Sun Prairie Health Care Center is a small nursing home located in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. This nursing home made our top 500 list of the top nursing homes in the nation. With more than 15,000 facilities in the nation, this is an exclusive list. Based on our assessment, this nursing home ought to be a no brainer for just about anybody. This nursing home was also given strong scores in each of our categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
Sun Prairie Health Care Center
Updated May 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
228 W Main St,
Sun Prairie WI 53590
83.75% estimated occupancy 1
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Nurse Quality
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility excelled in our nursing rating. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. Our nursing score is based on a variety of datapoints. The most important variable is the number of hours nurses spend with residents. This nursing home provides an incredible 4.6 hours of nursing care per resident each day. Out of this total, many of the hours were provided by registered nurses, which is one of the more highly trained levels of nurses. On top of offering high levels of care, this place also excelled in the quality measures we assessed. It performed as well as any facility in Wisconsin when it comes to avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls.
Long-term Care Quality
We also wanted to draw your attention to the fact that this nursing home fared very well in our long-term care rating. We gave them an elite score of A+ in this category. Nursing homes that excel in this category tend to be well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to residents. In addition to elite nursing hour statistics, this nursing home's vaccination statistics was superb also. In fact, this nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Finally, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Facility Inspections
This facility also received a nearly flawless inspection report. As a result, it received one of our highest scores in that area with a score of A+. Inspection scores are tied to many pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that receive favorable grades in this category tend to have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This facility received 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered severe. This tells you that the government inspectors did not deem any of these deficiencies to create 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
In the final category we assessed, this facility was awarded a very favorable grade of A in our short-term care category. With this grade, the facility rounded out a straight A profile. In the category of short-term care, we try to assess indicators of a facility's rehabilitation. We analyze the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. When we assessed this facility's nursing hours, we found it offered more care from registered nurses than most nursing homes. The last item we assessed in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. It performed as well as just about any nursing home in Wisconsin in this area with 61.4 percent of its residents returning home. With most nursing homes, less than half of their short-stay residents are able to return home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Sun Prairie Health Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Sun Prairie Health Care Center, 6.98% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Sun Prairie Health Care Center, 3.34% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of residents that sustained a fall leading to serious injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Sun Prairie Health Care Center, 3.01% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely caused by facilities with lower levels of hygiene. More frequent bathing limits the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Note that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Sun Prairie Health Care Center, 13.02% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. These drugs are sometimes used to treat several conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Sun Prairie Health Care Center, 15.26% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were given antianxiety medications. These medications are generally given to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Sun Prairie Health Care Center, 6.7% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Sun Prairie Health Care Center, 91.56% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Sun Prairie Health Care Center, 13.47% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of decline of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Sun Prairie Health Care Center, 22.08% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percent of residents that maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Sun Prairie Health Care Center, 22.08 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Sun Prairie Health Care Center, 13.28 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Sun Prairie Health Care Center, 74.73% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Unitypoint Health - MeriterAcute Care Hospitals 12.39 miles away202 S Park St Madison Wisconsin 53715Voluntary non-profit - Private(608) 417-6000
- Ssm Health St Mary's Hospital - MadisonAcute Care Hospitals 12.67 miles away700 South Park St Madison Wisconsin 53715Voluntary non-profit - Private(608) 251-6100
- University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityAcute Care Hospitals 13.01 miles away600 Highland Avenue Madison Wisconsin 53792Government - Hospital District or Authority(608) 261-0025
- Columbus Community HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 13.29 miles away1515 Park Ave Columbus Wisconsin 53925Voluntary non-profit - Private(920) 623-2200
- Stoughton HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 18.21 miles away900 Ridge St Stoughton Wisconsin 53589Voluntary non-profit - Private(608) 873-6611
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita - Sun Prairie Dialysis2.82 miles away719 Bunny Trl Sun Prairie Wisconsin 53590Dialysis Stations: 12 (608) 825-6556
- Bio-Medical Applications of Wisconsin, Inc.3.19 miles away2831 O'keeffe Ave Sun Prairie Wisconsin 53590Dialysis Stations: 17 (608) 274-6358
- Wi Dialysis Inc - East4.5 miles away4600 American Pkwy, Suite 108 Madison Wisconsin 53718CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (608) 243-3003
- Fresenius Medical Care - Madison Capitol14.38 miles away2840 Index Road Madison Wisconsin 53713CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 35 (608) 229-7222
- Wi Dialysis Inc - Fitchburg Clinic14.81 miles away3034 Fish Hatchery Road Madison Wisconsin 53713CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (608) 270-5600