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Fond Du Lac Lutheran Home
244 N Macy St, Fond Du Lac, WI 54935
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Fond Du Lac Lutheran Home Description
Since 1936, we’ve been a part of the local community caring for the families of Fond du Lac and the surrounding area. After three generations, it’s likely your family, friends and neighbors have been involved with Lutheran Homes and Health Services in some way. Today, our not-for-profit mission continues by providing seniors with comfortable and affordable assisted living and a variety of healthcare and supportive services. We invite you to learn more about how we can help.
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Care Types at Community
This community offers the following types of care
Assisted Living
Assisted living offers a supportive community environment with personalized care and assistance for seniors who value their independence but need help with daily activities.
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Memory Care
Memory care offers specialized support for seniors with Alzheimer's and dementia, focusing on safety, personalized care, and enhancing life quality.
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Nursing Home
Nursing Homes provide a nurturing environment offering round-the-clock care, personalized support, and community activities for seniors needing assistance with daily living.
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Skilled Nursing
Skilled nursing provides 24/7 medical care and support by licensed professionals for seniors needing continuous healthcare assistance.
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Review Summary
The following is an AI generated summary of the reviews of the community from across the web.
Positive Reviews:
- Mom moved into assisted living at Tarfa Terrace and found the staff wonderful, especially after a rocky start in rehabilitation. The administration and volunteers treated the family with kindness and respect, and Mom is very happy.
- Excellent rehabilitation services are provided, with the majority of the staff being extremely caring. The services received after severe injury or surgery were the best experienced by the reviewer.
- Highlighted as the best place for rehabilitation services, especially for those in need of long-term care.
Negative Reviews:
- Concerns about management and staffing, including difficulties in maintaining a head nurse position and insufficient night staff, leading to long wait times for residents needing assistance.
- One reviewer strongly advises against the facility, citing a lack of staff, poor resident care, and unkind treatment towards residents.
- Issues with agency staff, lack of orientation and coordination, insufficient supplies, management's lack of involvement, poor infection control, and inadequate staffing levels were reported by a travel nurse, leading to a negative experience.
- A family member reported neglect of their grandmother, leading to a severe infection. The facility was criticized for its lack of responsive care and for not informing the family about the incident, which was only discovered during an impromptu visit.
Summary:
While some reviews praise the rehabilitation services and caring staff at Tarfa Terrace, a significant number of negative reviews raise concerns about management, staffing, and resident care. Issues such as long wait times for assistance, neglect, and poor infection control have been highlighted. Prospective residents and their families may want to consider these reviews carefully when making decisions about assisted living and rehabilitation services.
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Information from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Nursing Home Ratings
Overall rating: 1
Health inspection rating: 2
Staffing rating: 1
Quality measure rating: 4
Long-term quality measure rating:
3
Short-term quality measure rating:
4
Nursing Home Overview
Participation
date: Jan. 1, 2000
Ownership type: Non Profit
Provider
type: Medicare and Medicaid
Nursing home capacity: 85
Total current residents: 59
Facility is located in a hospital: No
Automatic sprinkler system: Yes
Resident and family council: None
Facility Incident, Complaints and Fines
Number of
facility
incidents: 6
Number of
substantiated complaints: 12
Number of payment denials: 0
Number of fines: 3
Total cost of fines: $25400
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services give each Nursing Home a Star Rating from 1-5 with 5 being the highest.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services gather information about the number of hours of care provided on average to each resident each day by staff as well as the turnover of staff.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tracks information around emergency department and hospital visits for residents of Nursing Homes.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tracks information around quality measures for residents of Nursing Homes.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tracks information around COVID-19 vaccination rates of Nursing Home residents and staff members.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointHealth and Fire Safety Deficiencies
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid report health and fire safety deficiencies. Some of these deficiencies are more severe than others. The following table shows different levels of severity.
| Scope | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Severity of Deficiency | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
| Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety | J | K | L |
| Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy | G | H | I |
| No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy | D | E | F |
| No actual harm with potential for minimal harm | A | B | C |
Fire Safety Deficiencies
| Survey Date | Correction Date | Letter | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-23 | 2023-07-07 | F | Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies | Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP). |
| 2023-05-23 | 2023-07-07 | E | Egress Deficiencies | Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency. |
| 2023-05-23 | 2023-07-07 | D | Egress Deficiencies | Meet other general requirements that are deficient. |
| 2023-05-23 | 2023-07-07 | C | Smoke Deficiencies | Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems. |
| 2023-05-23 | 2023-07-07 | E | Smoke Deficiencies | Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. |
| 2023-05-23 | 2023-07-07 | E | Smoke Deficiencies | Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating. |
| 2023-05-23 | 2023-07-07 | E | Services Deficiencies | Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions. |
| 2023-05-23 | 2023-07-07 | F | Miscellaneous Deficiencies | Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times. |
| 2023-05-23 | 2023-07-07 | F | Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies | Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. |
| 2022-05-24 | 2022-06-15 | E | Egress Deficiencies | Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency. |
| 2022-05-24 | 2022-06-16 | E | Egress Deficiencies | Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements. |
| 2022-05-24 | 2022-06-25 | D | Smoke Deficiencies | Construct fire resistant interior walls. |
| 2022-05-24 | 2022-06-25 | D | Smoke Deficiencies | Have a fire alarm with audible and visual signals that transmits the alarm automatically to notify emergency forces in event of fire. |
| 2022-05-24 | 2022-06-25 | D | Smoke Deficiencies | Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. |
| 2022-05-24 | 2022-06-25 | E | Services Deficiencies | Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment. |
| 2022-05-24 | 2022-05-26 | F | Services Deficiencies | Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions. |
| 2022-05-24 | 2022-05-26 | E | Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies | Have proper fire barriers, ventilation and signs for the transfilling of oxygen. |
| 2021-05-12 | 2021-09-01 | D | Egress Deficiencies | Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency. |
| 2021-05-12 | 2021-06-12 | E | Egress Deficiencies | Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements. |
| 2021-05-12 | 2021-06-12 | E | Egress Deficiencies | Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours. |
| 2021-05-12 | 2021-06-12 | E | Smoke Deficiencies | Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system. |
| 2021-05-12 | 2021-06-12 | F | Smoke Deficiencies | Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems. |
| 2021-05-12 | 2021-06-12 | E | Smoke Deficiencies | Install an approved automatic sprinkler system. |
| 2021-05-12 | 2021-06-12 | E | Smoke Deficiencies | Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. |
| 2021-05-12 | 2021-06-12 | E | Smoke Deficiencies | Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. |
| 2021-05-12 | 2021-06-12 | E | Services Deficiencies | Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment. |
Fines
| Fine Date | Fine Amount |
|---|---|
| 2021-04-05 | $650 |
| 2021-05-12 | $15,000 |
| 2021-05-12 | $9,750 |
| 2022-03-29 | $15,000 |
What is in the Neighborhood
- The closest city is Fond du Lac which is 0.9 miles away and has a population of 42,933 (mid sized town).
- The average income is $61,294, which is average compared to other zip codes.
- Weather
- High Temperature: 71
- Low Temperature: 20
- Average Temperature: 46.5
- Day Breakdown: The area gets 116 days of rain, 57 days of snow and 190 days of sun
- Precipitation: 0.9 inches a year
- The average life expectancy in zip code is 80.29 years old, which is very high compared to other zip codes.
- Air Quality: Good Days 175.0, Moderate Days 9.0, Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups Days 1.0, Unhealthy Days 0.0, Very Unhealthy Days 0.0, Hazardous Days 0.0
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Supermarkets
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1.3 miles awayWalmart Supercenter
1.7 miles awayAldi
1.9 miles awayFestival Foods
2.2 miles awayPiggly Wiggly
15.3 miles awayTransportation
Wisconsin Central yard office
2.3 miles awayBus Stations
Seaplane Base
11.1 miles awaySouth 40
13.6 miles awayUltralights
13.7 miles awayUltralight Red Barn
13.9 miles awayEast Campground
14.1 miles awayBanks
National Exchange Bank and Trust
0.2 miles awayGlacier Hills Credit Union
1.0 miles awayNational Exchange Bank & Trust
1.1 miles awayHometown Bank
1.2 miles awayVerve, a Credit Union
1.2 miles awayHospitals
St. Agnes Hospital
0.9 miles awayAscension Mercy Hospital
17.3 miles awayAurora Medical Center
18.1 miles awayWaupun Memorial Hospital
18.2 miles awayRipon Medical Center
18.5 miles awayPharmacies
Walgreens
0.1 miles awayWalmart Pharmacy
1.8 miles awaySchultz Pharmacy
16.5 miles awayCVS Pharmacy
16.8 miles awayAgnesian Pharmacy
18.5 miles awayDentists
Dr. Tom Kraus Dentistry
0.5 miles awayWihlm Dental
17.2 miles awaySawyer Creek Orthodontics
17.3 miles awayDental Design Studio
17.3 miles awayFamily Dentistry
17.3 miles awayParks
McKinley Park
0.2 miles awayFond du Lac
0.2 miles awayFido Dog Park
0.4 miles awayMini Park
0.5 miles awayHamilton Park
0.5 miles awayNone Found
Shopping
Forest Mall
1.2 miles awayBergstrom Imports Super Center
14.7 miles awayThe Shops at Oshkosh
15.1 miles awayOshkosh Shopping Center II
15.8 miles awayOshkosh Center
15.9 miles awayCulture
Prairie Theater
1.8 miles awayLecture Hall 104
13.7 miles awayFord Festival Park Main Stage
14.1 miles awayTheater in the Woods
14.3 miles awayLa Sure's Ceremonial Garden
15.1 miles awayRestaurants
Oasis Restaurant
0.2 miles awaySalty's
0.7 miles awayFriar Tuck's
1.0 miles awayGino's Italian Restaurant
1.0 miles awayDomino's Pizza
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