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Ambassador Nursing & Rehab Center

  • Nursing Home
  • Memory Care

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: F
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Ambassador Nursing & Rehab Center's website

4900 North Bernard,
Chicago IL 60625

(773) 583-7130

80.84% estimated occupancy 1

Note: Ambassador Nursing & Rehab Center has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.

With over 25 nursing homes to choose from having an address in Chicago, Illinois, Ambassador Nursing & Rehab Center is one of the seemingly endless list of options here. Our grading scheme was not kind to this facility, as it received an overall score of F. Keep in mind that Chicago received a city grade of C, so should look at other options in the city as well. More information on this nursing home's category grades is available below. Its best category is inspections, which is addressed in the next section.

Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Limited Liability company
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Podiatry
  • Mental Health
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Laboratory
  • X-Ray
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Optometry
  • Audiology
  • Total Parenteral Nutrition

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)
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Facility Inspections

Grade: B-minus

While this place's overall grade was as bad as it gets, it actually didn't perform terribly in the area of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a B- for that category, which is one of our better scores. Inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these issues by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Although this nursing home had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. Lastly, this nursing home was cited by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. This is generally a really bad sign. We would never recommend this facility.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: C

We were also surprised to find that this nursing home received a decent short-term care grade this year. We gave it a C in that area. In the area of short-term care, we attempt to qualify indicators of a facility's rehabilitation services. We look at the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and various therapists. Unfortunately, this facility was below average in terms of its number of physical therapy and registered nurse hours provided to its residents based on the metrics we assessed. The important question is whether this also affected quality of care. The last statistic we looked at in this category is the percentage of residents who were able to return home from the facility. We found that just 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: D

We gave this facility a grade of just D for our nursing rating. Nursing scores are based in large part on quality and quantity of nursing care. This nursing home averaged just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient per day. This is an alarmingly low total. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in computing our nursing ratings. This place fared well in terms of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: D

This nursing home's weakest area was long-term care, which is the last area we analyzed. For this category, we gave this nursing home a grade of D. Facilities that do not fare well in long-term care typically aren't as well-staffed and are lagging in some of the areas of routine medical care we assessed. Once we looked at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination statistics. We were disappointed to learn that this nursing home vaccinated only 60.066555 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Surprisingly, this place was actually decent at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.03 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. This was its best score in this category.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Sep 22

Ambassador Nursing & Rehab Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Ambassador Nursing & Rehab Center, 8.73% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percent of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often caused by residents staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-plus

In Ambassador Nursing & Rehab Center, 3.45% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of residents who have had a major fall. Falls leading to severe injury are routinely caused by lower levels of patient supervision. Better nursing protocols can reduce the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-minus

In Ambassador Nursing & Rehab Center, 2.6% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often associated with worse hygiene protocols. However, this metric could also be skewed for some facilities due to different reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Ambassador Nursing & Rehab Center, 18.11% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to residents for many conditions, including dementia. Sadly, in some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Ambassador Nursing & Rehab Center, 19.04% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric tells you the percent of long-term residents that were prescribed antianxiety medication. These medications are used to treat residents suffering from anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: F

In Ambassador Nursing & Rehab Center, 30.45% of Patients

This is the percent of residents who are exhibiting symptoms of depression. Increased levels of depression could be a sign lower quality care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: F

In Ambassador Nursing & Rehab Center, 87.4% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-plus

In Ambassador Nursing & Rehab Center, 13.9% Percentage of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and taking a bath. Many believe that this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: D

In Ambassador Nursing & Rehab Center, 17.56% Percentage of Residents

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that remained mobile levels.

Hospitalizations

Grade: F

In Ambassador Nursing & Rehab Center, 1.66 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A

In Ambassador Nursing & Rehab Center, 17.56 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical well-being of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-minus

In Ambassador Nursing & Rehab Center, 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.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A-plus

In Ambassador Nursing & Rehab Center, 71.65% Percentage of Resident

This indicates the percentage of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.

Scores for Chicago, IL

  • Overall Rating has a grade of C
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of C
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of C
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B

Looking for more options? Chicago, Illinois has 80 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Swedish Covenant HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.88 miles away5145 N California Ave Chicago Illinois 60625Voluntary non-profit - Church(773) 878-8200
  • Methodist Hospital of ChicagoAcute Care Hospitals 2.24 miles away5025 N Paulina Street Chicago Illinois 60640Voluntary non-profit - Private(773) 271-9040
  • Community First Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 3.23 miles away5645 W Addison Street Chicago Illinois 60634Voluntary non-profit - Private(773) 282-7000
  • Aurora Chicago Lakeshore HospitalPsychiatric 3.31 miles away4840 N Marine Dr Chicago Illinois 60640Proprietary(773) 878-9700
  • Louis a Weiss Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 3.38 miles away4646 N Marine Drive Chicago Illinois 60640Proprietary(773) 878-8700
  • Thorek Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 3.44 miles away850 W Irving Park Rd Chicago Illinois 60613Voluntary non-profit - Private(312) 525-6780
  • Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 3.99 miles away836 West Wellington Avenue Chicago Illinois 60657Voluntary non-profit - Private(773) 975-1600
  • Presence Saint Francis HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.02 miles away355 Ridge Ave Evanston Illinois 60202Voluntary non-profit - Church(847) 316-4000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Davita Irving Park Dialysis0.99 miles away4323 N Pulaski Road Chicago Illinois 60641Dialysis Stations: 12 (773) 279-8714
  • Nephron Dialysis Center, Ltd.1.65 miles away5140 N. California Ave. Suite 510 Chicago Illinois 60625Dialysis Stations: 16 (773) 293-2100
  • Fmc - Northcenter Dialysis1.93 miles away2620 W. Addison St. Chicago Illinois 60618CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (773) 248-0462
  • Davita - Logan Square Dialysis Svcs Inc2.61 miles away2838 N Kimball Ave Chicago Illinois 60618CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (773) 342-3738
  • Fmc - Logan Square2.76 miles away2721 N Spaulding Chicago Illinois 60647Dialysis Stations: 16 (773) 292-2971
  • Fmc - West Belmont2.89 miles away4943 W Belmont Ave. Chicago Illinois 60641CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (773) 685-7500
  • Fmc - Na Lakeview Dialysis3 miles away4008 North Broadway Ave., Suite 1200 Chicago Illinois 60613Dialysis Stations: 14 (773) 248-3105
  • Center for Renal Replacement, LLC3.33 miles away7301 North Lincoln Ave., Ste 205 Lincolnwood Illinois 60712Dialysis Stations: 16 (847) 675-5555

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=145343