Prairie Maison
700 South Fremont, Prairie Du Chien WI 53821 · (608) 326-8471 · 87.71% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Prairie Maison is a small non-profit nursing home located in Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin. This nursing home received an overall grade of B, which is a very respectable rating. This nursing home truly has plenty working in its favor. The best part of this facility's strong profile is its nursing rating. We discuss nursing in the next paragraph
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 70 Beds
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Non profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
In addition to being a quality nursing home overall, this nursing home really excelled in nursing, where it received a grade of A-. Our nursing score includes several components, many of which are associated with nursing hours. This particular nursing home provided 4.1 hours of nursing care per resident per day, which was among the highest totals we found. Lastly, this facility was also above average in each of the major quality measures we assessed in this category. It performed well in the area of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers.
Facility Inspections
This nursing home also excelled in the area of inspections. In fact, we gave it an B+ for that area. Arguably the most critical factor we consider in calculating our inspection grades is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities with higher scores in this category most likely avoided the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home received a favorable long-term care score as well. We gave it one of our higher grades in that category with a score of B+. Nursing homes that receive this type of grade in long-term care typically provide consistent around the clock care to make sure residents are well cared for. One of the criteria we considered on top of this nursing home's quality nursing hours is vaccinations. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccination to 99.56896 percent of its patients. Vaccines are a great way to avoid unnecessary deaths for the elderly. This combination proved to be successful as this place also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 1.34 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days.
Short-term Care Quality
The final category we assessed is short-term care. For this category, we awarded this nursing home a B-. In determining our short-term care scores, we scrutinize a facility's levels of highly skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other licensed professionals. This rating is more often than not a fair assessment of the facility's rehabilitation. When we assessed this facility's nursing hours, we found it offered more care from registered nurses than most nursing homes. The last measure we considered in this category is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. It was respectable in this metric with 47.3 percent of its patients returning home.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Prairie Maison Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients which developed pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating both nursing and long-term care grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls which result in injury are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of patients that sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections could be linked to poorer hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean that a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of residents given antianxiety medications. These medications are typically used to treat patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percent of patients that received 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 is the percentage of residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric measures 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 is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Measures the percent of short-term patients that saw functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better