Located in Edgerton, Wisconsin, Edgerton Care Center is the only option we found there. This is a good nursing home. We gave it an overall grade of B, which is a very solid grade. Based on our assessment, this place is a solid choice for most people. The best aspect of this nursing home's impressive report card is its inspection grade. Inspection reports are discussed in the next paragraph
Edgerton Care Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- 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
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
This nursing home received a strong overall score as described above, but we especially would like to emphasize its nearly flawless health inspections in recent years. We awarded it an impressive grade of A- in this area. Our inspection ratings weigh a host of factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better scores in this area tend to have very few severe deficiencies. Although this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' deficiency scale. We should point out that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in this industry.
Short-term Care Quality
Contributing to its profile, this facility also received a grade of B+ for its short-term care rating. This is a well above average grade in this area. Short-term care scores are important for residents seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually mandates more skilled nursing. This includes a vast range of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final metric we considered in this category is the percentage of residents who ultimately returned home from the nursing home. We found that 4.6 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.
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Nurse Quality
Adding to its profile, this facility also earned a grade of B for its nursing rating. This is a well above average score in this category. The nursing score includes quite a few subcategories, but the paramount one is the level of nurse hours spent with patients. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as by employing a system of moving a resident more frequently.
Long-term Care Quality
Turning to our next category, this facility received a B- in long-term care, which is generally an acceptable score. Long-term care grades assess a facility's personal care rather than the highly skilled therapy or healthcare services that are critical to a rehabilitation facility. On top of considering the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. Fortunately, this nursing home gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is a very respectable total. Finally, this nursing home was also able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Edgerton Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Edgerton Care Center, 6.93% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers . We bake this statistic into our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Edgerton Care Center, 3.27% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injury are often associated with poor nursing care. Better nursing care can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Edgerton Care Center, 3.19% of Patients had UTIs
This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term stay patients who experienced UTI's. UTI's could be an indicator of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this datapoint could be misleading for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Edgerton Care Center, 13.83% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients who were administered antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior in situations where such drugs are not medically required. However, some facilities need to rely on these medications due to having more residents with cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Edgerton Care Center, 15.45% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic measures the percentage of long-term care residents taking antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Edgerton Care Center, 6.26% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who are exhibiting signs of depression. Some argue this is a reliable measure of quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Edgerton Care Center, 92.96% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Edgerton Care Center, 13.23% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and using the bathroom.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Edgerton Care Center, 20.17% Percentage of Residents
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that were able to retain mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Edgerton Care Center, 1.28 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Edgerton Care Center, 20.17 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Edgerton Care Center, 13.08 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Edgerton Care Center, 75.51% Percentage of Resident
This tells you the percentage of short-term patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of performance with activities of daily living typically correlates with better rehabilitation.
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