Grace Lutheran Communities - River Pines in Altoona, WI

Grace Lutheran Communities - River Pines is a medicare and medicaid certified nursing home in Altoona, Wisconsin. It is located in Eau Claire county at 206 N Willson Dr, Altoona, Wisconsin 54720. You can reach out to the office of Grace Lutheran Communities - River Pines via phone at (715) 598-7800. This skilled nursing facility has 50 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 86.8%. Its legal business name is Grace Lutheran Foundation, Inc. and has the following ownership type - Non Profit - Corporation.

Grace Lutheran Communities - River Pines (Medicare CCN 525724) 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 2016 (8 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in September, 2019.

Name	Grace Lutheran Communities - River Pines
Location	206 N Willson Dr, Altoona, Wisconsin
Certified By	Medicare and Medicaid
No. of Certified Beds	50
Occupancy Rate	86.8%
Medicare ID (CCN)	525724
Legal Business Name	Grace Lutheran Foundation, Inc.
Ownership Type	Non Profit - Corporation

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

NPI Number	1952756991
Organization Name	GRACE LUTHERAN FOUNDATION, INC.
Doing Business As	GRACE LUTHERAN COMMUNITIES - RIVER PINES
Address	206 North Willson Drive, Altoona, WI 54720
Phone Number	715-832-3003

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NPI Number	1982155248
Organization Name	THE BETHANY-ST. JOSEPH CORPORATION D/B/A PRAIRIE POINTE REHAB SUITES
Doing Business As	PRAIRIE POINTE REHAB SUITES
Address	286 N. Willson Dr, Altoona, WI 54720
Phone Number	715-598-7800

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Nursing homes vary in the quality of care and services they provide to their residents. The below quality ratings for Grace Lutheran Communities - River Pines are calculated from three sources - health inspection results, staffing data, and quality measure data. This information gives you an indication of the care Grace Lutheran Communities - River Pines give to their patients.

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Number of Facility Reported Incidents	0
Number of Substantiated Complaints	0
Number of Fines	0
Total Amount of Fines in Dollars	$0
Number of Payment Denials	0
Total Number of Penalties	0

The resident survey data of Grace Lutheran Communities - River Pines is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Experience Measure	Provider	National Avg.
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased	14.29	14.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight	4.44	5.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder	56.96	48.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	1.31	1.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection	2.29	2.65
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms	1.19	5.05
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained	0	0.23
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury	0	3.36
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	96.11	93.87
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication	11.93	14.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	85.29	83.88
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication	0	1.79
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened	18.93	17.09
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	15	19.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers	5.44	7.32
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	100	95.98
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function	0	67.99
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	70.37	82.93

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Grace Lutheran Communities - River Pines Location: 206 N Willson Dr, Altoona, Wisconsin 54720 Phone: (715) 598-7800
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