Mineral Point Health Services

    109 N Iowa St, Mineral Point, WI, 53565
    3.7 · 26 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousCurrent/former resident
    2.0

    Caring staff but understaffed, concerning

    I was often treated like a queen-loving, caring nurses and dietary staff who tried hard, and a strong activities program (ice cream social) and community involvement. However, the place feels understaffed and run-down with cleanliness and care lapses: delayed call responses, long waits, feeding issues, and wounds not always cleaned. Meals can be too firm for older residents and bread isn't served unless you ask; high staff turnover and a poor state survey (29 deficiencies) leave me worried about consistent, safe care.

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Dining room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    3.73 · 26 reviews

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      3.0
    • Staff

      2.7
    • Meals

      1.5
    • Amenities

      1.0
    • Value

      3.7

    Pros

    • Some staff go above and beyond
    • Loving and caring nurses
    • Great nurses praised by multiple reviewers
    • Dietary staff described as patient
    • Nurses researching healing solutions
    • Residents and families express gratitude
    • Good activities program
    • Strong community involvement
    • Special events such as ice cream social
    • Clean, quiet, home-like environment reported by some
    • Instances of good care and positive experiences

    Cons

    • Substandard care reported by some reviewers
    • Understaffed shifts
    • Dirty or run-down facilities reported
    • Delayed response to call lights and requests
    • Wounds not cleaned or properly attended
    • Patients left unattended or at end of hall
    • Feeding issues and need for more help with meals
    • Long wait times for assistance
    • Meals and dining service problems
    • Food texture not soft enough for some older residents
    • Bread not readily available at meals; must be requested
    • Staff turnover
    • Poor state survey results
    • 29 deficiencies cited in state survey
    • Overall operational struggles

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment across the review summaries is mixed, with strong, specific praise for individual caregivers and particular programs counterbalanced by repeated and serious concerns about staffing, basic care processes, and facility upkeep. Several reviewers emphasize positive, compassionate interactions — nurses and some staff who go “above and beyond,” dietary staff who are patient, and activities that engage residents and the broader community. At the same time, other reviewers describe systemic failures that can directly affect resident safety and wellbeing, including delayed responses to calls, unattended patients, and wound care problems.

    Care quality shows a pronounced split: multiple accounts praise nurses as loving, caring, and proactive (including reports that nurses are researching healing solutions), and some families report feeling grateful and that residents are “treated like a queen.” Conversely, other comments point to substandard care — wounds not being cleaned, patients being left unattended, and feeding/assistance problems. These contrasting impressions suggest inconsistent care experiences; positive outcomes appear closely tied to particular staff members or shifts, while negative outcomes relate to times or areas where staffing or oversight is lacking.

    Staffing and staff stability emerge as core issues. Several reviews explicitly call out understaffing, long wait times, and the need for more help during meals or with daily care. Staff turnover is also mentioned, which can undermine continuity of care and contribute to variability in resident experiences. The presence of highly praised staff indicates there are capable and compassionate employees, but turnover and understaffing likely limit the facility’s ability to provide consistently high-quality care across all shifts and residents.

    Facility condition and cleanliness are another area of contradiction. Some reviewers describe the environment as clean, quiet, and home-like, while others state the facility is dirty and run-down. This inconsistency could reflect differences between units, timing of visits, housekeeping staffing levels, or subjective perceptions by reviewers. Regardless, the presence of reports describing poor physical conditions is notable and, combined with care concerns, raises questions about overall operational reliability.

    Dining and nutritional care receive repeated attention. Positive notes include patient dietary staff, but operational problems are highlighted: meals that could be softer for older residents, bread not being readily available at meals (requiring residents or families to ask), and general meal service issues. Feeding assistance problems and the need for more hands-on help during meals are linked to understaffing and long waits, indicating that nutrition and mealtime supervision may be inconsistent and could negatively affect residents who require assistance or modified diets.

    Activities and community engagement are clear strengths. Multiple reviews mention a good activities program, strong community involvement, and social events such as an ice cream social. These elements contribute positively to resident quality of life and are consistently cited among the facility’s strengths.

    Regulatory oversight and management concerns appear in the reviews: a poor state survey with 29 deficiencies is explicitly mentioned, along with comments that the facility “overall struggles.” This is a serious indicator that problems noted by reviewers have been identified in formal inspections, and it suggests system-level issues that go beyond isolated incidents. The combination of formal deficiencies, reports of understaffing, and inconsistent care points to operational challenges that management needs to address to ensure reliable, safe care for all residents.

    In summary, the reviews portray a facility with meaningful positives — compassionate individual caregivers, engaged dietary staff, a strong activities program, and instances of a clean, home-like environment — but also with material and recurring negatives: understaffing, inconsistent care (including wound care and unattended patients), dining service shortcomings, physical condition concerns, staff turnover, and serious survey deficiencies. The pattern indicates variability in resident experiences: when caring, competent staff are present and supported, families report excellent care; when staffing or management lapses occur, resident safety and comfort are at risk. These mixed signals suggest prospective residents and families should ask targeted questions about staffing levels, recent survey remediation, wound care protocols, mealtime assistance, and unit-specific conditions before making decisions, and that facility leadership should prioritize staffing stability, consistent clinical practices, housekeeping, and correction of cited regulatory deficiencies.

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    About Mineral Point Health Services

    Mineral Point Health Services sits in Mineral Point, Wisconsin, and works as a Skilled Nursing Facility with 30 certified beds, helping about 27 residents daily. This place offers skilled nursing and intermediate care for those who need a lot of help and for folks trying to get strength back before heading home from the hospital, and there's help for both short-term rehab and longer stays. They've got private rooms, a garden bed for residents, an outdoor covered patio, a sunroom, a chapel, and a library, so there's a good mix of spaces to either sit quietly with a book or spend some time outdoors. You'll find 24/7 admissions, so folks can come in any time they need to, and partnerships with groups such as Medrina Services, Select Rehab, and the DaVita Dialysis Center keep medical services on hand without needing to travel out. Nursing staff have an average daily turnover of 25.8%, which is lower than the state average, but the total nurse hours per resident per day-3.44-is below the state average.

    The facility is managed by North Shore Healthcare LLC under Nshr Operations LLC since December 2019, working as a for-profit limited liability company. Pharmacy services provide full support, but there was a citation for not labeling and storing drugs properly, and the facility was cited for not reporting suspected abuse, neglect, or theft as quickly as rules require. There's been one infection-related deficiency and a total of eight deficiencies reported in state inspections.

    Services offered include dental, vision, audiology, podiatry, behavioral health, speech therapy, respiratory therapy, occupational and physical therapy, plus on-site dialysis, wound care with certified wound nurses and wound physicians, and hospital-related infection and accident management. Specialty care like brain injury rehab, home health, hospice, and assisted living services are also available, and telehealth is an option for certain medical needs. The staff can help with discharge planning and recovery information, and the facility runs life enrichment programs and has comprehensive dining services. Folks can use in-house x-ray and lab testing. Infection control and isolation care are available, and there's quick access to an automatic defibrillator. Serious medical events like blood clots or infection complications are rated, and the staff do ongoing monitoring of glucose, weight, and breathing, usually with doctor's orders. Nurse, doctor, and staff communication, as well as cleanliness and quietness, are included in experience ratings. Mineral Point Health Services shows recognition by the Women's Choice Award for focusing on quality care for female residents, and it claims a five-star rating by CMS. The facility states that it tries to treat residents like family in a home-like setting, with support for both medical and social needs.

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