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Meadowbrook at Chetek

Nursing Home
Assisted Living

Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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Meadowbrook at Chetek's website

725 Knapp St,
Chetek WI 54728

(715) 924-4891

63.4% estimated occupancy ¹

Meadowbrook at Chetek is the lone nursing home located in Chetek, Wisconsin. Sporting an overall score of B, this looks like a good nursing home. This facility definitely has plenty working in its favor. This nursing home was better in some categories than others, but it didn't have any bad scores in any of our major areas discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Limited Liability company
Offers Hospice
Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Speech Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Cardiac Therapy
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Recreational Therapy
Bariatric Care

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Facility Inspections

To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for our inspections rating. Our inspection scores weigh a host of factors found on a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher grades in this area typically have few severe deficiencies. Fortunately, although this facility had some minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G through L. This means that CMS didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.

Short-term Care Quality

Among the reasons we graded this facility so highly is that it received a dominant short-term care score. Indeed, short-term care is its second best category grade. In that category, we gave this nursing home a score of A-. With our short-term care assessment, we try to create a fair gauge for rehabilitation. In this process, we look at a facility's levels of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. However, based on the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final item we looked at in this category is the percentage of patients who returned home from the facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

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Nurse Quality

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. We scrutinized the skill-level of nurses employed by the nursing home, in addition to the quantity of hours those nurses worked with patients, in calculating our rating in this category. This facility provided 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality measures and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as by employing a system of turning a resident even once per day.

Long-term Care Quality

The next area we rated is long-term care. We gave it a grade of C in that area. This is a fair grade in this area. For prospective residents looking for a permanent place to live as opposed to skilled nursing, long-term care is a very important category. After considering the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination data. We were optimistic to find that this facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Finally, this place was also able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Meadowbrook at Chetek Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Meadowbrook at Chetek, 7.35% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents which developed new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We factor in this statistic in computing our nursing grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Meadowbrook at Chetek, 3.21% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of patients that sustained a fall leading to severe injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Meadowbrook at Chetek, 3.13% of Patients had UTIs

This figure measures the percentage of long-term patients that sustained urinary tract infections. While more infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's nursing care, it is problematic to compare between facilities due to nursing homes having reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Meadowbrook at Chetek, 13.64% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to confirm these medications are being used appropriately. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Meadowbrook at Chetek, 16.32% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who are given antianxiety drugs. These medications are used to treat patients experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Meadowbrook at Chetek, 5.98% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients showing signs of depression. Higher levels of depression may indicate a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Meadowbrook at Chetek, 92.12% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Meadowbrook at Chetek, 13.34% Percentage of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and using the bathroom. Some experts argue this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Meadowbrook at Chetek, 17.08% Percentage of Residents

This metric tracks the percentage of long-term care patients who retained mobility levels.

Hospitalizations

In Meadowbrook at Chetek, 1.28 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is key to preserving the physical health of nursing home patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Meadowbrook at Chetek, 17.08 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Meadowbrook at Chetek, 14.13 Percentage of Patients

Measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to assess patient well-being during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Meadowbrook at Chetek, 76.01% Percentage of Resident

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some experts believe this is a measure of rehabilitation performance.

Nearby Hospitals

Mayo Clinic Health System-NorthlandCritical Access Hospitals 10.58 miles away1222 E Woodland Ave Barron Wisconsin 54812Voluntary non-profit - Private(715) 537-3186
Marshfield Medical Center - Rice LakeAcute Care Hospitals 14.25 miles away1700 West Stout Street Rice Lake Wisconsin 54868Voluntary non-profit - Private(715) 234-1515
Mayo Clinic Health System-Chippewa ValleyCritical Access Hospitals 16.58 miles away1501 Thompson St Bloomer Wisconsin 54724Voluntary non-profit - Private(715) 568-2000

Nearby Dialysis

Mayo Dialysis - Barron10.53 miles away1222 Woodland Ave Barron Wisconsin 54812Dialysis Stations: 6 (715) 537-1345
Marshfield Medical Center Rice Lake Dialysis14.18 miles away1700 W Stout St Rice Lake Wisconsin 54868CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (715) 236-6159