There are only 3 nursing homes in Rochelle, Illinois, providing for a relatively small population of 14,858 people. We gave the nursing homes here city grade of C, which is not as strong of a score as we like. We also looked at the nursing homes in the nearby city of West Chicago, which received a city grade of D. While we not writing glowing reviews about either city, we found the facilities in Rochelle to be a bit better. The best part of this place's report card was is its short-term care grade. Short-term care grades are discussed in the following paragraph.
It should also be noted that this city's nursing grade was better than its overall grade. In fact, we gave Rochelle a B in this area, which is one of our better scores. In calculating our short-term care grades, we analyze a nursing home's levels of highly skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other types of therapists. This rating is typically a useful assessment of a facility's rehabilitation. Rochelle received its next highest grade in the area of nursing, where we awarded it a B-, which is also respectable. In the last two categories, this place received a B- for its inspections score and a C for long-term care.