Atrium Post Acute Care of Menominee

On top of performing well in its overall grade, this facility earned even higher grades in the area of long-term care. It earned one of our highest grades in that area with an A-. When facilities receive this type of score in long-term care it is a good sign for resident care and indicates that the facility is well-staffed with nurses and aids. After assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is far higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. It had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Adding to its strong resume, this facility earned a grade of B for its inspections rating. This is a well above average score in this category. Inspection grades account for several factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better scores in this area generally have very few severe deficiencies. While this place had a few minor dings on its report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G through L. This tells you CMS didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

This facility is also strong in the category of short-term care, where it received a grade of B. It performed more favorably than most facilities in this area. In calculating our short-term care scores, we assess the facility's levels of highly skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other licensed professionals. This area is considered to be a useful assessment of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

Switching gears to our fourth area, this facility was given a grade of C for nursing, which is a respectable rating. We scrutinized the levels of nurses working for the nursing home, as well as the quantity of hours those nurses were with patients, in determining our grade in this category. This facility provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient per day. This figure is significantly below the national average. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics. Although this nursing home got dinged a bit for nursing hours, it actually excelled in a few of these quality metrics. With fewer than five percent of its residents experiencing pressure ulcers, it performed well in this metric. This is often a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as employing a system of turning residents at least once a day.