Atrium Post Acute Care of Plymouth is a senior living facility in Plymouth, Wisconsin. The city has 15,757 people. Featuring an overall grade of B-, this is a solid nursing home. At the end of the day, this place is a good fit for most people. The best part of this facility's profile was is its short-term care rating. short-term care grades are discussed in the next paragraph.
Atrium Post Acute Care of Plymouth
- 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
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Optometry
- Audiology
Registered Staff Hours
Short-term Care Quality
This facility really excelled in the area of short-term care. We awarded it an A- for that category, which is one of our highest scores. This boosted its profile. Our short-term care ratings are thought to be more critical for people requiring rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation usually mandates more skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means not only nursing, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the percentage of patients that eventually returned home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
Nurse Quality
We also awarded this facility a favorable grade in nursing. This facility earned a grade of B+ in this category, which is one of our better grades. Our nursing rating is mostly tied to a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.2 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well in terms of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
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Facility Inspections
Inspections are another category where this nursing home excelled. In fact, we awarded this nursing home an impressive grade of B+ for our inspections rating. Our inspection scores are based on datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that excel in this area have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This facility received 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be major deficiencies. This tells you that the government inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies to pose an immediate threat to resident health or safety. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in the industry.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home's least impressive category was long-term care, which is the final area we scored. In this category, we awarded this facility a grade of just D. When nursing homes receive this kind of score in this category it is often a bad sign for resident care and it may indicate that the facility is not as well-staffed with nurses and aids. After we finished looking at the volume of nursing care, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 92.753624 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Surprisingly, this nursing home was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home had less hospitalizations than the average nursing home. This was its best feature in this category.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Atrium Post Acute Care of Plymouth Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Atrium Post Acute Care of Plymouth, 6.93% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Atrium Post Acute Care of Plymouth, 3.27% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are often caused by poor nursing care. Better nursing protocols limits the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Atrium Post Acute Care of Plymouth, 3.19% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often caused by worse hygiene protocols. Better nursing care can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Note that this metric is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Atrium Post Acute Care of Plymouth, 13.83% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are given to residents for a variety of conditions, including cognitive disorders. Tragically, in limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Atrium Post Acute Care of Plymouth, 15.45% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term patients receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Atrium Post Acute Care of Plymouth, 6.26% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents demonstrating symptoms of depression. Higher rates of depression may indicate lower quality care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Atrium Post Acute Care of Plymouth, 92.96% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Atrium Post Acute Care of Plymouth, 13.23% Percentage of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and bathing.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Atrium Post Acute Care of Plymouth, 20.17% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percent of patients that were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Atrium Post Acute Care of Plymouth, 20.17 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Atrium Post Acute Care of Plymouth, 75.51% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- St Nicholas HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.12 miles away3100 Superior Ave Sheboygan Wisconsin 53081Voluntary non-profit - Private(920) 459-8300
- Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical CtrAcute Care Hospitals 13 miles away2629 N 7th St Sheboygan Wisconsin 53083Voluntary non-profit - Private(920) 451-5000
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita - Sheboygan Dialysis10.95 miles away1338 N Taylor Dr Sheboygan Wisconsin 53081Dialysis Stations: 14 (920) 458-1724
- St Nicholas Hospital - Dialysis11.25 miles away2925 Saemann Ave Sheboygan Wisconsin 53081Dialysis Stations: 12 (920) 459-4790