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.
Benedictine Manor of Wausau
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- Non profit - Church related
- 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
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
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.
Short-term Care Quality
Contributing to its top-shelf assessment, this nursing home also was awarded an excellent short-term care grade, with a score of A. With our short-term care assessment, we endeavor to craft a sound barometer for rehabilitation services. In doing so, we analyze the nursing home's levels of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final measure we looked at in this area is the number of residents that ultimately were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that 5.6 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.
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Nurse Quality
Adding to its strong resume, this facility also received an excellent nursing score, with a grade of A-. Our nursing score is mostly based on a facility's nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as having a system of turning patients more frequently.
Long-term Care Quality
In our last area, we awarded this nursing home an A+ for our long-term care grade. This completed an elite report card. Long-term care scores of this caliber generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. In addition to looking at the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 98.40426 percent of its residents. Vaccines are critical to keeping patients healthy. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
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, 6.93% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often caused by patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Benedictine Manor of Wausau, 3.27% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are often associated with lower quality nursing care. Better nursing protocols reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Benedictine Manor of Wausau, 3.19% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely caused by poor nursing care. Closer supervision can reduce the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Keep in mind that this metric is affected by by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Benedictine Manor of Wausau, 13.83% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who were prescribed antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents in situations where such drugs are not medically indicated. Nevertheless, some facilities need to rely more on these medications due to an increased number of patients suffering from dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Benedictine Manor of Wausau, 15.45% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that are prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are generally given to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Benedictine Manor of Wausau, 6.26% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Higher rates of depression may imply worse patient care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Benedictine Manor of Wausau, 92.96% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Benedictine Manor of Wausau, 13.23% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and eating. Some experts would argue this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Benedictine Manor of Wausau, 20.17% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Benedictine Manor of Wausau, 1.28 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is key to the physical health of nursing home residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Benedictine Manor of Wausau, 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 Benedictine Manor of Wausau, 13.08 Percentage of Patients
This metric measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to gauge short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Benedictine Manor of Wausau, 75.51% Percentage of Resident
This is the percent of short-term care patients 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 B-plus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
Looking for more options? Wausau, Wisconsin has 3 other nursing homes
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