Ridgeview Terrace Long Term Care
2350 N Dewey Ave, Reedsburg WI 53959 · (608) 524-6577 · 97.2% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Ridgeview Terrace Long Term Care is one of just a few available facilities in Reedsburg, Wisconsin. After receiving an A+ overall grade, this nursing home has the prestigious distinction of being one of the 25 best nursing homes in Wisconsin. You flat out can not do any better than this place. One of the best aspects of this nursing home's stellar profile is its long-term care rating. We discuss long-term care in the next paragraph.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 25 Beds
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Non profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Long-term Care Quality
On top of being a first rate facility overall, this nursing home also fared well in long-term care, where it received an A+. Few facilities fared better in this category. When nursing homes receive this kind of grade in this category it is usually a good sign for patient care and suggests that the facility is well-staffed with nurses aids. In addition to offering very impressive levels of nurse staffing, this nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its patients. This figure is also much higher than the average nursing home. This combination proved to be effective as this place keeps its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had just 1.67 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days.
Nurse Quality
Another reason we rated this nursing home so highly is that it received an A+ nursing grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this category. Our nursing rating is mostly tied to a facility's level of nurse staffing. This facility provided 5.1 hours of nursing care per patient daily. This was one of the highest totals we found. In addition, a significant portion of this care was provided by registered nurses, which are highly skilled nurses. These are both really impressive figures. On top of providing impressive levels of nursing care, this facility was also above average in several of the major quality-based metrics we assessed in this category. It performed well in the area of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers.
Facility Inspections
This facility also had a nearly flawless government inspection report. It earned one of our top scores in that category with a grade of A+. Our inspection ratings weigh a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better grades in this area usually have very few severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home received 2 deficiencies on its inspection report. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
Moving on to our last category, this nursing home received a strong short-term care score. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A in this area, giving this facility straight A's. Our short-term care grades are critical for individuals needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally requires more skilled nursing services. This means a vast spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. This nursing home elevated its grade in this category by offering more care from registered nurses to its residents than the average facility. Lastly, we looked at the number of residents that who were able to eventually return home from this facility. This place fared better than most facilities in the nation with 55 percent of its residents returning home.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Ridgeview Terrace Long Term Care Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to remaining in the same position for too long.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Major falls which result in injury are often caused by poor nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with poor hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. These medications are sometimes used for several medical conditions, including dementia.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percent of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are administered to residents suffering from anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percent of patients showing symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Measures the percentage of long-term residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and taking a bath. Many argue that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of patients that were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is critical to the physical health of nursing home residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to assess the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This is a measure of the percentage of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better