Located in Edgerton, Wisconsin, Edgerton Care Center is the only option we found there. This facility received an overall grade of F. This nursing home is really as bad as it gets. More information on this facility's category grades may be found below. Its best category is short-term care, which is discussed in the next section.
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Edgerton Care Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
Note: Edgerton Care Center has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- 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
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Audiology
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Short-term Care Quality
Although we gave this facility a terrible overall grade, we awarded it a C for short-term care. Our short-term care scores are considered to be most important for patients in need of rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation usually requires more highly-skilled nursing services. This means not just nursing services, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Unfortunately, we found that this nursing home provided fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other facilities. The more important thing is determining what effect this had on quality of care. The final item we looked at in this area is the number of residents who ultimately returned home from the facility. We found that just 4.6 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home. Unfortunately, this was below average.
Long-term Care Quality
We were also stunned to learn that this nursing home received a somewhat respectable long-term care grade in our assessment. We gave it a C in that category. Our long-term care grades are more meaningful for residents in need of more conventional services associated with activities of daily living. After we finished assessing the quantity of nursing care, we next considered the facility's vaccination record. We were optimistic to learn that this facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Lastly, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.03 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Nurse Quality
We were surprised to find that this nursing home also excelled in the category of nursing. In fact, we awarded it an impressive grade of D for that category, which is one of our highest grades. When computing a nursing home's nursing grade, we weigh the quantity of hours nurses are with patients and the levels of training of the nurses. This nursing home averaged only 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient each day. This is not a very impressive figure. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed well in terms of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. Many consider these statistics to be good measures of the quality of nursing care.
Facility Inspections
Turning the final category of inspections, this nursing home fared very poorly. Sadly, it received an F in our inspection category. This is the most heavily weighted category in our grading system. With facilities that received this bad of an inspection score, we recommend scrutinizing any severe deficiencies on its inspection report. This particular facility was hit with 4 deficiencies by government inspectors. The only positive thing we found is that none of its deficiencies were in the categories that indicate that they caused a risk to resident safety or health. Finally, this facility was cited by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. We would not recommend this facility under any circumstance.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Edgerton Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Edgerton Care Center, 10.78% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Edgerton Care Center, 5.63% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are considered by many experts to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls which result in injury are often caused by poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Edgerton Care Center, 5.8% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections could be associated with poorer hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Edgerton Care Center, 13.43% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of patients given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to patients for a variety of conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Tragically, in limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Edgerton Care Center, 13.64% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Edgerton Care Center, 4.51% of Patients
This is the percent of patients exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Edgerton Care Center, 98.72% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term patients who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for seniors, making these types of vaccines critical to patient care.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Edgerton Care Center, 9.8% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and taking a bath.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Edgerton Care Center, 10.68% of Residents
This is the percentage of patients that remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Edgerton Care Center, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Edgerton Care Center, 10.68% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term resident care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Edgerton Care Center, 22.72% of Patients
This is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to measure the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Edgerton Care Center, 85.62% of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Edgerton Hospital and Health ServicesCritical Access Hospitals 1.84 miles away11101 N Sherman Road Edgerton Wisconsin 53534Voluntary non-profit - Private(608) 884-3441
- Stoughton HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 8.73 miles away900 Ridge St Stoughton Wisconsin 53589Voluntary non-profit - Private(608) 873-6611
- Mercy Health System CorpAcute Care Hospitals 10.79 miles away1000 Mineral Point Ave Janesville Wisconsin 53548Voluntary non-profit - Private(608) 756-6080
- Ssm Health St Mary's Hospital - JanesvilleAcute Care Hospitals 12.73 miles away3400 East Racine Street Janesville Wisconsin 53546Voluntary non-profit - Other(608) 373-8000
- Fort Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.18 miles away611 Sherman Ave E Fort Atkinson Wisconsin 53538Voluntary non-profit - Private(920) 568-5000
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita - Janesville10.16 miles away1305 Woodman Rd Janesville Wisconsin 53545Dialysis Stations: 12 (608) 741-4181
- Bio-Medical Applications of Wisconsin, Inc.10.2 miles away1407 Creston Park Dr Janesville Wisconsin 53545Dialysis Stations: 13 (608) 752-6362
- Mercy Regional Dialysis Center10.81 miles away903 Mineral Point Avenue Janesville Wisconsin 53548CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (608) 741-3814
- Total Renal Care Inc14.29 miles away525 Handeyside Lane Fort Atkinson Wisconsin 53538Dialysis Stations: 15 (920) 563-8665