The Neighbors - East Neighborhood is a small government-owned facility in Menomonie, Wisconsin. Sporting an overall score of A, this is without a doubt a first-rate nursing home. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it in the top fifth of all nursing homes nationally. Scroll down to find this facility's category scores, which are also quite good. It's hard to poke holes in this place's profile.
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The Neighbors - East Neighborhood
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Government - County
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
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Facility Inspections
To go along with a strong overall grade, we gave this nursing home an A+ for inspections. Inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can find more information about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This place was assessed 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered to be major deficiencies. This means that CMS didn't deem any of these deficiencies to create an immediate risk to resident safety or health. A couple minor dings are not something to panic about.
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. Nursing ratings are mostly associated with the nursing home's nurse staffing. This particular nursing home provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by employing a protocol of turning a patient more often.
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Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home was awarded an impressive short-term care grade as well. We gave it one of our better scores in that area with a grade of B+. In determining our short-term care grades, we analyze the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, speech therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The objective is to devise a scale for comparing the rehabilitation services of different nursing homes. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we considered the percentage of patients that ultimately returned home from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.
Long-term Care Quality
In our last area, this facility also received an excellent long-term care rating, with a grade of B+. This wrapped up an elite profile. Long-term care grades in this range generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. After assessing the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 99.36306 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients healthy. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
The Neighbors - East Neighborhood Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In The Neighbors - East Neighborhood, 4.44% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure measures the percent of long-term residents that have new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In The Neighbors - East Neighborhood, 3.82% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of patients who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls resulting in injury are routinely caused by poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In The Neighbors - East Neighborhood, 2.11% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic gauges the percent of long-term residents who experienced UTI's. Although a higher rate of these infections could reflect poorly on a facility's nursing care, it can be problematic to compare between nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In The Neighbors - East Neighborhood, 17.65% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many patients, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In The Neighbors - East Neighborhood, 12.98% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are typically prescribed to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In The Neighbors - East Neighborhood, 3.33% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who are exhibiting signs of depression. Some experts would argue this is a reasonable measure of patient quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In The Neighbors - East Neighborhood, 97.85% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In The Neighbors - East Neighborhood, 21.54% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and eating.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In The Neighbors - East Neighborhood, 15.95% of Residents
This indicates the percent of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In The Neighbors - East Neighborhood, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is key to the physical well-being of nursing home residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In The Neighbors - East Neighborhood, 15.95% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In The Neighbors - East Neighborhood, 8.1% of Patients
This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to gauge short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In The Neighbors - East Neighborhood, 87.23% of Resident
Measures the percentage of short-term residents who saw functional improvements.
Scores for Menomonie, WI
- Overall Rating has a grade of A
- Nurse Rating has a grade of A
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of A
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-plus
Looking for more options? Menomonie, Wisconsin has 3 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Mayo Clinic Health System-Red CedarCritical Access Hospitals 0.65 miles away2321 Stout Rd Menomonie Wisconsin 54751Voluntary non-profit - Private(715) 235-5531
- Adventhealth DurandCritical Access Hospitals 18.86 miles away1220 3rd Ave W Durand Wisconsin 54736Voluntary non-profit - Church(715) 672-4211
- Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau ClaireAcute Care Hospitals 19.12 miles away1221 Whipple St Eau Claire Wisconsin 54703Voluntary non-profit - Private(715) 838-3311
- Marshfield Medical Center - Eau ClaireAcute Care Hospitals 19.26 miles away2310 Craig Rd Eau Claire Wisconsin 54701Voluntary non-profit - Private(833) 883-3262
- Sacred Heart HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.65 miles away900 W Clairemont Ave Eau Claire Wisconsin 54701Voluntary non-profit - Church(715) 717-4121
Nearby Dialysis
- Mayo Clinic Dialysis - Menomonie0.93 miles away407 21st St Menomonie Wisconsin 54751Dialysis Stations: 24 (715) 232-7272
- Luther Hospital - Mayo Clinic Dialysis19.12 miles away1221 Whipple St Eau Claire Wisconsin 54702Dialysis Stations: 10 (715) 838-3171
- Sacred Heart Hospital Dialysis19.72 miles away900 W Clairemont Ave Eau Claire Wisconsin 54701Dialysis Stations: 11 (715) 717-6555