Alden Estates of Orland Park
16450 South 97th Avenue, Orland Park IL 60462 · (708) 403-6500 · 62.54% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Alden Estates of Orland Park is a large facility located in Orland Park, Illinois. This facility is a subpar nursing home. A score of this caliber indicates we found a few red flags. As far as we can see, we would be very reluctant to recommend this facility. We wouldn't blame you if you're ready to stop reading and find another nursing home. However, if you want to learn more about this nursing home's category grades, short-term care grades are discussed in the next section.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 200 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Short-term Care Quality
Although we were not complementary of this nursing home's overall grade, it actually earned an A in our short-term care rating. If it wasn't for this category, this place's profile would have been even worse. In calculating our short-term care scores, we look at the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. The purpose is to formulate a tool for comparing the rehabilitation services of nursing homes. This nursing home is above the national average both in terms of its quantity of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its residents. These are generally good indicators of quality short-term care. The final statistic we looked at in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We found that it performed as well as just about any nursing home in Illinois in this area with 60.2 percent of its residents returning home. Unfortunately, at most nursing homes, fewer than half of their short-stay residents are able to return home.
Nurse Quality
We also awarded this facility a grade of C for our nursing rating. Nursing grades are primarily tied to the nursing home's nurse staffing. This facility provided 3.7 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing score also includes applicable quality-based metrics. While this facility excelled in terms of quantity of nursing hours, it lagged a bit in certain subcategories that related to quality. This facility's nursing rating was pulled down by its weak performance in the area of minimizing pressure ulcers. In fact, we found that 15.9 percent of this nursing home's patients were suffering from pressure ulcers. Since many pressure ulcers could be avoided with proper nursing protocols, we reduce a facility's nursing rating when we see this kind of prevalence of pressure ulcers.
Facility Inspections
This nursing home earned mediocre government inspections in recent years. We awarded them a grade of C in this area. Our inspection ratings are tied to items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Deficiencies are an important thing to look for on these inspections. Severe deficiencies indicate a threat to patient safety. This facility had 6 deficiencies on its government inspection report, but fortunately none were in categories J through L. This indicates inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies to place patient safety or health in imminent harm or jeopardy. Unfortunately, we also need to draw your attention to the fact that this facility received some government fines in recent years.
Long-term Care Quality
The next category we assessed was long-term care. This nursing home received an abysmal grade of F in this category. For prospective residents in need of a permanent residence rather than skilled nursing, long-term care grades are an important measure. After looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 98.10811 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is more than the average nursing home. We were far less impressed with the facility's hospitalization rate. Here we found that this place had 3.8 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is more than double the national average. This is certainly an alarming figure.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Alden Estates of Orland Park Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint is an indication of the percentage of long-term care patients that developed new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We consider this statistic when determining our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term patients which had a fall resulting in major injury. We use this statistic in computing our nursing ratings.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This statistic measures the percent of long-term patients that have experienced a urinary tract infection. While more of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it is difficult to compare different facilities due to facilities having reporting standards.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric measures the percent of long-term patients which are administered antianxiety drugs. These medications are prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percent of patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percentage of patients who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and taking a bath. Many in the industry would argue this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This indicates the percentage of residents that remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric tracks the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This metric measures the percentage of short-term stay residents that experienced functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better