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.
Despite receiving a somewhat average overall grade, this city performed remarkably well in the area of inspections. In fact, some of its facilities received virtually perfect inspection reports this year. Consequently, we awarded Skokie one of our highest scores in that category with an A. Our inspection grades are tied to several datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that receive favorable grades in this category typically have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. In addition, Skokie also received one of our higher grades in the area of short-term care, with a B. In our final two categories, the city received middle of the road grades for our long-term care and nursing categories.