Description | Eligibility Criteria and Fees | Map and Directions
Services | History | Volunteer Opportunities

Description

Badger Prairie Health Care Center (BPHCC) is a licensed skilled care Nursing Home operated by the Dane County Department of Human Services. Our mission is to provide skilled nursing care and person-directed treatment to Dane County residents with behavioral, emotional, or psychiatric disorders that keep them from living with their own families, in community settings, or in other traditional nursing homes. We are an important part of Dane County's health and long-term care system for adults, and share the county's commitment to provide services in a community setting whenever possible. We provide short-term rehabilitation services, as well as, long-term and end of life care.

Confidentiality and Privacy Issues: Services provided by the Badger Prairie Health Care Center are subject to a number of provisions to protect the confidentiality and privacy of customers or others who may have contact with us. Copies of our Medical Privacy Notice, which outlines how medical information about you may be used and disclosed by our department, are available below.

Badger Prairie Health Care Center Privacy Notice - English

This notice is specific to the Badger Prairie Health Care Center. There is another general notice applicable to the rest of the Department.

Eligibility Criteria and Fees

Badger Prairie Health Care Center is a Medicare and Medicaid certified facility, licensed for both skilled and intermediate care. For eligibility information for Medicaid, visit www.dhfs.state.wi.us/medicaid/index.htm. For eligibility information on Medicare, visit www.medicare.gov. We accept private payment and commercial insurance. BPHCC is not HMO affiliated but special arrangements with HMO's may be possible. BPHCC serves residents of Dane County only.

For more information on private pay rates, or to find out how to refer an individual for admission, please call (608) 845-6601 and ask for the admissions coordinator.

Badger Prairie provides equal opportunity in service delivery by admitting persons without regard to age (except those limitations specified in the state's administrative code relating to Medicaid eligibility for nursing home care, HSS 132.51), race, disability, gender, creed, religion, sexual orientation, national origin or marital status.

Map & Directions

Badger Prairie Health Care Center is located at 1100 E Verona Avenue, Verona, WI 53593.

Services

Badger Prairie Health Care Center provides a comprehensive array of services for residents that are delivered in a person-centered and goal-oriented manner. Our goal is to meet the needs of the whole person, including physical, social, intellectual and spiritual needs. To meet that goal, we provide not only excellent medical care that includes experienced nurses, MD's and psychiatrists who make rounds weekly, but also other services such as dental, optometry, podiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy, pastoral care, recreational therapy, social services, and highly trained direct care staff. We provide Specialized Services as required under state and federal regulations for residents who are diagnosed with a mental illness or a developmental disability.

The nursing facility has six treatment units, each of which provides a distinct program of resident care and services. Two of these units are locked, one serves residents with Dementia who require intensive supervision, and one serves adults with severe and persistent mental illness who cannot function in a less restrictive environment. Our other specialties include geriatric psych, persons with dual diagnosis, and persons who have both challenging physical care needs and challenging behaviors. We provide both short-term rehab and long-term care.

History

Dane County has operated a healthcare facility since the 1850's. When it was first opened, it was called the Dane County Poor Farm and housed people who needed care due to old age, blindness, disease, deformity, loss of limbs and insanity. In 1880 it was decided that these groups should not be housed together and the County Asylum for the Chronic Insane was built separate from the Poor Farm. The Asylum became part of the county hospital system, which was set up to provide long term care to people who were discharged from the state hospital system. In order to accommodate steadily increasing populations, the county expanded the asylum facility with several additions and renamed it the Dane County Hospital. By 1960, when the east wing was finished, the facility housed 430 residents. The facility was renamed Badger Prairie Healthcare Center in 1985. Today, the facility is licensed for 130 residents.

Volunteer Opportunities

Badger Prairie Health Care Center offers rewarding volunteer opportunities. Volunteers of all ages help residents maintain an essential link to the community. Volunteers may work one-on-one with a resident, assist with or conduct groups or share skills they may have. Badger Prairie Health Care Center staff will provide orientation and supervision to assist volunteers.

If you would like to volunteer, please call (608) 845-6601 and ask for the volunteer coordinator.