Aperion Care International
4815 South Western Ave, Chicago IL 60609 · (773) 927-4200 · 76.37% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Aperion Care International is a very-large nursing home located in Chicago, Illinois. This nursing home was given an F, which is definitely concerning in our grading scheme. Chicago received a city grade of C, so there are other options in the city worth looking at. If you aren't deterred by this nursing home's report card, you can continue reading to find out about its category grades. We discuss inspections in the next section.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 218 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
Although this nursing home's overall grade was as bad as it gets, it performed pretty well in the category of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a B for that area, which is one of our better scores. Inspection ratings take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This nursing home was assessed 9 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This means that CMS didn't deem any of these deficiencies to pose an imminent risk to resident health or safety. A few minor deficiencies aren't necessarily the end of the world.
Short-term Care Quality
Sadly, this nursing home only received a grade of D for its short-term care rating, which turns out to be one of its more respectable category scores. In the category of short-term care, we attempt to evaluate indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We assess a facility's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and physical, occupational and other therapists. Not surprisingly based on its grade in this area, this nursing home was well below average in one of the two key staffing areas we looked at. It offered far fewer registered nurse hours per resident than most other facilities. Lastly, we looked at the number of patients who ultimately were able to return home from this nursing home. This nursing home didn't fare well in this area. In fact, we found that just 44.7 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was quite a bit off the national average.
Long-term Care Quality
The third area we analyzed was long-term care. This facility's was given a low-end long-term care grade where it received a lowly F. Facilities that do not score well in this category often don't provide as much nursing care and also may be lagging in some of the areas of routine healthcare services we assessed. On top of considering the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. We discovered that this facility vaccinated a relatively low 86.580086 percent of its residents, which is slightly concerning. We were stunned with the facility's hospitalization rate. We found that this nursing home had 5.59 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is more than double the national average. This is definitely an alarming statistic.
Nurse Quality
The last category we rated was nursing, where this facility was given a rock bottom score in this area as well. We gave it an abysmal F for this area, which is definitely a major disappointment. When computing a facility's nursing grade, we consider the amount of time nurses are with patients and the levels of training of those nurses. This nursing home averaged only 3.1 hours of nursing care per resident each day. This is well below average. This place also had abysmal scores in some of the quality-based metrics to pair with its low nursing hour totals. We looked at the percent of residents sustaining pressure ulcers and we were very disappointed. This facility was at roughly 1.5 times the national average in this metric.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Aperion Care International Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who have had falls which resulted in major injury. This is one of the statistics we use in computing our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This tells you the percentage of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often linked to facilities with worst hygiene practices. Better hygiene protocols reduces the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. We want to point out that this metric is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have incongruent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to residents for a variety of conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias. Unfortunately, in limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of residents who were given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are prescribed to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This is the percent of residents demonstrating signs of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This tells you the percent of residents who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and continence. Many argue this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who were able to retain mobility. Many in the industry argue that the ability to move around is important for patients well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the overall quality of rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percent of short-term care patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with ADL's generally correlates with superior rehabilitation.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better