Updated May 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
1350 River Run Dr,
Wisconsin Rapids WI 54494
48.68% estimated occupancy 1
Atrium Post Acute Care of Wisconsin Rapids is an average-sized nursing home located in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. With an overall grade of B-, this is likely a middle of the pack facility. Based on our assessment, this place likely wouldn't be a bad choice. One of the best aspects of this facility's profile is its stellar inspection grade, which is addressed in the next section.
The primary reason this facility received a decent overall grade is its impeccable health inspections in recent years. We awarded it one of our better grades in that area, with an A. This is a much better grade than the place's overall grade, which was decent but certainly not elite. Inspection ratings are tied to many pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that score well in this area tend to have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. Although this place had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' deficiency scale. Remember that deficiency-free inspections are rare in the industry.
This facility also received high marks in the area of short-term care, with first-rate grade of A- in this category. Our short-term care ratings are meaningful for people in need of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally requires more skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means a vast spectrum of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. One of this nursing home's strengths is registered nurse hours. We found that it provides more care from registered nurses to its residents than most nursing homes. Lastly, we looked at the number of patients that returned home from this facility. We found that it performed as well as just about any facility in this area with 58.7 percent of its residents returning home.
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An additional reason we rated this nursing home so highly is that it received an A+ nursing score. When computing our nursing scores, we look at both nursing hours and the training levels of the nurses. This nursing home provides an impressive 3.3 hours of nursing care per patient daily. Out of this total, more than one fourth of these hours were provided by registered nurses, which is among the most highly skilled levels of nurses. We apply more weight to hours worked by skilled nurses in calculating our nursing grades. Lastly, we also factored a few quality measures into our nursing grades. This nursing home was relatively weak in two of the major areas we focus on, with below average scores for minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. These areas are generally reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care provided.
The next category we rated is long-term care. It received an abysmal F in this category, which is an abysmal grade. This is certainly a significant disappointment. Nursing homes that do not fare well in long-term care often don't provide as much nursing care and also may be struggling in some of the areas of routine medical care we assessed. In addition to considering the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home provided the vaccine to 93.37749 percent of its residents. This is a few points below what we were hoping for but still a respectable percentage. Surprisingly, this nursing home was actually decent at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.65 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. This is its best score in this category.
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
In Atrium Post Acute Care of Wisconsin Rapids, 6.98% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin caused by remaining in the same position for too long.
In Atrium Post Acute Care of Wisconsin Rapids, 3.34% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic measures the percent of long-term care patients which have suffered a fall which caused severe injury. We use this statistic in determining nursing ratings.
In Atrium Post Acute Care of Wisconsin Rapids, 3.01% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely the result of poor nursing care. Better nursing care minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. We want to point out that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have varying reporting standards for UTI's.
In Atrium Post Acute Care of Wisconsin Rapids, 13.02% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric gauges the percentage of long-term stay patients taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these medications are being used appropriately. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
In Atrium Post Acute Care of Wisconsin Rapids, 15.26% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of patients given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are prescribed to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.
In Atrium Post Acute Care of Wisconsin Rapids, 6.7% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients who are showing depressive symptoms. Increased rates of depression may reveal a less hospitable environment.
In Atrium Post Acute Care of Wisconsin Rapids, 91.56% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
In Atrium Post Acute Care of Wisconsin Rapids, 13.47% Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and using the bathroom.
In Atrium Post Acute Care of Wisconsin Rapids, 22.08% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percentage of patients that remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.
In Atrium Post Acute Care of Wisconsin Rapids, 1.26 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
In Atrium Post Acute Care of Wisconsin Rapids, 22.08 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.
In Atrium Post Acute Care of Wisconsin Rapids, 13.28 Percentage of Patients
Measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to gauge patient care during rehabilitation.
In Atrium Post Acute Care of Wisconsin Rapids, 74.73% Percentage of Resident
This is a measure of the percentage of short-term stay patients who experienced functional improvements.
