There are 5 nursing homes located in Skokie, Illinois, servicing a population of 60,240 people. This relatively small group of nursing homes received on average an overall grade of B-, which is a respectable score for the city. By way of comparison, we gave the nursing homes in the nearby city of Elmwood Park a city grade of F, which is a far below average grade. Clearly, we found the nursing homes in Skokie to be rated much higher than the ones in Elmwood Park. You can continue reading to learn more about how this city's nursing homes were rated in our category grades.
The nursing homes in Skokie received an inspection score which is stronger than its overall grade. We awarded it a strong grade of B+ in this area. Inspection ratings are based on many datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that score well in this area tend to have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. In addition, the city also received one of our better scores in our short-term care category, with a B. In the other categories we looked at, we gave the city middle of the pack grades for our nursing and long-term care areas.