Wisconsin Veterans Home at King is a large government-owned facility in King, Wisconsin. Featuring an overall grade of A+, this facility is among the best nursing homes we found. We were impressed enough to rate this nursing home as one of the top 50 facilities in Wisconsin. This also appears to be a very consistent facility with consistently strong scores in all of the major categories. Additional information about its category grades can be found below.
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Wisconsin Veterans Home at King
- Nursing Home
Updated Apr 1, 2020 by Nick Lata
Note: Data for Wisconsin Veterans Home at King has not been updated recently. This page shows historical performance which may not be representitive of current service levels.
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Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Government - State
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Oncology Care
- Audiology
Awards
Facility Inspections
One of the many reasons this place turned out to be a great nursing home is it received an A+ inspection grade. This is as good as it gets in this category. Perhaps the most critical factor we look at in determining our inspection scores is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a facility's inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher grades in this category most likely avoided the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. This place was assessed 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be severe deficiencies. This indicates that the inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies to create an immediate risk to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Nurse Quality
We also awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for its nursing grade. Nursing ratings are mostly tied to the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can generally be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as by employing a protocol of moving a resident even once per day.
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Long-term Care Quality
This facility also was given a impressive long-term care grade. Indeed, this is this nursing home's third most impressive category score. In that area, we awarded this facility a score of A. Nursing homes that excel in long-term care typically provide residents with more supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. Once we finished looking at the amount of nursing care, we next considered the facility's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 99.6139 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia sadly can be a life threatening health condition for nursing home patients so we like it when a facility doesn't leave its residents vulnerable. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Short-term Care Quality
The fourth area we rated is short-term care, where this facility was awarded an A-. This topped off a very strong report card. Very few nursing homes earned an A- or better in all four categories. Short-term care scores are based on the facility's quantity of skilled nursing services. This means a vast spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, not to mention other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final datapoint we considered in this category is the number of residents that ultimately were able to return home from the facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Wisconsin Veterans Home at King Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Wisconsin Veterans Home at King, 7.35% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage caused by staying in the same position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Wisconsin Veterans Home at King, 3.21% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure tells you the percentage of long-term residents who suffered a fall resulting in serious injury. This is one of the statistics we use in determining our nursing scores.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Wisconsin Veterans Home at King, 3.13% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are linked to inadequate hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Wisconsin Veterans Home at King, 13.64% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these medications are being used only where medically required. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Wisconsin Veterans Home at King, 16.32% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term care patients receiving antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Wisconsin Veterans Home at King, 5.98% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who are exhibiting signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Wisconsin Veterans Home at King, 92.12% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Wisconsin Veterans Home at King, 13.34% Percentage of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and eating.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Wisconsin Veterans Home at King, 17.08% Percentage of Residents
This is the percentage of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Wisconsin Veterans Home at King, 1.28 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is important to preserving the physical health of nursing home residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Wisconsin Veterans Home at King, 17.08 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.