Alden Courts of Waterford is in Aurora, Illinois. We gave this facility a C overall, which is not a bad grade. This is comparable with the city grade in Aurora, which is a B-. Based on our assessment, this place should be a good fit for most people. This nursing home did not fare well in every category we looked at, but it did not receive any terrible grades either. More information about its category grades can be found below.
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Alden Courts of Waterford
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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Facility Inspections
In addition to being a respectable facility overall, this facility really excelled in the category of inspections, where it received an A-. Few facilities performed better in this area. Perhaps the most significant factor we look at in determining our inspection ratings is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher grades in this area typically avoided the more severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Based on this, we still had a generally positive view of this facility's inspections.
Nurse Quality
This facility's second best category grade came in the area of nursing. In that category, we gave this nursing home a grade of B-. Our nursing rating is mostly associated with the facility's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this nursing home fared better in some of the quality measures we looked at. It scored well in terms of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers.
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Short-term Care Quality
We also awarded this facility a respectable score in the category of short-term care, where we gave it a grade of C. In calculating our short-term care scores, we assess the nursing home's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other highly trained professionals. This area is generally a solid measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation. Unfortunately, we found that this place provided fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other nursing homes. The last statistic we assessed in this category is the percentage of residents who ultimately were able to return home from the facility. We found that just 3.9 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
Long-term Care Quality
The last category we looked at was long-term care, which turned out to be a weak link for this facility. We awarded this facility a grade of D in long-term care. Nursing homes that don't fare well in this category typically aren't as well-staffed and are lagging in a few of the areas of routine medical care we looked at. In addition to looking at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility vaccinated only 85.98726 percent of its residents, which is several points lower than we expected. To our surprise, this facility was actually decent at keeping its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had just 0.03 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. This is its best feature in this category.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Alden Courts of Waterford Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Alden Courts of Waterford, 9.4% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Alden Courts of Waterford, 5.1% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who had a fall resulting in serious injury. We use this statistic in determining our nursing scores.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Alden Courts of Waterford, 1.91% of Patients had UTIs
This figure tells you the percentage of long-term residents which experienced a UTI. While a higher rate infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's nursing care, it is problematic to compare between nursing homes due to varying reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Alden Courts of Waterford, 28.66% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic drugs. These drugs are sometimes used to treat several medical conditions, including cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Alden Courts of Waterford, 17.74% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of residents who were given antianxiety medications. These medications are typically used to treat residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Alden Courts of Waterford, 4.26% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients exhibiting symptoms of depression. Many in the industry argue that this is a reliable measure of quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Alden Courts of Waterford, 91.14% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Alden Courts of Waterford, 7.56% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and taking a bath.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Alden Courts of Waterford, 5.26% of Residents
This indicates the percentage of patients that maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Alden Courts of Waterford, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Alden Courts of Waterford, 5.26% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the health of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Alden Courts of Waterford, 24.92% of Patients
This metric tracks the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Alden Courts of Waterford, 96.87% of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Scores for Aurora, IL
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
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