Wisconsin Dells Health Services is an average-sized nursing home located in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. It looks like this is a quality nursing home. We gave this it an overall grade of B+, which is very favorable score. Based on our ratings, this nursing home looks like a good fit for most people. This nursing home's impressive profile was highlighted by its inspection score, which we will address in the next section.
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Wisconsin Dells Health Services
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
Specialized Services
- Dialysis Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Peritoneal Dialysis
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Optometry
- Blood Administration
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
In addition to earning a strong overall grade, this nursing home fared even better in our inspections category which is based on the facility's recent inspection reports. We awarded it an A for that area, which is one of our highest scores. Inspection scores take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can find more information about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this place had some deficiencies on its report, none were serious based on CMS' deficiency scale. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility was given high scores in the category of short-term care as well. As a result, we gave it one of our highest scores in that category with a score of A-. Short-term care grades are generally employed to judge a facility's rehabilitation services. In order to provide high-end rehabilitation services, facilities generally must feature higher levels of highly skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, speech therapists and other highly trained professionals. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we considered the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 6.1 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
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Nurse Quality
Another strong feature for this facility is that it received an impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of B+. Our nursing score looks at the facility's nurse staffing levels. We weigh both the levels of skill of the nurses as well as the number of hours spent with residents. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality measures 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 place Wisconsin in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as employing a policy of turning patients more frequently.
Long-term Care Quality
The next category we looked at is long-term care. In that category, we gave this facility an acceptable grade of C. This actually ended up being this facility's least impressive area. If you are looking for anything other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each facility's long-term care ratings. After we finished assessing the amount of care provided by nurses, we next considered the facility's vaccination statistics. We were optimistic to learn that this nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia. This facility also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Wisconsin Dells Health Services Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Wisconsin Dells Health Services, 0% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin caused by staying in one position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Wisconsin Dells Health Services, 1.2% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents that have had a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are considered by many experts to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls are routinely the result of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Wisconsin Dells Health Services, 1.37% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often the result of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this metric can also be skewed for some facilities due to varying reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Wisconsin Dells Health Services, 14.37% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These medications may be used for treating several medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Wisconsin Dells Health Services, 1.83% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are commonly used to treat patients experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Wisconsin Dells Health Services, 9.74% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term care residents demonstrating symptoms of depression. Many in the industry believe this is a reasonable measure of resident quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Wisconsin Dells Health Services, 100% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Wisconsin Dells Health Services, 16.35% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's could be a sign of the erosion of a resident's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Wisconsin Dells Health Services, 21.3% of Residents
This is the percent of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Wisconsin Dells Health Services, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Wisconsin Dells Health Services, 21.3% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Wisconsin Dells Health Services, 11.54% of Patients
This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Wisconsin Dells Health Services, 85.64% of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term stay residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Ssm Health St Clare Hospital - BarabooAcute Care Hospitals 9.76 miles away707 14th St Baraboo Wisconsin 53913Voluntary non-profit - Private(608) 356-1400
- Reedsburg Area Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 12.56 miles away2000 N Dewey Ave Reedsburg Wisconsin 53959Voluntary non-profit - Private(608) 524-6487
- Divine Savior HealthcareAcute Care Hospitals 15.12 miles away2817 New Pinery Road Portage Wisconsin 53901Voluntary non-profit - Private(608) 742-4131
- Mile Bluff Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 19.26 miles away1050 Division St Mauston Wisconsin 53948Proprietary(608) 847-6161
Nearby Dialysis
- Mile Bluff Medical Center, Inc.3.34 miles away28 Commerce Street Wisconsin Dells Wisconsin 53965Dialysis Stations: 7 (608) 847-2870
- Total Renal Care Inc4.88 miles away14 County Road P Wisconsin Dells Wisconsin 53965Dialysis Stations: 12 (608) 253-3597
- Fresenius Medical Care - Baraboo9.77 miles away1600 Jefferson St Suite 200 Baraboo Wisconsin 53913CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (608) 355-1860
- Divine Savior Healthcare Dialysis15.1 miles away2817 New Pinery Road Portage Wisconsin 53901Dialysis Stations: 6 (608) 745-5160
- Hess Memorial Hospital19.29 miles away1050 Division St Mauston Wisconsin 53948Dialysis Stations: 9 (608) 847-6161