Mulder Health Care Facility is an average-sized nursing home in West Salem, Wisconsin. This facility received a rock bottom overall score based on the data we looked at. This facility doesn't seem to have any redeeming qualities. We wouldn't blame you if you're ready to stop reading and find another facility. However, if you want to learn more about this place's category grades, nursing grades are discussed in the next paragraph.
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Mulder Health Care Facility
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Podiatry
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
While we graded this facility incredibly poorly overall, it received a fairly respectable nursing grade this year. We gave it a grade of B- in that category. Our nursing grade considers a host of datapoints. The most important variable is the amount of time nurses spent with residents. This particular nursing home provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This figure is significantly below the national average. Finally, despite not having the most impressive total nursing hours, this place actually performed admirably in the metric of preventing major falls. This is often a reliable indicator that a nursing home has sufficient quality controls in place.
Facility Inspections
This facility performed well in the area of inspections also. We awarded it a B- for this category, which is a solid score. We believe that one of the most important factors in assessing an inspection report is deficiencies. In this regard, we especially look at the severity of those deficiencies. This particular nursing home received 2 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a solid inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.
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Short-term Care Quality
Turning to the category of short-term care, this facility was awarded a grade of just D in this area. Short-term care grades are often employed to grade a nursing home's performance with rehabilitation To offer highly scored rehabilitation services, facilities generally need to offer higher levels of skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other highly trained professionals. As you might expect, we discovered that this nursing home offers far less registered nurse and physical therapist hours per patient than the average nursing home. Finally, we considered the number of patients that ultimately returned home from this facility. This facility didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 3.8 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was well off the national average.
Long-term Care Quality
The last area we scored is long-term care. This nursing home was given a poor grade of F in that area. In a long-term care environment, the nursing home's primary goal is to keep patients as healthy and safe as possible. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate patients. Once we looked at the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 98.55073 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is more than the average nursing home. Surprisingly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home had less hospitalizations than the average nursing home. Sadly, a few of its other scores in this category weren't as favorable as these.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Mulder Health Care Facility Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Mulder Health Care Facility, 8.42% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols can reduce the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Mulder Health Care Facility, 2.9% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic indicates the percentage of long-term patients who sustained a fall which caused major injury. This is one of the statistics we use in calculating our nursing ratings.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Mulder Health Care Facility, 3.42% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who sustained urinary tract infections. UTI's could be an indicator of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this metric could be skewed for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Mulder Health Care Facility, 21.32% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric indicates the percentage of long-term residents which were given antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior in scenarios where such medications aren't medically indicated. However, some facilities need to rely on these medications due to having more residents with dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Mulder Health Care Facility, 12.26% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are administered to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Mulder Health Care Facility, 16.73% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients who are exhibiting signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Mulder Health Care Facility, 98.25% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Mulder Health Care Facility, 11.92% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and continence. Some experts argue that this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Mulder Health Care Facility, 9.48% of Residents
This tells you the percent of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Mulder Health Care Facility, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care. There is usually a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Mulder Health Care Facility, 9.48% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Mulder Health Care Facility, 8.39% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Mulder Health Care Facility, 77.65% of Resident
This tells you the percentage of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Mayo Clinic Hlth System Franciscan Med CtrAcute Care Hospitals 10.54 miles away700 West Avenue South La Crosse Wisconsin 54601Voluntary non-profit - Private(608) 785-0940
- Gundersen Lutheran Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 11.22 miles away1910 South Ave La Crosse Wisconsin 54601Voluntary non-profit - Private(608) 782-7300
- Mayo Clinic Hlth Systm Franciscan Hlthcare SpartaCritical Access Hospitals 13.5 miles away310 W Main St Sparta Wisconsin 54656Voluntary non-profit - Church(608) 269-2132
Nearby Dialysis
- Gundersen Lutheran Renal Dialysis - Onalaska5.72 miles away3075 South Kinney Coulee Rd Onalaska Wisconsin 54650Dialysis Stations: 32 (608) 775-1360
- Mayo Clinic Dialysis - Onalaska6.05 miles away191 Theatre Road Onalaska Wisconsin 54650Dialysis Stations: 18 (608) 392-5011
- Gundersen Lutheran Renal Dialysis - La Crosse11.27 miles away1910 South Ave Heritage Building 2 West La Crosse Wisconsin 54601Dialysis Stations: 12 (608) 775-3835