With an address in Alhambra, Illinois, Alhambra Care Center is one of just a few available nursing homes in the city. This nursing home proved to be a middle of the pack facility, with an overall grade of B-. Based on our ratings, this place ought to meet the needs of many people. One of the highlights of this nursing home's profile is its strong short-term care score, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
Alhambra Care Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Short-term Care Quality
This place earned a very favorable short-term care rating. Its short-term care score ended up being its best category. We gave this them a grade of B+. In calculating our short-term care scores, we quantify the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. Our purpose is to devise a measure for sizing up the rehabilitation services of various nursing homes. We were not able to locate registered nurse or physical therapy staffing data for this facility. Lastly, we considered the number of patients that ultimately returned home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we graded this nursing home so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing grade. This proved to be its second best category grade. In that category, we awarded this facility an B. Our nursing score assesses the facility's level of nurse staffing. We weigh both the levels of skill of those nurses as well as the quantity of hours spent with residents. This particular nursing home provided 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well in the area of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
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Facility Inspections
We would also like to draw your attention to this facility's strong inspection rating. This facility earned a B in this category, which is one of our better grades. Inspection scores are tied to pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that score well in this area tend to have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. While this nursing home had some minor dings on its government inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones found in categories G through L. This means the government inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe made us feel better about this inspection report.
Long-term Care Quality
The next category we looked at was long-term care. We gave this nursing home a grade of D in the area of long-term care, making this the facility's least impressive category. For long-term care residents, the facility's primary goal is to keep patients healthy and safe. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate residents. One of the data points we considered on top of nursing hours was vaccines. Thankfully, this facility administered the pneumonia vaccination to 100 percent of its residents. Surprisingly, this nursing home was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. It had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Unfortunately, a few of its other scores in the category were not as favorable as these.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Alhambra Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Alhambra Care Center, 8.73% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Alhambra Care Center, 3.45% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that had a fall which caused serious injury. This is one of the statistics we use in determining nursing grades.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Alhambra Care Center, 2.6% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients who have suffered from urinary tract infections. UTI's could be an indicator of a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this datapoint could be misleading for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Alhambra Care Center, 18.11% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This gauges the percent of long-term stay patients taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Alhambra Care Center, 19.04% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are administered to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Alhambra Care Center, 30.45% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who are demonstrating signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Alhambra Care Center, 87.4% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Alhambra Care Center, 13.9% Percentage of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term care patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and bathing.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Alhambra Care Center, 17.56% Percentage of Residents
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who were able to retain mobility. Some argue that the ability to move around is critical to patients well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Alhambra Care Center, 1.66 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Alhambra Care Center, 17.56 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Alhambra Care Center, 11.82 Percentage of Patients
This metric measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to gauge the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
- Community Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 9.34 miles away400 N Caldwell St Staunton Illinois 62088Voluntary non-profit - Private(618) 635-2200
- St Joseph's HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 9.64 miles away12866 Troxler Avenue Highland Illinois 62249Voluntary non-profit - Church(618) 651-2600
- Anderson HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 15.68 miles away6800 State Route 162 Maryville Illinois 62062Voluntary non-profit - Private(618) 288-5711
- Greenville Regional HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 17.27 miles away200 Health Care Dr Greenville Illinois 62246Voluntary non-profit - Private(618) 664-1230
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita - Edwardsville Dialysis13.2 miles away235 South Buchanan Street Edwardsville Illinois 62025Dialysis Stations: 8 (618) 692-9217
- Davita - Maryville Dialysis16.75 miles away2102 Vadalabene Dr Ste 1 Maryville Illinois 62062Dialysis Stations: 16 (618) 288-1196
- Davita - Maryville Home Dialysis16.75 miles away2102 Vadalabene Drive Suite 2 Maryville Illinois 62062Dialysis Stations: 2 (618) 288-1521