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Pine Crest Nursing Home

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: A
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2100 E Sixth St,
Merrill WI 54452

(715) 536-0355

68.16% estimated occupancy 1

Pine Crest Nursing Home is located in Merrill, Wisconsin. This city has 19,360 people. This facility is among the best facilities we looked at. This nursing home was given one of the top scores we offer. We ranked this nursing home in the 100 best nursing homes in Wisconsin, which is a distinguished list. Headlining this facility's exemplary report card is its inspection score, which we will address in the next section.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Government - County
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Laboratory
  • X-Ray
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Lymphedema Care

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this facility received an A+ inspection grade. This score is based on its recent government inspections. An A+ in this category is one of the best complements we can pay to a facility. Inspection grades weigh a host of factors included in a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher scores in this category generally have very few severe deficiencies. This place was assessed 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered severe. This indicates that the inspectors didn't consider any of these deficiencies to pose an imminent threat to resident health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

We also want to note the fact that this nursing home was awarded an impressive grade of A in our short-term care category. In the category of short-term care, we attempt to assess measures of a facility's rehabilitation. We look at a nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and various therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final measure we assessed in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We found that 5.3 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: A

This nursing home also received a very impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A. In determining our nursing scores, we factor in both staffing levels and the levels of licensure of the nurses. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this place 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 Wisconsin in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as by employing a policy of turning a resident more frequently.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

In our final area, this facility also received an excellent long-term care grade, with a grade of A-. This topped off a very strong profile. Nursing homes that do well in long-term care tend to be well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to residents. After considering the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 97.76358 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping residents out of the hospital. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.01 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.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Pine Crest Nursing Home Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Pine Crest Nursing Home, 9.2% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percentage of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to staying in the same position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B

In Pine Crest Nursing Home, 2.88% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of patients who have had a fall resulting in major injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B

In Pine Crest Nursing Home, 1.71% of Patients had UTIs

This statistic is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents which have suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's could be an indicator of worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this metric may also be misleading for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Pine Crest Nursing Home, 15.95% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Excessive reliance on these medications may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents in situations where such medications are not medically indicated. However, some nursing homes may need to rely more on these drugs due to having more residents with cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A

In Pine Crest Nursing Home, 11.81% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric gauges the percent of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-minus

In Pine Crest Nursing Home, 4.61% of Patients

This is the percent of patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression. Higher rates of depression could indicate a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In Pine Crest Nursing Home, 97.45% of Patients

This is the percent of residents who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In Pine Crest Nursing Home, 13.69% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and eating. Some experts believe that this is a measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-minus

In Pine Crest Nursing Home, 12.78% of Residents

This metric tracks the percent of long-term stay residents who remained mobile levels. Some experts would argue that the ability to move around is critical to residents' physical and mental well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A

In Pine Crest Nursing Home, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Pine Crest Nursing Home, 12.78% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: C

In Pine Crest Nursing Home, 15.55% of Patients

Measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to gauge the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In Pine Crest Nursing Home, 89.87% of Resident

Measures the percentage of short-term stay patients who experienced functional improvements.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Ascension Good Samaritan HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 0.89 miles away601 S Center Ave Merrill Wisconsin 54452Voluntary non-profit - Church(715) 536-5511
  • Aspirus Wausau HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 15.26 miles away333 Pine Ridge Blvd Wausau Wisconsin 54401Proprietary(715) 847-2121

Nearby Dialysis

  • Davita - Prairie River Dialysis0.91 miles away601 S Center Ave Merrill Wisconsin 54452Dialysis Stations: 6 (715) 539-0613
  • Aspirus Hosp Dialysis Ctr14.97 miles away3000 Westhill Dr Suite 106 Wausau Wisconsin 54401CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (715) 847-0019
  • Davita - Wausau Dialysis15.67 miles away2600 Stewart Ave, Suite 144 Wausau Wisconsin 54401Dialysis Stations: 26 (715) 841-1708