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Birch Hill Health Services

  • Nursing Home
  • Memory Care

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: A
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1475 Birch Hill Lane,
Shawano WI 54166

(715) 526-3161

61% estimated occupancy 1

Birch Hill Health Services is located in Shawano, Wisconsin. This is an A rated facility, which is one of the highest grades that we offer. This proved to be the best nursing home in Shawano. Keep reading to find this nursing home's category grades, which are also quite good. It would be hard to find any major flaws in this facility's profile.

Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Dialysis Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Mental Health
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Laboratory
  • X-Ray
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Total Parenteral Nutrition

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)
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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

In addition to receiving a quality overall grade, this nursing home also received excellent government inspections recently. We awarded it one of our highest grades in that category, with a grade of A. Inspection ratings account for several factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better grades in this area usually have few severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home received 4 deficiencies on its inspection report. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A

This nursing home also was superb in the category of long-term care, where we gave it a grade of A. Only a select group of nursing homes fared better in this area. When nursing homes receive this type of score in long-term care it is typically a good sign for patient care and indicates that the facility is well-staffed with nurses aids. One of the statistics we considered in addition to nursing hours is vaccinations. This nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccine to 95.53571 percent of its residents. Vaccination is a great way to avoid unnecessary hospitalizations for the senior population. Clearly, this nursing home 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.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A-minus

This nursing home also received a very impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A-. Nursing ratings are largely based on a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality measures and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place Wisconsin in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as having a policy of turning residents at least once a day.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

The last category we looked at is short-term care, where this facility was awarded a B+. This wrapped up an elite profile. Not many facilities earned a B+ or better in all four categories. Our short-term care grades are presumably most meaningful for people needing rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation usually requires additional skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes not merely nursing services, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last metric we assessed in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to return home from the nursing home. 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.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Sep 22

Birch Hill Health Services Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A

In Birch Hill Health Services, 6.93% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage caused by remaining in the same position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In Birch Hill Health Services, 3.27% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of patients that have had a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls which result in injury are routinely caused by lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A-minus

In Birch Hill Health Services, 3.19% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often associated with a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this statistic can be misleading for certain facilities due to varying reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: D

In Birch Hill Health Services, 13.83% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This metric gauges the percentage of long-term care patients taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Birch Hill Health Services, 15.45% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure gauges the percentage of long-term residents which are administered antianxiety drugs. These drugs are used to treat patients experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-minus

In Birch Hill Health Services, 6.26% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Higher levels of depression may imply worse patient care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In Birch Hill Health Services, 92.96% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-plus

In Birch Hill Health Services, 13.23% Percentage of Patients

This is the percentage of patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's could indicate deterioration of a patient's medical condition.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-plus

In Birch Hill Health Services, 20.17% Percentage of Residents

This indicates the percentage of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Birch Hill Health Services, 20.17 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-plus

In Birch Hill Health Services, 13.08 Percentage of Patients

This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A-minus

In Birch Hill Health Services, 75.51% Percentage of Resident

This metric measures the percentage of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many in the industry believe that this is a reliable measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Thedacare Medical Center - Shawano IncCritical Access Hospitals 0.82 miles away100 County Rd B Shawano Wisconsin 54166Voluntary non-profit - Private(715) 526-2111

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fresenius Medical Care Shawano, LLC0.73 miles away1509 S Lincoln St Shawano Wisconsin 54166Dialysis Stations: 13 (715) 524-8038
  • Green Bay Northwood Dialysis of Davita2.44 miles awayW 7305 Elm Avenue Shawano Wisconsin 54166Dialysis Stations: 15 (715) 526-4310

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=525412