Appleton Area Health in Appleton, MN

Appleton Area Health is a medicare and medicaid certified nursing home in Appleton, Minnesota. It is located in Swift county at 30 S Behl St, Appleton, Minnesota 56208. You can reach out to the office of Appleton Area Health via phone at (320) 289-2422. This skilled nursing facility has 50 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 84%. Its legal business name is Appleton Area Health and has the following ownership type - Government - City.

Appleton Area Health (Medicare CCN 245231) is certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and participates in both medicare and medicaid program. This means if you are part of medicare or medicaid program, you may consider this nursing facility for your medical needs. It was first certified by CMS in 1982 (42 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in March, 2019.

Contact Information

Appleton Area Health
30 S Behl St, Appleton, Minnesota 56208
(320) 289-2422


Nursing Home Profile

NameAppleton Area Health
Location30 S Behl St, Appleton, Minnesota
Certified ByMedicare and Medicaid
No. of Certified Beds50
Occupancy Rate84%
Medicare ID (CCN)245231
Legal Business NameAppleton Area Health
Ownership TypeGovernment - City

NPI Associated with this Nursing Home:

Nursing Homes may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with Appleton Area Health from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1558424838
Organization NameAPPLETON AREA HEALTH
Doing Business AsAPPLETON AREA HEALTH SERVICES
Address30 S Behl St, Appleton, MN 56208
Phone Number320-289-2422

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Quality Ratings:

Nursing homes vary in the quality of care and services they provide to their residents. The below quality ratings for Appleton Area Health are calculated from three sources - health inspection results, staffing data, and quality measure data. This information gives you an indication of the care Appleton Area Health give to their patients.
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Complaints, Fines and Penalties:

Number of Facility Reported Incidents0
Number of Substantiated Complaints0
Number of Fines1
Total Amount of Fines in Dollars$650
Number of Payment Denials0
Total Number of Penalties1

Patients' Stay Experience:

The resident survey data of Appleton Area Health is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased14.9414.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight2.65.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder31.4348.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder1.671.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection2.422.65
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms1.945.05
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained00.23
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury6.063.36
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine10093.87
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication5.9214.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine96.4983.88
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication01.79
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened17.1217.09
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication12.9919.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers5.667.32
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine99.3995.98
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function067.99
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine90.1682.93

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Nursing Homes in Appleton, MN

Appleton Area Health
Location: 30 S Behl St, Appleton, Minnesota 56208
Phone: (320) 289-2422    

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