Care and Rehab - Boscobel is a nursing home in Boscobel, Wisconsin. This city has 5,269 people. After receiving an A overall grade, this nursing home has the distinction of being one of the top 100 nursing homes in Wisconsin. This is an impressive feat in a state with a long list of high-end nursing homes. Based on our analysis, you can not go wrong with this place. This also appears to be a very consistent nursing home with consistent ratings in all of our categories. Additional information about these categories is available below.
Care and Rehab - Boscobel
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Adult Day Care
- Memory Care
Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Meal Delivery
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Long-term Care Quality
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for our long-term care rating. Nursing homes that do well in this category typically are well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to patients. After considering the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is far higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Facility Inspections
In addition, this facility also received a nearly flawless inspection report. As a result, it earned one of our highest grades in that area with a score of A. Inspection grades take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these issues by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this place had a few minor dings on its government inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones found in categories G through L. This tells you the government inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
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Nurse Quality
This nursing home also received a very impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A. When calculating our nursing scores, we assess both nursing hours and the training levels of the nurses. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well when it comes to minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Short-term Care Quality
In our last area, this nursing home also received a very strong short-term care score, with a grade of A-. This topped off a first-rate profile. In determining our short-term care scores, we look at a nursing home's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other licensed professionals. This area is typically a fair measure of the nursing home's rehabilitation services. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last measure we assessed in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Care and Rehab - Boscobel Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Care and Rehab - Boscobel, 6.86% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Care and Rehab - Boscobel, 3.37% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who have sustained falls which caused serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be an indicator of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Care and Rehab - Boscobel, 3.17% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often the result of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this metric could also be skewed for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Care and Rehab - Boscobel, 13.77% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This gauges the percent of long-term care residents receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Care and Rehab - Boscobel, 15.58% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term patients receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Care and Rehab - Boscobel, 6.45% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents exhibiting symptoms of depression. High rates of depression could imply a lower level of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Care and Rehab - Boscobel, 92.81% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Care and Rehab - Boscobel, 13.28% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and continence. Some argue that this is a measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Care and Rehab - Boscobel, 21.75% Percentage of Residents
This is the percent of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Care and Rehab - Boscobel, 1.26 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Care and Rehab - Boscobel, 21.75 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.
Nearby Hospitals
- Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and ClinicsCritical Access Hospitals 0 miles away205 Parker St Boscobel Wisconsin 53805Voluntary non-profit - Private(608) 375-4112
- Grant Regional Health CenterCritical Access Hospitals 19.97 miles away507 S Monroe St Lancaster Wisconsin 53813Voluntary non-profit - Private(608) 723-2143