Dovehealthcare-Regional Vent Center is a senior living facility located in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. The city has a population of 31,469 people. This facility received an overall rating of A+. As a matter of fact, this turned out to be the highest graded facility in Chippewa Falls. We can not find many bad things to say about this facility. Its grades are impeccable. Keep reading to find this nursing home's category ratings, which are also strong. It's hard to find any major flaws in this nursing home's profile.
Dovehealthcare-Regional Vent Center
- Nursing Home
- Home Health Agency
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Grade: A-plus
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Podiatry
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Audiology
- Colostomy Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Catheter Care
- Lymphedema Care
Awards
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Facility Inspections
Grade: A-plus
One of the many reasons this turned out to be a quality nursing home is that it received an A+ inspection grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this critical category. Perhaps the most significant factor we look at in calculating our inspection grades is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Places with better grades in this category most likely dodged the most severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. It does not appear that we were able to find 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-plus
This nursing home also received an A+ long-term care grade, making it one of the few nursing homes to be awarded more than one A+ category grades. When facilities receive a score in this range in long-term care it generally means it's well-staffed and is an overall good place to live on a permanent basis. On top of looking at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 98.83721 percent of its patients. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients healthy. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Nurse Quality
Grade: A-plus
We also awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for its nursing grade. Our nursing grade focuses on the facility's level of nurse staffing. We factor in both the levels of licensure of those nurses as well as the number of hours spent with residents. This particular nursing home provided 0.8 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home 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 by employing a policy of turning a resident more often.
Short-term Care Quality
Grade: B-plus
Turning to the last area, this nursing home also performed admirably in the short-term care category. In fact, we awarded it a B+ for that area. This topped off a very strong report card. With our short-term care assessment, we try to forge a meaningful measure for rehabilitation services. In doing so, we analyze the facility's offerings of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. However, based on the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final item we assessed in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that 5.4 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Dovehealthcare-Regional Vent Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: A
In Dovehealthcare-Regional Vent Center, 6.93% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage caused by staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: B
In Dovehealthcare-Regional Vent Center, 3.27% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients who have had a fall leading to severe injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: F
In Dovehealthcare-Regional Vent Center, 3.19% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely caused by worse hygiene protocols. However, this statistic could also be misleading for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: A
In Dovehealthcare-Regional Vent Center, 13.83% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many patients, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: F
In Dovehealthcare-Regional Vent Center, 15.45% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents who were administered antianxiety medication. These drugs are typically used to treat patients experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: D
In Dovehealthcare-Regional Vent Center, 6.26% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients who are showing symptoms of depression. High rates of depression may indicate a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: A-minus
In Dovehealthcare-Regional Vent Center, 92.96% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: A-plus
In Dovehealthcare-Regional Vent Center, 13.23% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with ADL's may be a sign of the decline of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: F
In Dovehealthcare-Regional Vent Center, 20.17% Percentage of Residents
This metric tracks the percentage of long-term care patients who remained mobile levels. Many in the industry argue that mobility is vital to patients physical and mental health.
Hospitalizations
Grade: B
In Dovehealthcare-Regional Vent Center, 1.28 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: A-plus
In Dovehealthcare-Regional Vent Center, 20.17 Percentage 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 homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Grade: B-minus
In Dovehealthcare-Regional Vent Center, 13.08 Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Grade: A
In Dovehealthcare-Regional Vent Center, 75.51% Percentage of Resident
Measures the percent of short-term care patients who experienced functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- St Josephs HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.06 miles away2661 County Hwy I Chippewa Falls Wisconsin 54729Voluntary non-profit - Church(715) 717-7200
- Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau ClaireAcute Care Hospitals 12.32 miles away1221 Whipple St Eau Claire Wisconsin 54703Voluntary non-profit - Private(715) 838-3311
- Mayo Clinic Health System-Chippewa ValleyCritical Access Hospitals 12.54 miles away1501 Thompson St Bloomer Wisconsin 54724Voluntary non-profit - Private(715) 568-2000
- Sacred Heart HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.28 miles away900 W Clairemont Ave Eau Claire Wisconsin 54701Voluntary non-profit - Church(715) 717-4121
- Marshfield Medical Center - Eau ClaireAcute Care Hospitals 13.52 miles away2310 Craig Rd Eau Claire Wisconsin 54701Voluntary non-profit - Private(833) 883-3262
Nearby Dialysis
- Sacred Heart Dialysis at St Josephs Hosp2.34 miles away2661 County Trunk I Chippewa Falls Wisconsin 54729Dialysis Stations: 8 (715) 726-3740
- Lake Hallie Dialysis of Davita7.61 miles away3636 E Melby St Chippewa Falls Wisconsin 54729Dialysis Stations: 12 (517) 833-8512
- Luther Hospital - Mayo Clinic Dialysis12.33 miles away1221 Whipple St Eau Claire Wisconsin 54702Dialysis Stations: 10 (715) 838-3171
- Mayo Clinic Dialysis - London Road13.24 miles away3845 London Road Eau Claire Wisconsin 54701Dialysis Stations: 24 (715) 838-3872
- Sacred Heart Hospital Dialysis13.25 miles away900 W Clairemont Ave Eau Claire Wisconsin 54701Dialysis Stations: 11 (715) 717-6555
