Atrium Post Acute Care of Black River Falls
1311 Tyler St, Black River Falls WI 54615 · (715) 284-4396 · 70% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Atrium Post Acute Care of Black River Falls is one of just a couple available facilities in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. With an overall rating of B, this nursing home is a very good choice. Based on our analysis, this nursing home looks like a good fit for most people. We were also pleased to find that this facility didn't have any weak links in any of the major categories. Additional information about its category grades can be found below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 35 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
On top of earning a great overall score, this nursing home also received an elite nursing score. We gave them one of our better scores in that area, with an A-. When calculating a facility's nursing rating, we look at the quantity of hours nurses spend with residents and the level of skill of those nurses. This nursing home provided 4.4 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This was one of the higher totals we found. In addition, a significant portion of this care was provided by registered nurses, which are highly skilled nurses. These are both really impressive figures. In addition to offering impressive levels of care, this facility also fared well in many of the quality measures we assessed. By way of illustration, in terms of the percentage of its residents suffering falls leading to major injury, this nursing home outpaced the national average. This is often a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Facility Inspections
Turning to another one of this place's strengths, it also received a very impressive inspection rating. Inspections proved to be one of its best category grades. We gave this nursing home an B+. Our inspection scores weigh a host of factors found on a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better scores in this category tend to have very few of these severe deficiencies. 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
This nursing home received a favorable short-term care score as well. We awarded it one of our higher scores in that area with a score of B. Short-term care ratings are important for people seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically utilizes more skilled nursing services. This means a broad range of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other forms of therapy. One of this nursing home's strengths is registered nurse hours. This facility offers more care from registered nurses than most facilities. Lastly, we considered the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 33.4 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Long-term Care Quality
Our last category is long-term care, in which we gave this facility a grade of B- in this category. For residents looking for a permanent residence rather than skilled nursing, long-term care is a very important category. One of the statistics we considered after this nursing home's strong nursing hours was vaccinations. This facility provided the pneumonia vaccination to 100 percent of its residents. This is a great way to avoid unnecessary deaths for the elderly population. Lastly, we looked at the facility's number of hospitalizations. Here we found that this nursing home had 3.21 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Although this figure is quite a bit higher than the national average, this number can be skewed for some nursing homes due to the preexisting medical conditions of patients.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Atrium Post Acute Care of Black River Falls Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin caused by remaining in one position for too long.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Falls leading to injury are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often caused by facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Better hygiene protocols reduces the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Keep in mind that this statistic is affected by by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for UTI's.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This gauges the percentage of long-term care residents which are administered antianxiety drugs. These medications are commonly prescribed to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This is the percent of patients who are exhibiting signs of depression. High levels of depression could imply worse patient care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percent of residents that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percentage of residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may indicate the decline of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Measures the percent of long-term care patients that remained mobile levels.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This metric is a measure of the percentage of short-term residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some experts believe that this is a reasonable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better