Elmhurst, Illinois offers only three nursing homes to choose from, so you don't have too many options to choose from. We gave the nursing homes in this city city grade of C, which is not quite as strong of a grade as we like. By way of comparison, we awarded the nursing homes in the nearby city of Elmwood Park a city grade of F, which is a very poor score. While neither city received a rave review, we found the nursing homes in Elmhurst to be a better bet. The best part of this place's profile was is its short-term care rating. Short-term care grades are discussed in the following section.
While this city received a middle of the road overall grade, its short-term care rating is more impressive than its overall score. Elmhurst received one of our higher grades in this area with a grade of B. In calculating our short-term care scores, we look at a facility's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other types of therapists. This category is generally a reliable assessment of a nursing home's rehabilitation. This city's next best category is long-term care, where we awarded it a grade of B- in this area. In our final two categories, we awarded the city slightly below average grades for our nursing and inspections areas respectively.