With an address in Baraboo, Wisconsin, Ssm Health St Clare Meadows Care Center is the lone facility we were able to find in this city. This nursing home was awarded an A- overall, which is among the top grades we offer. A grade in this range requires first-rate scores across the board. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top quarter of all facilities in the country. The best part of this nursing home's strong profile was its inspection score. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section
Ssm Health St Clare Meadows Care Center
- Nursing Home
- Assisted Living
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Nutritional Counseling
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
One of the many reasons this turned out to be a quality nursing home is that it received an A+ inspection grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this critical category. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in computing our inspection ratings. One of those factors is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is usually more important than the number of deficiencies, as some are quite insignificant. While this place had a few minor dings on its report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means the government inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. We should note that deficiency-free inspections are rare in this industry.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home also received a very impressive nursing grade. In fact, this turned out to be its second best category grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A. Our nursing score is mostly tied to a facility's nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
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Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home also excelled in the area of short-term care, where it received a score of A-. Few facilities performed better in this category. Our short-term care scores are important for people requiring rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically mandates additional highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes a vast range of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we looked at the number of residents who eventually returned home from this facility. We found that 5.2 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Long-term Care Quality
The final category we assessed is long-term care, in which this facility received a grade of B-. This actually proved to be this facility's worst area. This is nevertheless not a terrible score. For prospective residents looking for a permanent place to live as opposed to skilled nursing, long-term care grades are a key measure. One of the criteria we considered on top of nurse's aid hours is vaccines. Thankfully, this nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccination to 100 percent of its residents. This place also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Ssm Health St Clare Meadows Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Ssm Health St Clare Meadows Care Center, 6.93% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Ssm Health St Clare Meadows Care Center, 3.27% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injuries are considered to be an indicator of nursing care . Falls resulting in injury are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Ssm Health St Clare Meadows Care Center, 3.19% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections could be associated with poorer hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Ssm Health St Clare Meadows Care Center, 13.83% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who are administered antipsychotic drugs. Excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior in situations where such drugs aren't medically indicated. However, some facilities need to rely on these medications due to an increased number of patients with dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Ssm Health St Clare Meadows Care Center, 15.45% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of long-term care residents taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Ssm Health St Clare Meadows Care Center, 6.26% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term stay residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Many believe that this is a reasonable measure of resident quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Ssm Health St Clare Meadows Care Center, 92.96% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term care patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Ssm Health St Clare Meadows Care Center, 13.23% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Ssm Health St Clare Meadows Care Center, 20.17% Percentage of Residents
This metric tracks the percentage of long-term residents who were able to retain mobility. Some experts believe that mobility is vital to residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Ssm Health St Clare Meadows Care Center, 1.28 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Ssm Health St Clare Meadows Care Center, 20.17 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Ssm Health St Clare Meadows Care Center, 13.08 Percentage of Patients
This metric measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to assess patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Ssm Health St Clare Meadows Care Center, 75.51% Percentage of Resident
This is the percentage of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of performance with ADL's typically correlates with successful rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
- Ssm Health St Clare Hospital - BarabooAcute Care Hospitals 0.17 miles away707 14th St Baraboo Wisconsin 53913Voluntary non-profit - Private(608) 356-1400
- Sauk Prairie HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.33 miles away260 26th Street Prairie Du Sac Wisconsin 53578Voluntary non-profit - Private(608) 643-3311
- Reedsburg Area Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 14.16 miles away2000 N Dewey Ave Reedsburg Wisconsin 53959Voluntary non-profit - Private(608) 524-6487
- Divine Savior HealthcareAcute Care Hospitals 14.29 miles away2817 New Pinery Road Portage Wisconsin 53901Voluntary non-profit - Private(608) 742-4131
Nearby Dialysis
- Fresenius Medical Care - Baraboo0.14 miles away1600 Jefferson St Suite 200 Baraboo Wisconsin 53913CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (608) 355-1860
- Mile Bluff Medical Center, Inc.8.57 miles away28 Commerce Street Wisconsin Dells Wisconsin 53965Dialysis Stations: 7 (608) 847-2870
- Total Renal Care Inc9.89 miles away14 County Road P Wisconsin Dells Wisconsin 53965Dialysis Stations: 12 (608) 253-3597
- Divine Savior Healthcare Dialysis14.33 miles away2817 New Pinery Road Portage Wisconsin 53901Dialysis Stations: 6 (608) 745-5160