Luther Manor is an average-sized non-profit nursing home located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This facility received an A- overall, which is one of the most impressive scores we offer. A score of this caliber requires first-rate marks across the board. Even in a city with 24 other nursing homes, this facility would be a great option. This facility's impressive profile was highlighted by its nursing score, which is addressed in the next section.
Luther Manor
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Adult Day Care
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this nursing home received an A+ for nursing. Our nursing category assesses a handful of components, many of which are tied to nursing hours. This facility provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well when it comes to avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home received high marks in the area of short-term care. Consequently, it was given one of our highest grades in that area with a grade of A+. In calculating our short-term care grades, we analyze the facility's levels of highly skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other highly skilled individuals. This rating is considered to be a fair assessment of a facility's rehabilitation services. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final item we assessed in this area is the number of patients who who were able to eventually return home from the facility. We found that 6.6 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
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Facility Inspections
Moving on to our inspection category, this nursing home excelled in that category, which is based on the nursing home's recent inspection reports. In fact, we gave it an A- for that category. Our inspection ratings are tied to many pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that excel in this area typically have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This particular nursing home received 5 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a good inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home's worst area was long-term care, which is the last category we looked at. In this area, we awarded this facility a grade of D. We want to to draw your attention to this potential weak spot, however, you should not focus exclusively on a single weak area either. Our long-term care grade is often used to grade a facility's performance as a traditional convalescent home, as opposed to focusing more on the skilled nursing services offered by a skilled nursing facility. Once we looked at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination record. We were somewhat surprised to discover that this facility vaccinated a relatively low 82.33215 percent of its patients against pneumonia. To our surprise, this facility was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility has fewer hospitalizations than the average nursing home. This is its best feature in this category.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Luther Manor Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Luther Manor, 6.93% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Luther Manor, 3.27% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents that have had a fall which resulted in severe injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Luther Manor, 3.19% of Patients had UTIs
This metric indicates the percentage of long-term residents who have suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's may be an indication of lower quality nursing care. However, this metric may also be skewed for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Luther Manor, 13.83% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is an indication of the percent of long-term care patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such drugs aren't medically indicated. Nevertheless, some facilities need to rely more on these medications due to having more residents suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Luther Manor, 15.45% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This measures the percentage of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Luther Manor, 6.26% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients exhibiting symptoms of depression. Higher levels of depression could imply a lower level of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Luther Manor, 92.96% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines vital to patient care.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Luther Manor, 13.23% Percentage of Patients
This is the percentage of residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's may indicate the decline of a resident's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Luther Manor, 20.17% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percent of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Luther Manor, 1.28 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is important to maintaining the physical well-being of nursing home residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Luther Manor, 20.17 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Luther Manor, 13.08 Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Luther Manor, 75.51% Percentage of Resident
This is a measure of the percentage of short-term patients who saw functional improvements.
Scores for Milwaukee, WI
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B
Looking for more options? Milwaukee, Wisconsin has 23 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Ascension Se Wisconsin Hospital - St Joseph CampusAcute Care Hospitals 3.22 miles away5000 W Chambers St Milwaukee Wisconsin 53210Voluntary non-profit - Church(414) 447-2130
- Milwaukee County Behavioral Health DivisionPsychiatric 3.9 miles away9455 W Watertown Plank Rd Milwaukee Wisconsin 53226Government - Local(414) 257-5202
- Childrens Hospital of WisconsinChildrens 4.34 miles away9000 W Wisconsin Ave Milwaukee Wisconsin 53226Voluntary non-profit - Other(414) 266-2000
- Froedtert Memorial Lutheran HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.34 miles away9200 W Wisconsin Ave Milwaukee Wisconsin 53226Voluntary non-profit - Private(414) 805-3000
- Aurora West Allis Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6.82 miles away8901 W Lincoln Ave Milwaukee Wisconsin 53227Voluntary non-profit - Private(414) 328-6000
- Ascension Columbia St Mary's Hospital MilwaukeeAcute Care Hospitals 7.96 miles away2323 N Lake Dr Milwaukee Wisconsin 53211Voluntary non-profit - Church(414) 585-1374
- Aurora St Lukes Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.72 miles away2900 W Oklahoma Ave Milwaukee Wisconsin 53215Voluntary non-profit - Private(414) 649-6000
- Ascension St Francis HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.29 miles away3237 S 16th St Milwaukee Wisconsin 53215Voluntary non-profit - Private(414) 647-5000
Nearby Dialysis
- Fresenius Medical Care Midwest Appleton Ave0.94 miles away7793 W Appleton Ave Milwaukee Wisconsin 53222CMS Rating: 1 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (414) 464-0820
- Davita - West Appleton1.61 miles away10130 W Appleton Ave, Suite 500 Milwaukee Wisconsin 53225CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 26 (414) 393-0600
- Davita - Capitol Court Dialysis2.37 miles away4176 N 56th St Milwaukee Wisconsin 53216Dialysis Stations: 16 (414) 445-2119
- Fresenius Medical Care Midwest Dialysis, LLC2.57 miles away4021 N 52nd St Milwaukee Wisconsin 53216CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (414) 873-3600
- Fresenius Medical Care Midwest Good Hope3.64 miles away7701 W Clinton Ave Milwaukee Wisconsin 53223Dialysis Stations: 19 (414) 760-3090
- Fresenius Medical Care Milwaukee, LLC4.31 miles away2615 W Silver Spring Dr Milwaukee Wisconsin 53209Dialysis Stations: 18 (414) 461-2649
- Davita - Bluemound4.45 miles away601 North 99th Street Suite 100 Milwaukee Wisconsin 53226CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (414) 755-6300
- Ara - Milwaukee4.62 miles awayMilwaukee Dialysis Center 4775 N Green Bay Ave Milwaukee Wisconsin 53209CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (414) 265-1700