Alden of Waterford is an average-sized nursing home located in Aurora, Illinois. Sporting an overall score of B+, this looks like a high quality nursing home. This facility proved to be one of the better nursing homes in Aurora. If you scroll down, you can see this facility's category scores, which are also quite good.
Alden of Waterford
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
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
This nursing home received a strong overall grade as described above, but we especially would like to point out its excellent health inspections in recent years. We awarded it an impressive grade of A in this category. Our inspection grades weigh several factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with better grades in this category usually have very few severe deficiencies. Although this nursing home had some deficiencies on its report, none of them were severe based on CMS' scale. We should point out that deficiency-free inspections are rare in this industry.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home is also strong in the category of short-term care, where it was awarded a grade of B+. It outperformed most nursing homes in this category. Short-term care ratings are important for people needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically mandates additional highly-skilled nursing services. This includes a wide scope of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility employs registered nurses. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final datapoint we assessed in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We found that 5.1 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
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Nurse Quality
Another one of this facility's impressive category grades came in the area of nursing care. We awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of B+. In calculating a nursing home's nursing grade, we look at the number of hours nurses spend with patients as well as the level of licensure of those nurses. This nursing home averages 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Long-term Care Quality
Moving on to our last area, this facility was given an excellent long-term care rating. This facility did not prove to have any weak grades. For residents seeking a permanent residence as opposed to rehabilitation, long-term care is an important category. One of the criteria we considered on top of nurse's aid hours is vaccines. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to 83.10811 percent of its patients. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.04 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Alden of Waterford Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Alden of Waterford, 8.73% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term residents who have pressure ulcers . We use this statistic in calculating both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Alden of Waterford, 3.45% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a fall leading to serious injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Alden of Waterford, 2.6% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with poor hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Alden of Waterford, 18.11% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Alden of Waterford, 19.04% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are prescribed to residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Alden of Waterford, 30.45% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients who are showing depressive symptoms. Higher levels of depression may indicate a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Alden of Waterford, 87.4% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term stay residents who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Alden of Waterford, 13.9% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Alden of Waterford, 17.56% Percentage of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that retained mobility levels. Some would argue that mobility is critical to residents' physical and mental health.
Hospitalizations
In Alden of Waterford, 1.66 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Alden of Waterford, 17.56 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical well-being of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Alden of Waterford, 11.82 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Alden of Waterford, 71.65% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of performance with activities of daily living typically correlates with higher quality rehabilitation services.
Scores for Aurora, IL
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
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Nearby Dialysis
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