Belmont Nursing and Rehab Center
110 Belmont Rd, Madison WI 53714 · (608) 249-7391 · 89.75% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Belmont Nursing and Rehab Center is in Madison, Wisconsin. This city is one of the most densely populated metropolitan areas in the nation with has a total of 272,940 people. It looks like this facility is a well below average facility. A score in this range indicates we found some red flags. If you are not happy with this facility's relatively poor overall grade, you will be pleased to know there are six other nursing homes in Madison. Despite all this, one of the few highlights of this nursing home's profile is its impressive inspection grade. You can continue reading to find out about inspections and other category grades
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 83 Beds
CCRC :
Non profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
Although we didn't grade this facility favorably overall, we did give it an excellent score in the area of inspections, where it received an A-. Our inspection grades account for several factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. You generally want to avoid nursing homes with a list of deficiencies flagged. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. In spite of this deficiency, this place still had a relatively positive inspection report.
Short-term Care Quality
One of this facility's more respectable category grades came in the area of short-term care. This turned out to be its second best category. In that area, we gave this facility a B-. Our short-term care ratings are believed to be most critical for residents needing rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation usually requires more skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes not just nursing services, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other types of therapy. This nursing home boosted its score in this category by offering more physical therapy hours to its residents than the average facility. Lastly, we looked at the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. This place outperformed the majority of nursing homes with 54 percent of its residents returning home. This is a better rate than most facilities.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility wound up receiving a an abysmal score in our long-term care category. It received a lowly F in this category. In a long-term care setting, the primary objective is to keep patients as healthy and safe as possible. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate residents. In addition to considering the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 99.166664 percent of its patients. Unfortunately, its hospitalization rate was not nearly as favorable. We found that this nursing home had 2.19 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a concerning rate.
Nurse Quality
The final area we scored is nursing, where this facility received a poor score here also. It received an abysmal F for this category, which is definitely somewhat alarming. Nursing ratings are primarily tied to a facility's level of nurse staffing. This facility offered only 3 hours of nursing care per resident each day. This is not a very impressive figure. Unfortunately, this nursing home also had abysmal scores in some of the quality-based metrics to pair with its weak nursing hours. We looked at the percent of residents sustaining pressure ulcers and we were very disappointed. This place was at approximately 1.5 times the national average in this metric.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Belmont Nursing and Rehab Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This statistic gauges the percentage of long-term stay residents which suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a reliable barometer of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents who have had a fall which caused serious injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This tells you the percentage of long-term care residents that suffered from urinary tract infections. Although a higher rate infections could reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it can be problematic to compare between facilities due to reporting standards.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term residents who were given antianxiety medication. These medications are typically given to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents exhibiting symptoms of depression. Some argue that this is a reliable measure of quality of life.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This tells you the percentage of residents who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percentage of residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may indicate erosion of a patient's health.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is the percent of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical well-being of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This is the percentage of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of performance with ADL's usually correlates with superior rehabilitation.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better