Bethel Home and Services

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Updated Mar 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

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Bethel Home and Services's website

614 S Rock Ave,
Viroqua WI 54665

(608) 637-2171

201.81% estimated occupancy ¹

Bethel Home and Services is a very-small non-profit nursing home in Viroqua, Wisconsin. This facility received an F, which is really a bottom of the barrel score in our grading scheme. In our view, you would be better off to avoid of this nursing home. More information on this facility's category grades is available below. Its best category is short-term care, which is addressed in the next paragraph.

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
Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Transportation
Medical Transportation
Speech Therapy
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Podiatry
Physical Therapy
Recreational Therapy

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Short-term Care Quality

Although we gave this facility a terrible overall grade, we awarded it a grade of B for our short-term care rating. With our short-term care rating, we strive to forge a valuable measure for rehabilitation. In doing so, we look at the facility's scope of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last datapoint we assessed in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that 5.8 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.

Nurse Quality

Turning to the area of nursing care, this facility received a grade of just D in this category. Unfortunately, this ended up being one of its better grades. Our nursing grade includes a number of datapoints. The most important one is the amount of time nurses spent with residents. This facility provided just 0.1 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low total compared to most nursing homes. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This place fared well in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers.

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Facility Inspections

Unfortunately, this place received a lowly F for its inspection score. This is an important category. Grades in this range generally mean we found red flags on the facility's inspection reports. For facilities with bad inspection ratings, you should really focus on any severe deficiencies found on their recent inspection reports. This particular nursing home was hit with one deficiency by government inspectors. We were relieved to find that it wasn't in a category that suggests that it caused a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility also received 8 substantiated complaints in recent years. This is yet another bad sign.

Long-term Care Quality

The next category we rated is long-term care. This nursing home was given a rock bottom grade of F in that category. If you are seeking services other than short-term rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each facility's long-term care scores. One of the criteria we considered after nursing hours is vaccinations. Fortunately, this facility provided the pneumonia vaccine to 95.48872 percent of its residents. Surprisingly, this place also fared well at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Sadly, a few of its other scores in this category were not as favorable as these.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Bethel Home and Services Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Bethel Home and Services, 6.93% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin caused by remaining in the same position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Bethel Home and Services, 3.27% of Patients had Serious Falls

This figure measures the percentage of long-term care patients who suffered a fall which resulted in severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be an indication of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Bethel Home and Services, 3.19% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely caused by facilities with lower levels of hygiene. More frequent bathing can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Note that this metric is affected by by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Bethel Home and Services, 13.83% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to residents for many conditions, including dementia. Sadly, in limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Bethel Home and Services, 15.45% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percentage of residents who were given antianxiety drugs. These medications are commonly used to treat patients suffering from anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Bethel Home and Services, 6.26% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients exhibiting symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Bethel Home and Services, 92.96% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for seniors, making these vaccines indispensable.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Bethel Home and Services, 13.23% Percentage of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's could indicate deterioration of a patient's health.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Bethel Home and Services, 20.17% Percentage of Residents

This tells you the percent of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

In Bethel Home and Services, 1.28 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Bethel Home and Services, 20.17 Percentage 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 Bethel Home and Services, 13.08 Percentage of Patients

This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Bethel Home and Services, 75.51% Percentage of Resident

This is the percent of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of performance with ADL's typically correlates with higher quality rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

Vernon Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 0.09 miles away507 South Main St Viroqua Wisconsin 54665Voluntary non-profit - Private(608) 637-2101