Estates of Jefferson, 13.28% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may be a sign of the decline of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Alden Estates of Jefferson, 21.75% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percentage of patients that maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Alden Estates of Jefferson, 1.26 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Alden Estates of Jefferson, 21.75 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Alden Estates of Jefferson, 13.28 Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to measure patient care during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Alden Estates of Jefferson, 75.11% Percentage of Resident
This tells you the percentage of short-term patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Fort Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.45 miles away611 Sherman Ave E Fort Atkinson Wisconsin 53538Voluntary non-profit - Private(920) 568-5000
- Watertown Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 15.6 miles away125 Hospital Drive Watertown Wisconsin 53098Voluntary non-profit - Private(920) 261-4210
- Edgerton Hospital and Health ServicesCritical Access Hospitals 15.63 miles away11101 N Sherman Road Edgerton Wisconsin 53534Voluntary non-profit - Private(608) 884-3441
- Oconomowoc Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.6 miles away791 E Summit Ave Oconomowoc Wisconsin 53066Voluntary non-profit - Private(262) 569-9400
- Aurora Medical Center SummitAcute Care Hospitals 18.62 miles away36500 Aurora Drive Oconomowoc Wisconsin 53066Voluntary non-profit - Private(262) 434-1000
Nearby Dialysis
- Total Renal Care Inc4.07 miles away525 Handeyside Lane Fort Atkinson Wisconsin 53538Dialysis Stations: 15 (920) 563-8665
- Total Renal Care Inc15.54 miles away1905 Market Way Watertown Wisconsin 53094Dialysis Stations: 11 (920) 206-0666
- Total Renal Care Inc18.61 miles away1253 Corporate Ctr Dr Oconomowoc Wisconsin 53066Dialysis Stations: 15 (262) 560-0371