Bethany Home is in Waupaca, Wisconsin. We gave this facility an overall grade of B+. A score in this range requires solid marks in most areas. You can definitely do much worse than this nursing home. This facility's strong report card was highlighted by its nursing grade, which you can find in the next paragraph.
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Bethany Home
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Church related
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Bariatric Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Nurse Quality
To pair with its impressive overall grade, we awarded this nursing home an A- for our nursing rating. The nursing rating features a variety of factors. The most important variable is the quantity of hours nurses spend with residents. This facility provided 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well in the area of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Facility Inspections
In addition, this nursing home also excelled in inspections, where it earned a grade of A-. Our inspection grades weigh a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with better grades in this area tend to have very few of these severe deficiencies. 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. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.
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Short-term Care Quality
Turning to an additional strength for this nursing home, we gave them one of our more favorable scores in our short-term care category as well, with a grade of B+. With our short-term care score, we strive to forge a sound gauge for rehabilitation services. In doing so, we analyze the nursing home's offerings of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. It does not appear that this facility provided information on registered nurse or physical therapist staffing. The final metric we looked at in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that 4.8 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
Long-term Care Quality
The final area we rated ended up being this facility's weakest category. Nevertheless, even in its worst category we still gave it an acceptable grade of B- in long-term care. With our long-term care assessment, we look at the volume of services provided by a facility, along with a few quality statistics. In addition to looking at the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 97.95918 percent of its residents, which is more than the majority of nursing homes. Lastly, this place was also able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Bethany Home Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Bethany Home, 4.29% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often caused by residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Bethany Home, 2.45% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of nursing care . Falls are routinely the result of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Bethany Home, 1.22% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely the result of facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Better nursing care can minimize the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Note that this metric is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Bethany Home, 19.83% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents given antipsychotic drugs. These medications may be used for several medical conditions, including dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Bethany Home, 22.58% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are given to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Bethany Home, 4.17% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who are demonstrating symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Bethany Home, 98.59% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Bethany Home, 6.57% of Patients
This is the percent of patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate deterioration of a patient's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Bethany Home, 10.57% of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who maintained mobility. Some experts would argue that the ability to move around is vital to residents' physical and mental well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Bethany Home, 0 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Bethany Home, 10.57% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Bethany Home, 8.48% of Patients
This metric measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to assess short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Bethany Home, 90.66% of Resident
This is the percentage of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Thedacare Medical Center - Waupaca IncCritical Access Hospitals 0.28 miles away800 Riverside Drive Waupaca Wisconsin 54981Voluntary non-profit - Private(715) 258-1000
- Thedacare Medical Center - Wild Rose IncCritical Access Hospitals 13.8 miles away601 Grove Ave Wild Rose Wisconsin 54984Voluntary non-profit - Private(920) 622-3257
- Thedacare Medical Center New LondonCritical Access Hospitals 17.36 miles away1405 Mill St New London Wisconsin 54961Voluntary non-profit - Private(920) 531-2000
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita - Waupaca Dialysis1.44 miles away910 Furman Dr Waupaca Wisconsin 54981Dialysis Stations: 10 (715) 258-0934
- Fmc Dialysis - Waupaca2 miles away102 Grand Seasons Drive Suite 7 Waupaca Wisconsin 54981Dialysis Stations: 10 (715) 258-2547