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Fort Atkinson Health Care Center

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Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: F
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430 Wilcox St,
Fort Atkinson WI 53538

(920) 563-5533

67.12% estimated occupancy 1

Note: Fort Atkinson Health Care Center has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.

Fort Atkinson Health Care Center is an average-sized facility in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. With an overall rating of F, we consider this to be a lower end facility. At the end of the day, you'd be better off to avoid of this nursing home. More information on this nursing home's category grades may be found below. Its best category is short-term care, which is addressed in the next section.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Amputee Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Podiatry
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • X-Ray
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Bariatric Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Lymphedema Care

Registered Staff Hours

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Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

Although we gave this facility a terrible overall grade, we awarded it a grade of B- for our short-term care rating. In determining our short-term care scores, we size up a facility's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other licensed professionals. This rating is generally a useful measure of the nursing home's rehabilitation. In this facility's case, we were surprised to learn that it actually provides less registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than the average facility. The hope is always that this does not adversely affect the quality of care. The last datapoint we considered in this category is the percentage of residents that returned home from the facility. We found that just 5 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: C

We were also surprised to find that this facility received a decent nursing grade this year. We gave it a grade of C in that category. Nursing ratings are primarily based on the nursing home's nurse staffing. This nursing home averages just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. Finally, while this nursing home got docked a bit for nursing hours, it excelled in a few of our quality metrics. With fewer than five percent of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, it did very well in this area.

Facility Inspections

Grade: D

Unfortunately, this facility didn't receive glowing inspections in recent years. We gave it a grade of just D for our inspections rating. Inspection scores account for a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. You should be more cautious when considering a facility that has severe deficiencies on its inspection reports. This particular facility was hit with 2 deficiencies by CMS. The only positive thing we found is that none of the deficiencies were in the categories that indicate they created a risk to resident health or safety. Finally, CMS cited this nursing home for possible abuse or neglect. Hopefully, its performance improves in the future, but until then we simply can't recommend this facility.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: F

The next area we looked at is long-term care, in which this nursing home was given an abysmal score in this area as well. Unfortunately, we gave it an abysmal F for this area, which is definitely a major concern. When facilities receive a score in this range in this category it generally means the nursing home did not perform well in our quality measures relating to patient care. Once we assessed the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination data. We were a bit worried that this nursing home vaccinated 84.40861 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which happens to be quite a bit less than the national average. Surprisingly, this facility was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility has fewer hospitalizations than most nursing homes. This was its best score in this category.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18May 23

Fort Atkinson Health Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: F

In Fort Atkinson Health Care Center, 18.85% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: D

In Fort Atkinson Health Care Center, 6.45% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of residents who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are considered by many experts to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls which result in injury are routinely the result of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In Fort Atkinson Health Care Center, 2.35% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often associated with poor nursing care. Closer supervision can limit the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. We want to point out that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

In Fort Atkinson Health Care Center, 20.12% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This measures the percentage of long-term care residents receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B

In Fort Atkinson Health Care Center, 17.96% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term patients who are administered antianxiety medication. These drugs are prescribed to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: D

In Fort Atkinson Health Care Center, 17.58% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: D

In Fort Atkinson Health Care Center, 80.14% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-minus

In Fort Atkinson Health Care Center, 16.36% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

In Fort Atkinson Health Care Center, 24.96% of Residents

Measures the percentage of long-term care patients that remained mobile levels.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Fort Atkinson Health Care Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

In Fort Atkinson Health Care Center, 24.96% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: D

In Fort Atkinson Health Care Center, 16.48% of Patients

This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In Fort Atkinson Health Care Center, 86.75% of Resident

This is the percent of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with activities of daily living generally correlates with higher quality rehabilitation.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Fort Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.32 miles away611 Sherman Ave E Fort Atkinson Wisconsin 53538Voluntary non-profit - Private(920) 568-5000
  • Edgerton Hospital and Health ServicesCritical Access Hospitals 12.79 miles away11101 N Sherman Road Edgerton Wisconsin 53534Voluntary non-profit - Private(608) 884-3441
  • Stoughton HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 19.27 miles away900 Ridge St Stoughton Wisconsin 53589Voluntary non-profit - Private(608) 873-6611
  • Watertown Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 19.56 miles away125 Hospital Drive Watertown Wisconsin 53098Voluntary non-profit - Private(920) 261-4210
  • Ssm Health St Mary's Hospital - JanesvilleAcute Care Hospitals 19.69 miles away3400 East Racine Street Janesville Wisconsin 53546Voluntary non-profit - Other(608) 373-8000
  • Mercy Health System CorpAcute Care Hospitals 20 miles away1000 Mineral Point Ave Janesville Wisconsin 53548Voluntary non-profit - Private(608) 756-6080

Nearby Dialysis

  • Total Renal Care Inc0.1 miles away525 Handeyside Lane Fort Atkinson Wisconsin 53538Dialysis Stations: 15 (920) 563-8665
  • Bio-Medical Applications of Wisconsin, Inc.18.41 miles away1407 Creston Park Dr Janesville Wisconsin 53545Dialysis Stations: 13 (608) 752-6362
  • Davita - Janesville18.56 miles away1305 Woodman Rd Janesville Wisconsin 53545Dialysis Stations: 12 (608) 741-4181
  • Total Renal Care Inc19.5 miles away1905 Market Way Watertown Wisconsin 53094Dialysis Stations: 11 (920) 206-0666
  • Mercy Regional Dialysis Center19.95 miles away903 Mineral Point Avenue Janesville Wisconsin 53548CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (608) 741-3814