Sunny Ridge Rehabilitation Center
3014 Erie Ave, Sheboygan WI 53081 · (920) 459-3028 · 76.52% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Sunny Ridge Rehabilitation Center is a large nursing home located in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. This nursing home received an overall rating of F. If you are not satisfied with this facility's mediocre overall grade, you will be pleased to know there are five other nursing homes in Sheboygan. We wouldn't blame you if you're ready to stop reading and find another nursing home. However, if you want to learn more about this facility's category grades, nursing grades are discussed in the next section.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 121 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Limited Liability company
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
Although we graded this facility extremely poorly overall, it received a somewhat respectable nursing grade this year. We gave it a B- in this area. The nursing grade is based on numerous factors. The most heavily weighted factor is the quantity of hours nurses spend with residents. This facility averages 3.2 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis, which is a very low figure. Finally, while this place didn't rank highly in terms of its nursing hours, it performed much better in some of the quality measures we assessed. In terms of the number of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, this facility performed better than average.
Short-term Care Quality
We were also stunned to learn that this nursing home earned a somewhat respectable short-term care grade in our assessment. We awarded it a B- in this area. Our short-term care scores are thought to be more meaningful for folks in need of a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally utilizes additional highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes not just nursing services, but also physical and respiratory therapy, 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 assessed the number of residents who ultimately were able to return home from this nursing home. We found that 43.3 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was actually below the national average.
Facility Inspections
This nursing home's inspections also weren't the source of this nursing home's horrific overall grade. The facility received a grade of C in this category. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing our inspection ratings. One critical factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of the deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these are quite insignificant. This facility had 2 deficiencies on its government inspection report, but we were relieved to find that none were in any of the categories labeled G through L. This indicates that CMS didn't deem any of the deficiencies to pose an imminent threat to resident health or safety. Lastly, this facility was flagged by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. We prefer to avoid facilities with this designation. Please do your best to find an alternative nursing home.
Long-term Care Quality
The next category we assessed is long-term care. This nursing home was given a bottom of the barrel grade of F in that area. Long-term care ratings in this range generally are a bad sign for the quantity and quality of care provided by nurses and aids. After assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we next considered the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 91.30435 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which happens to be a few points less than we were hoping for but still a decent percentage. Surprisingly, this facility was actually decent at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had just 1.55 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. This was its best feature in this category.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Sunny Ridge Rehabilitation Center 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