Trempealeau Cty Hcc Imd is a small government-owned nursing home located in Whitehall, Wisconsin. With an A overall grade, we ranked this nursing home in the top 20 percent of all nursing homes in the country. This is really as good of a place as you're going to find. If you scroll down, you will see this nursing home's category ratings, which are also quite good.
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Trempealeau Cty Hcc Imd
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- Adult Day Care
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
Grade: A
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- No Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Government - County
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Mental Health
- Recreational Therapy
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Awards
Facility Inspections
Grade: A+
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this facility an A+ for inspections. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining our inspection ratings. One key factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more important than the number of deficiencies, as some can be relatively insignificant. Unfortunately, we were not able to locate information on deficiency's for this nursing home. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Grade: A
This nursing home also was awarded a very impressive long-term care score. Indeed, this turned out to be this facility's second most impressive category grade. In that area, this facility received a score of A. Nursing homes that receive this kind of score in long-term care tend to provide consistent around the clock care to make sure patients are well cared for. Once we looked at the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is far higher than most nursing homes. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
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Nurse Quality
Grade: A
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility received an impressive grade of A in our nursing category. When computing our nursing ratings, we look at both nursing hours and the training levels of those nurses. This facility provided 0 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 place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Short-term Care Quality
Grade: B-plus
In the last category we rated, this facility received a very favorable grade of B+ in our short-term care category. With this grade, the nursing home completed a very strong profile. Our short-term care grade is often used to assess a facility's rehabilitation services. In order to provide highly rated rehabilitation services, facilities generally must offer higher levels of highly skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, respiratory therapists and other highly skilled individuals. We weren't able to locate information about this nursing home's registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. Finally, we considered the number of patients who eventually returned home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Trempealeau Cty Hcc Imd Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: A-plus
In Trempealeau Cty Hcc Imd, 1.06% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term patients that suffer from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: B-plus
In Trempealeau Cty Hcc Imd, 2.26% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injury are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Major falls resulting in injury are routinely caused by lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: B-minus
In Trempealeau Cty Hcc Imd, 2.26% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often associated with nursing homes with worse hygiene protocols. Better nursing care can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. We want to point out that this metric is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: C
In Trempealeau Cty Hcc Imd, 21.05% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to patients for many medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias. Tragically, in limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: B-plus
In Trempealeau Cty Hcc Imd, 15.04% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of residents who were given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: F
In Trempealeau Cty Hcc Imd, 44.44% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents exhibiting signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: A
In Trempealeau Cty Hcc Imd, 100% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: A-minus
In Trempealeau Cty Hcc Imd, 10.26% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and eating. Many would argue that this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: F
In Trempealeau Cty Hcc Imd, 4.13% of Residents
This is the percent of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
Grade: A
In Trempealeau Cty Hcc Imd, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is important to the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: A-plus
In Trempealeau Cty Hcc Imd, 4.13% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Nearby Hospitals
- Gundersen Tri-County Hospital and ClinicsCritical Access Hospitals 1.87 miles away18601 Lincoln St Whitehall Wisconsin 54773Voluntary non-profit - Private(715) 538-4361
- Mayo Clinic Health System-OakridgeCritical Access Hospitals 15.9 miles away13025 8th St Osseo Wisconsin 54758Voluntary non-profit - Other(715) 597-3121
