Alden Estates of Shorewood is one of only two available facilities in Shorewood, Illinois. Sporting an overall score of B, this facility is a quality choice. This place truly has plenty working in its favor. We were also pleased to find that this facility didn't have any weak links in any of the four major categories. Additional information about its category grades can be found below.
Alden Estates of Shorewood
- Nursing Home
Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Radiation Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for our inspections rating. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in computing our inspection ratings. One key factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of the deficiencies is arguably more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some end up being relatively minor. This facility was assessed 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be major deficiencies. This indicates that the inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies to cause an immediate risk to resident safety or health. We should point out that deficiency-free inspections are rare in the industry.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility truly excelled in the category of short-term care, where we awarded it a score of A. Very few facilities performed more favorably in this category. Our short-term care scores are believed to be most meaningful for individuals in need of rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation usually mandates higher levels of highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means not only nursing, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final statistic we assessed in this area is the percentage of residents who were able to leave the facility and return home. We found that 5.8 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.
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Nurse Quality
Next, we looked at the nursing category where we awarded this nursing home a grade of B-. This facility didn't perform quite as well in this category as it did in some other categories. Nevertheless, this is still a respectable score. There are a number of factors within this area. Many of the datapoints relate to staffing levels. This nursing home provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient per day. This is a low total compared with most other facilities. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures. Although this facility got docked a bit for its nursing hours, it actually excelled in some of these quality measures. With less than five percent of its patients sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed very well in this area. This is typically a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by having a protocol of turning residents more frequently.
Long-term Care Quality
The final area we analyzed is long-term care. We awarded this facility a grade of C in this area. For residents seeking a permanent residence as opposed to skilled nursing, long-term care is an important category. On top of assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 95.79832 percent of its patients, which is more than the average nursing home. This place also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.03 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Alden Estates of Shorewood Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Alden Estates of Shorewood, 8.94% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely caused by residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Alden Estates of Shorewood, 3.47% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents who have had a fall which resulted in serious injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Alden Estates of Shorewood, 2.6% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care. However, this metric may be skewed for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Alden Estates of Shorewood, 18.4% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric measures the percentage of long-term residents who are administered antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior in scenarios where such drugs aren't medically indicated. However, some facilities may need to rely more on these medications due to having more residents with dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Alden Estates of Shorewood, 19.11% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term care patients taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Alden Estates of Shorewood, 29.8% of Patients
This tells you the percent of patients exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Alden Estates of Shorewood, 87.49% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home patients, making these vaccines critical to patient care.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Alden Estates of Shorewood, 14.23% Percentage of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and using the bathroom.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Alden Estates of Shorewood, 19.34% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percentage of patients who maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Alden Estates of Shorewood, 1.51 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is important to the physical well-being of residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Alden Estates of Shorewood, 19.34 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Alden Estates of Shorewood, 11.45 Percentage of Patients
This is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Alden Estates of Shorewood, 71.39% Percentage of Resident
This is the percentage of short-term care patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with activities of daily living typically correlates with better rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
- Presence Saint Joseph Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 3.79 miles away333 N Madison St Joliet Illinois 60435Voluntary non-profit - Church(815) 725-7133
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- Adventist Bolingbrook HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.82 miles away500 Remington Boulevard Bolingbrook Illinois 60440Voluntary non-profit - Private(630) 312-5000
- Rush Copley Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 13.63 miles away2000 Ogden Avenue Aurora Illinois 60504Voluntary non-profit - Private(630) 978-6200
- Edward HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 15.91 miles away801 South Washington Naperville Illinois 60540Voluntary non-profit - Private(630) 527-3000
- Morris Hospital & Healthcare CentersAcute Care Hospitals 16.21 miles away150 W High St Morris Illinois 60450Voluntary non-profit - Private(815) 942-2932
- Presence Mercy Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 18.43 miles away1325 N Highland Avenue Aurora Illinois 60506Voluntary non-profit - Church(630) 859-2222
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