Baldwin Care Center is the sole nursing home we were able to find in Baldwin, Wisconsin. We awarded this facility an A overall grade, ranking it in the top ten percent of all nursing homes in the United States. We simply can not say enough great things about this nursing home. Scroll down to see this nursing home's category grades, which are equally impressive. You just can't do any better than a straight A report card.
Baldwin Care Center
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Optometry
- Audiology
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
On top of being a first rate nursing home overall, this nursing home performed well in the area of inspections, where it received an A+. Few places fared as well in this category. Our inspection scores are tied to many items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that receive favorable grades in this category tend to have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This place was assessed 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This tells you that CMS didn't deem any of these deficiencies to cause an immediate risk to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we graded this nursing home so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing rating. Nursing proved to be its second best category grade. In that area, we awarded this nursing home an A. Our nursing rating assesses quite a few subcategories, but the most important one is the quantity of nurse hours spent with patients. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
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Long-term Care Quality
This facility also performed well in the category of long-term care, where we gave it a score of A-. Few facilities fared better in this area. Nursing homes that excel in long-term care typically provide patients with more supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. Once we assessed the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is much higher than the majority of nursing homes. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Short-term Care Quality
Turning to the next area, this nursing home was awarded a very strong short-term care rating. We awarded it a grade of A- in this category, resulting in this facility receiving straight A's. In the area of short-term care, we attempt to evaluate measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We look at the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final statistic we assessed in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Baldwin Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Baldwin Care Center, 6.93% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint is an indication of the percent of long-term patients who suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We consider this statistic when determining both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Baldwin Care Center, 3.27% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Major falls are routinely the result of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Baldwin Care Center, 3.19% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely the result of a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this statistic may be misleading for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Baldwin Care Center, 13.83% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many patients, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Baldwin Care Center, 15.45% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term stay residents receiving antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Baldwin Care Center, 6.26% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients who are demonstrating symptoms of depression. Increased levels of depression could reveal a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Baldwin Care Center, 92.96% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home patients, making these types of vaccines indispensable.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Baldwin Care Center, 13.23% Percentage of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and continence.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Baldwin Care Center, 20.17% Percentage of Residents
Measures the percentage of long-term care patients who maintained mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Baldwin Care Center, 1.28 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is key to the physical health of residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Baldwin Care Center, 20.17 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Baldwin Care Center, 13.08 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Baldwin Care Center, 75.51% Percentage of Resident
This is the percentage of short-term residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with activities of daily living usually correlates with superior rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Western Wisconsin HealthCritical Access Hospitals 1.22 miles away1100 Bergslien St Baldwin Wisconsin 54002Voluntary non-profit - Private(715) 684-1111
- River Falls Area HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 13.12 miles away1629 E Division St River Falls Wisconsin 54022Voluntary non-profit - Private(715) 307-6000
- Westfields Hospital and ClinicCritical Access Hospitals 14.13 miles away535 Hospital Rd New Richmond Wisconsin 54017Voluntary non-profit - Private(715) 243-2600
- Hudson Hospital & ClinicCritical Access Hospitals 16.98 miles away405 Stageline Road Hudson Wisconsin 54016Voluntary non-profit - Private(715) 531-6000
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita - Hudson Dialysis16.59 miles away421 Stageline Rd Hudson Wisconsin 54016Dialysis Stations: 12 (715) 381-8240
- Fresenius Medical Care - Hudson Dialysis17.7 miles away1901 Ward Ave Ste 274 Hudson Wisconsin 54016Dialysis Stations: 13 (715) 386-8390