Norseland Nursing Home is a small government-owned nursing home located in Westby, Wisconsin. It looks like this nursing home is one of the most impressive nursing homes we looked at. A score of this caliber requires superb marks across the board. In fact, this facility has the distinction of being one of the 100 best nursing homes in Wisconsin. This is an impressive achievement in a state with a long list of elite nursing homes. If you look below, you can see this nursing home's category scores, which are just as impressive as its overall grade.
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Norseland Nursing Home
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Government - City
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Recreational Therapy
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for our inspections rating. Our inspection grades weigh several factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher grades in this category generally have very few of these severe deficiencies. Unfortunately, it does not look like we were able to find deficiency data for this nursing home. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home also was dominant in the category of long-term care, where we awarded it a grade of A. Few nursing homes received a better grade in this area. When nursing homes receive a grade in this range in long-term care it typically means it's well-staffed and is a quality place to live on a permanent basis. In addition to considering the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients out of the hospital. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
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Nurse Quality
This facility also excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A-. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. There are numerous subcategories within this category. Many of these factors reflect staffing levels. This nursing home provides 0.4 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 in terms of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Short-term Care Quality
Switching gears to our final category, this facility also performed admirably in the short-term care category. We awarded it a grade of A- for that area. This finalized truly elite report card. In the area of short-term care, we seek to assess indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We look at a nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. However, based on the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final measure we considered in this category is the number of patients that ultimately were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Norseland Nursing Home Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Norseland Nursing Home, 5.98% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be an indicator of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Norseland Nursing Home, 3.47% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are routinely caused by lower levels of patient supervision. Better nursing protocols minimizes the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Norseland Nursing Home, 1.4% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of long-term stay patients which experienced a UTI. UTI's could be an indication of lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this datapoint may be skewed for certain facilities due to different reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Norseland Nursing Home, 6.43% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of residents given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Norseland Nursing Home, 10.79% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are prescribed to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Norseland Nursing Home, 0% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Norseland Nursing Home, 99.33% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for seniors, making these types of vaccines vital to patient safety.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Norseland Nursing Home, 8.21% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and using the bathroom. Many argue that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Norseland Nursing Home, 5.63% of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who retained mobility levels.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Norseland Nursing Home, 5.63% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Norseland Nursing Home, 65.58% of Resident
This datapoint measures the percentage of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many argue this is a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
Nearby Hospitals
- Vernon Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 7.87 miles away507 South Main St Viroqua Wisconsin 54665Voluntary non-profit - Private(608) 637-2101
- Mayo Clinic Hlth Systm Franciscan Hlthcare SpartaCritical Access Hospitals 19.64 miles away310 W Main St Sparta Wisconsin 54656Voluntary non-profit - Church(608) 269-2132
Nearby Dialysis
- Gundersen Lutheran Renal Dialysis - Viroqua7.77 miles away407 S Main St Ste 300 Viroqua Wisconsin 54665Dialysis Stations: 12 (608) 637-4376