Benedictine Manor of Wausau is a senior living facility located in Wausau, Wisconsin, which has a total of 54,974 people. Featuring an overall grade of A+, it is the number one rated nursing home in Wausau. In our view, this place looks like a wonderful choice for just about anybody. Scroll down to see this place's category ratings, which also impressed us. You really can't do much better than a straight A profile.
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Benedictine Manor of Wausau
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Other
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Dentistry
- Occupational Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Aquatic Therapy
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Facility Inspections
In addition to being a strong nursing home overall, it also received A+ health inspections recently. Its inspections were nearly flawless. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in computing our inspection scores. One of those factors is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more important than the number of deficiencies, as some of these can be relatively insignificant. 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. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility also was given an A+ long-term care grade, rendering it one of the few nursing homes to be awarded multiple A+ category scores. Facilities that receive this type of score in this category typically provide consistent 24/7 care to ensure patients are well cared for. On top of looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 97.28261 percent of its patients, which is significantly higher than the average nursing home. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
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Short-term Care Quality
Turning the page to our next category, this facility received a top-shelf short-term care score. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A in that area. In our short-term care rating, we strive to forge a fair measure for rehabilitation services. In this process, we assess the facility's level of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we considered the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 5.6 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
Nurse Quality
In the final category we assessed, this nursing home was given a very strong grade of A- in our nursing category. With this score, the facility rounded out a straight A profile. The nursing category consists of a handful of data points, many of which are tied to quantities of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed certain nursing quality measures in computing our nursing grades. These include minimizing residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We look at these statistics as predictive measures of the caliber of nursing care being provided, since better care tends to reduce these problems.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Benedictine Manor of Wausau Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Benedictine Manor of Wausau, 4.03% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Benedictine Manor of Wausau, 4.89% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric gauges the percent of long-term patients who suffered falls resulting in serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries could be an indication of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Benedictine Manor of Wausau, 5.23% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often associated with nursing homes with worse hygiene protocols. Closer supervision can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. We want to point out that this statistic is affected by by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Benedictine Manor of Wausau, 15.08% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic tells you the percent of long-term patients which are prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may suggest a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior in situations where such drugs aren't medically required. However, some nursing homes need to rely on these drugs due to an increased number of patients with Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Benedictine Manor of Wausau, 8.59% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure indicates the percent of long-term patients which are given antianxiety medication. These medications are typically prescribed to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Benedictine Manor of Wausau, 7.3% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients demonstrating signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Benedictine Manor of Wausau, 98.64% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Benedictine Manor of Wausau, 11.04% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Benedictine Manor of Wausau, 12.27% of Residents
This indicates the percentage of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Benedictine Manor of Wausau, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is critical to maintaining the physical health of nursing home patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Benedictine Manor of Wausau, 12.27% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Benedictine Manor of Wausau, 9.31% of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Benedictine Manor of Wausau, 59.01% of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Scores for Wausau, WI
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
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Nearby Hospitals
- Aspirus Wausau HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 2.1 miles away333 Pine Ridge Blvd Wausau Wisconsin 54401Proprietary(715) 847-2121
- Ascension St Clares HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.46 miles away3400 Ministry Parkway Schofield Wisconsin 54476Voluntary non-profit - Private(715) 393-3000
- Ascension Good Samaritan HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 13.09 miles away601 S Center Ave Merrill Wisconsin 54452Voluntary non-profit - Church(715) 536-5511
Nearby Dialysis
- Aspirus Hosp Dialysis Ctr2.12 miles away3000 Westhill Dr Suite 106 Wausau Wisconsin 54401CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (715) 847-0019
- Davita - Wausau Dialysis2.5 miles away2600 Stewart Ave, Suite 144 Wausau Wisconsin 54401Dialysis Stations: 26 (715) 841-1708
- Davita - Prairie River Dialysis13.06 miles away601 S Center Ave Merrill Wisconsin 54452Dialysis Stations: 6 (715) 539-0613