Alden Estates of Evanston is located in Evanston, Illinois. Sporting an overall grade of A-, this nursing home is among the more impressive nursing homes we looked at. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it in the top 25 percent of all facilities in the nation. This nursing home's strong report card was highlighted by its inspection score, which we will address in the next section.
Alden Estates of Evanston
- Nursing Home
Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
We also wanted to point out that this nursing home earned near flawless government inspections in recent years. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this area. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining these inspection grades. One key factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some deficiencies end up being relatively minor. This facility was assessed 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered to be major deficiencies. This means that the inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies to cause an immediate risk to resident safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility also fared very well in the area of short-term care, where we gave it a score of A. Not many facilities fared better in this category. In determining our short-term care ratings, we scrutinize the nursing home's levels of skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other highly skilled individuals. This area is frequently a meaningful assessment of the nursing home's rehabilitation services. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the number of residents that returned home from this nursing home. We found that 6.6 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
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Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home received a strong long-term care score as well. We gave it one of our higher scores in that area with a grade of B+. Long-term care grades in this range generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine medical care. One of the datapoints we considered on top of nursing hours is vaccines. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its residents. Vaccination is a reliable method to avoid unnecessary deaths and hospitalizations for the aged 65 and up population. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Nurse Quality
The last category we assessed is nursing, where this facility was given a B-. This ended up being this facility's worst area. This is still nothing to be ashamed of. The nursing rating weighs a variety of factors. The most important factor is the number of hours nurses spent with patients. This particular facility provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This figure is far below the national average. Finally, while this place got docked a bit for its nursing hours per resident, it actually excelled in a few of our quality measures. With fewer than five percent of its residents experiencing pressure ulcers, it fared remarkably well in this metric.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Alden Estates of Evanston Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Alden Estates of Evanston, 8.94% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure measures the percent of long-term stay patients that suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Alden Estates of Evanston, 3.47% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of patients who have had a fall which resulted in serious injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Alden Estates of Evanston, 2.6% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be an indicator of nursing care . UTI's are often caused by worse hygiene protocols. However, this statistic may also be skewed for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Alden Estates of Evanston, 18.4% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term stay patients taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Alden Estates of Evanston, 19.11% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of residents who were given antianxiety medications. These drugs are generally used to treat patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Alden Estates of Evanston, 29.8% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients showing depressive symptoms. Some experts argue this is a reasonable measure of resident quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Alden Estates of Evanston, 87.49% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Alden Estates of Evanston, 14.23% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and using the bathroom. Some would argue this is a measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Alden Estates of Evanston, 19.34% Percentage of Residents
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care residents that maintained mobility. Many in the industry believe that the ability to move around is vital to residents' health.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Alden Estates of Evanston, 19.34 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Alden Estates of Evanston, 11.45 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the overall quality of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Alden Estates of Evanston, 71.39% Percentage of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percentage of short-term residents who saw functional improvements.
Scores for Evanston, IL
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A
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Nearby Hospitals
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- Presence Saint Francis HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 3.54 miles away355 Ridge Ave Evanston Illinois 60202Voluntary non-profit - Church(847) 316-4000
- Advocate Lutheran General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.28 miles away1775 Dempster St Park Ridge Illinois 60068Voluntary non-profit - Church(847) 723-2210
- Swedish Covenant HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.28 miles away5145 N California Ave Chicago Illinois 60625Voluntary non-profit - Church(773) 878-8200
- Presence Resurrection Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6.7 miles away7435 W Talcott Avenue Chicago Illinois 60631Voluntary non-profit - Church(773) 774-8000
- Methodist Hospital of ChicagoAcute Care Hospitals 6.9 miles away5025 N Paulina Street Chicago Illinois 60640Voluntary non-profit - Private(773) 271-9040
- Aurora Chicago Lakeshore HospitalPsychiatric 7.57 miles away4840 N Marine Dr Chicago Illinois 60640Proprietary(773) 878-9700
- Louis a Weiss Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.85 miles away4646 N Marine Drive Chicago Illinois 60640Proprietary(773) 878-8700
Nearby Dialysis
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