Appleton Municipal Hospital is a small government-owned facility located in Appleton, Minnesota. This nursing home received an A- overall, which is one of our higher ratings. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top 20 percent of all nursing homes in the United States. This facility also received strong grades in all four of the major categories we assessed. More information about these categories can be found below.
Appleton Municipal Hospital
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Government - City
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- X-Ray
- Bariatric Care
- Oncology Care
- Audiology
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Lymphedema Care
- Radiation Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Long-term Care Quality
One of the many reasons this turned out to be a great nursing home is that it received an A+ long-term care grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this category. Long-term care scores of this caliber generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. After considering the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 98.13664 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is much higher than most nursing homes. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home also received a very impressive nursing grade. In fact, this turned out to be its second best category grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A. Nursing scores are mostly associated with the facility's nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, 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.
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Short-term Care Quality
We also would like to draw your attention to the fact that this facility was given a top-shelf score of A- in our short-term care category. Our short-term care grades are presumably most critical for patients in need of a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically utilizes higher levels of highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means not merely nursing services, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final statistic we considered in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
Facility Inspections
In the last area we looked at, we found that this nursing home received a solid inspection report this year as well, with few major dings from government inspectors. It received a decent score in inspections with a grade of B. This facility didn't have any major weak links. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining our inspection grades. One of those factors is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these can be relatively minor. Although this nursing home had some deficiencies on its report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Appleton Municipal Hospital Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Appleton Municipal Hospital, 6.69% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This statistic measures the percent of long-term care residents who developed pressure ulcers . We bake this statistic into both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Appleton Municipal Hospital, 4.21% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint is an indication of the percent of long-term patients who had falls which caused serious injury. We use this statistic in determining our nursing ratings.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Appleton Municipal Hospital, 2.83% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often linked to worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this datapoint can be misleading for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Appleton Municipal Hospital, 16.64% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay residents which were given antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may mean a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior in scenarios where such drugs are not medically required. Nevertheless, some facilities need to rely more on these medications due to having more residents suffering from cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Appleton Municipal Hospital, 12.33% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients who were given antianxiety medications. These medications are generally used to treat residents suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Appleton Municipal Hospital, 4.58% of Patients
This is the percent of residents exhibiting signs of depression. Increased levels of depression may be an indicator a lower level of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Appleton Municipal Hospital, 93.31% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Appleton Municipal Hospital, 13.09% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may be a sign of erosion of a resident's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Appleton Municipal Hospital, 18.07% Percentage of Residents
This is the percent of residents that maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Appleton Municipal Hospital, 18.07 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Nearby Hospitals
- Appleton Municipal HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 0 miles away30 South Behl Street Appleton Minnesota 56208Government - Local(320) 289-8508
- Madison HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 15.38 miles away820 Third Avenue Madison Minnesota 56256Voluntary non-profit - Private(320) 598-7536
- Johnson Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 18.78 miles away1282 Walnut Street Dawson Minnesota 56232Government - Hospital District or Authority(320) 769-4323