Ladysmith Living Center
1001 E 11th St N, Ladysmith WI 54848 · (715) 532-5546 · 94.66% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Ladysmith Living Center is located in Ladysmith, Wisconsin. The city has 6,141 people. Sporting an overall score of A, this facility is one of the most impressive nursing homes we assessed. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top fifth of all facilities in the country. Headlining this nursing home's remarkable profile is its inspection rating, which is addressed in the next section.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 30 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
One of the reasons this place turned out to be a quality nursing home is that it earned an A+ inspection grade. This is as good as it gets in this critical category. Perhaps the most important factor we look at in calculating our inspection grades is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a facility's inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher scores in this category typically dodged the most severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. Although this facility had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Nurse Quality
Among its many impressive grades, this facility received an excellent nursing grade. In fact, we gave it a grade of A in that category. Our nursing grade is mostly tied to the facility's level of nurse staffing. This place provided 4.4 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This is an impressive statistic which typically correlates with better quality care. Lastly, this facility also excelled in several quality measures we looked at. With fewer than five percent of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the state in this category.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility also was awarded a strong long-term care grade. In fact, this is this nursing home's third best category score. In that area, we gave this facility a score of A-. Nursing homes that do well in long-term care typically provide patients with closer supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. In addition to providing very favorable levels of nursing care and other staffing, this nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. Vaccines are critical to keeping residents out of the hospital. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Short-term Care Quality
The next area we assessed was short-term care. This nursing home received a favorable nursing grade this year, with a B. Even though this isn't nearly as elite as several of its other category grades, this is still one of the more impressive scores for this category. Our short-term care scores are critical for people needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually mandates higher levels of skilled nursing services. This means a broad range of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final item we looked at in this area is the percentage of patients who returned home from the facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Ladysmith Living Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls are often the result of lower levels of patient supervision.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be an indicator of nursing care . UTI's are routinely associated with a facility with worst hygiene practices. However, this metric can be skewed for some facilities due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are administered to residents for many conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Sadly, in limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term care patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are prescribed to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
Measures the percent of long-term stay patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This tells you the percent of residents who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and eating.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that remained mobile levels.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better