WISCONSIN VETERANS HOME AINSWORTH (800)

The nursing staff is the most important part of what determines the quality of care and comfort of a resident in a nursing home. Government regulations set expectations on time spent with each resident based on the services being provided. The breakdown below lists the nursing types (RN, LPN, LVN, CNA) and a comparison of the reported and expected hours per resident per day.

Medicare determines quality of care ratings for nursing facilities by surveying several "quality measures", which are broken down into long-term and short-term stay residents, as well as if the action is preventive or if there is a deficiency in the quality of care. State averages for Wisconsin are also provided for comparison purposes. Note: Figures below are averaged over the past nine months.

Long-Term Stay Preventive Actions

Long-Term Stay Deficiencies

All Medicare and/or Medicaid certified nursing home must undergo health inspections on average once a year, but may be more frequent if the facility is peforming poorly. These inspections cover most aspects of life in a nursing home, and are broken down into deficiencies types, which including: Pharmacy Service, Administration, Resident Rights, Nutrition and Dietary, Resident Assessment, Environmental, and Mistreatment. Below are the list of deficiencies found by inspectors in the past few years along with the degree of harm and how many residents may have been affected. Note: The most recent health survey was on 07/28/2010.

Administration

Make Sure That Nurse Aides Show They Have the Skills to Be Able to Care for Residents. Inspection Date: 07/28/2010 Correction Date: 08/28/2010

Environmental

Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading. Inspection Date: 06/12/2008 Correction Date: 07/12/2008
Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading. Inspection Date: 07/28/2010 Correction Date: 08/28/2010

Mistreatment

1) Hire Only People Who Have No Legal History of Abusing, Neglecting or Mistreating Residents; or 2) Report and Investigate Any Acts or Reports of Abuse, Neglect or Mistreatment of Residents. Inspection Date: 06/04/2009 Correction Date: 07/04/2009
Write and Use Policies That Forbid Mistreatment, Neglect and Abuse of Residents and Theft of Residents' Property. Inspection Date: 06/04/2009 Correction Date: 07/04/2009

Nutrition and Dietary

Store, Cook, and Give out Food in a Safe and Clean Way. Inspection Date: 06/04/2009 Correction Date: 07/04/2009

Pharmacy Service

Keep the Rate of Medication Errors (Wrong Drug, Wrong Dose, Wrong Time) to Less Than 5%. Inspection Date: 07/28/2010 Correction Date: 08/28/2010

Quality Care

Give Professional Services That Follow Each Resident's Written Care Plan. Inspection Date: 06/12/2008 Correction Date: 07/12/2008
Give Residents Proper Treatment to Prevent New Bed (Pressure) Sores or Heal Existing Bed Sores. Inspection Date: 06/12/2008 Correction Date: 07/12/2008
Make Sure That Each Resident Who Enters the Nursing Home Without a Catheter is Not Given a Catheter, Unless It is Necessary. Inspection Date: 06/12/2008 Correction Date: 07/12/2008
Provide Social Services for Related Medical Problems to Help Each Resident Achieve the Highest Possible Quality of Life. Inspection Date: 06/04/2009 Correction Date: 07/04/2009
Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality. Inspection Date: 06/04/2009 Correction Date: 07/04/2009
Give Residents Proper Treatment to Prevent New Bed (Pressure) Sores or Heal Existing Bed Sores. Inspection Date: 07/28/2010 Correction Date: 08/28/2010

Resident Assessment

Develop a Complete Care Plan That Meets All of a Resident's Needs, with Timetables and Actions That Can Be Measured. Inspection Date: 06/12/2008 Correction Date: 07/12/2008

Resident Rights

Let Residents Give Themselves Their Drugs if They Are Able. Inspection Date: 06/12/2008 Correction Date: 07/12/2008
Send and Promptly Deliver Unopened Mail to Residents. Inspection Date: 06/04/2009 Correction Date: 07/04/2009

The table below lists incident reports by the nursing staff or administration for Wisconsin Veterans Home Ainsworth (800), as well as complaints by residents or their family in the previous three years.

Environmental

Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Free of Dangers That Cause Accidents. Complaint Filed: 07/09/2008 Correction Date: 08/09/2008
Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Free of Dangers That Cause Accidents. Complaint Filed: 01/12/2011 Correction Date: 02/12/2011

Mistreatment

Protect Each Resident from All Abuse, Physical Punishment, and Being Separated from Others. Complaint Filed: 01/12/2011 Correction Date: 02/12/2011
1) Hire Only People Who Have No Legal History of Abusing, Neglecting or Mistreating Residents; or 2) Report and Investigate Any Acts or Reports of Abuse, Neglect or Mistreatment of Residents. Complaint Filed: 01/12/2011 Correction Date: 02/12/2011
Write and Use Policies That Forbid Mistreatment, Neglect and Abuse of Residents and Theft of Residents' Property. Complaint Filed: 01/12/2011 Correction Date: 02/12/2011

Nursing homes certified by Medicare and/or Medicaid are required to have fire safety inspections to meet Life Safety Code (LSC) standards. Below is a list of deficiencies that Wisconsin Veterans Home Ainsworth (800) had in recent fire safety inspections. This information can be used to see if all standards were met, the degree of harm, the number of residents affected, and the date when deficiencies were corrected. Note: The most recent fire safety survey was on 09/01/2010.

Automatic Sprinkler Systems

An Approved Automatic Sprinkler System Connected to the Fire Alarm System. Inspection Date: 06/10/2009 Correction Date: 07/31/2009
Automatic Sprinkler Systems That Have Been Maintained in Working Order. Inspection Date: 09/01/2010 Correction Date: 10/01/2010

Building Construction

A Two-Hour-Resistant Firewall in Common Walls. Inspection Date: 06/10/2009 Correction Date: 07/31/2009
Approved Construction Type or Materials. Inspection Date: 06/10/2009 Correction Date: 07/31/2009
Approved Construction Type or Materials. Inspection Date: 09/01/2010 Correction Date: 10/01/2010

Corridor Walls and Doors

Corridors That Are Separated from Common Areas by Walls Constructed to Limit the Passage of Smoke. Inspection Date: 06/10/2009 Correction Date: 07/31/2009
Corridor and Hallway Doors That Block Smoke. Inspection Date: 06/10/2009 Correction Date: 08/14/2009
Corridors That Are Separated from Common Areas by Walls Constructed to Limit the Passage of Smoke. Inspection Date: 09/01/2010 Correction Date: 10/01/2010

Electrical

Weekly Inspections and Monthly Testing of Generators. Inspection Date: 09/01/2010 Correction Date: 10/01/2010
Properly Installed Electrical Wiring and Equipment. Inspection Date: 09/01/2010 Correction Date: 10/01/2010

Hazardous Area

Construction That Can Resist Fire for One Hour or an Approved Fire Extinguishing System. Inspection Date: 06/10/2009 Correction Date: 07/31/2009

Illumination and Emergency Power

Emergency Lighting That Can Last at Least 1 1/2 Hours. Inspection Date: 06/10/2009 Correction Date: 08/07/2009

Medical Gases and Anesthetizing Areas

Proper Fire Barriers, Ventilation and Signs for the Transport of Oxygen. Inspection Date: 09/01/2010 Correction Date: 10/01/2010

Smoke Compartmentation and Control

Walls or Barriers That Prevent Smoke from Passing Through and Would Resist Fire for at Least One Hour. Inspection Date: 06/10/2009 Correction Date: 07/31/2009

Vertical Openings

Protected Exits That Allow the Resident to Escape the Building. Inspection Date: 06/10/2009 Correction Date: 07/31/2009