Aperion Care Litchfield is located in Litchfield, Illinois, a city with a population of 8,930 people. Featuring an overall rating of C, this looks like a middle of the road facility. In our view, this facility ought to be a good fit for most people. One of the major highlights of this nursing home's profile is its stellar inspection reports, which is addressed in the next section.
Aperion Care Litchfield
- Nursing Home
Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- No Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Cardiac Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Respiratory Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
In addition to being a respectable facility overall, this place really excelled in the area of inspections, where it earned an A. Few nursing homes performed better in this category. Inspection ratings are based on many items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that receive favorable grades in this category have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. Although this facility had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none were major deficiencies based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is always a good sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Another one of this facility's better category grades came in the area of long-term care. In that category, we awarded this facility a B+. It actually fared better than most nursing homes in this area. Nursing homes that do well in this category tend to provide patients with better supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. On top of assessing the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia sadly is often a deadly ailment for nursing home residents so we prefer when a facility doesn't roll the dice on this issue. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
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Short-term Care Quality
Another issue is the F this facility was given in the area of short-term care. Our short-term care grades are based in part on a facility's quantity of highly-skilled nursing services. This includes a broad range of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, in addition to other variations of therapy. Given its poor rating in this area, we weren't shocked to learn this place provides substantially fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most nursing homes. The last measure we assessed in this category is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that just 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is well below average. The combination of these poor statistics doomed this facility's short-term care score.
Nurse Quality
The final category we looked at was nursing. It received an F for this area, which is a very poor score. This is clearly a major concern. The nursing score features numerous subcategories. The most important factor is the amount of time nurses spent with residents. This facility provided just 0.2 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low total compared to most nursing homes. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in calculating our nursing scores. This place performed well in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Aperion Care Litchfield Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Aperion Care Litchfield, 8.94% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by residents staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Aperion Care Litchfield, 3.47% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a fall resulting in major injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Aperion Care Litchfield, 2.6% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic indicates the percentage of long-term residents who have suffered from a UTI. While a higher rate of these infections may reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it is problematic to compare between nursing homes due to nursing homes having inconsistent reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Aperion Care Litchfield, 18.4% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Aperion Care Litchfield, 19.11% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were given antianxiety drugs. These medications are generally given to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Aperion Care Litchfield, 29.8% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents demonstrating depressive symptoms. Some experts believe this is a measure of patient quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Aperion Care Litchfield, 87.49% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care residents who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient safety.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Aperion Care Litchfield, 14.23% Percentage of Patients
This is the percent of residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Aperion Care Litchfield, 19.34% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Aperion Care Litchfield, 1.51 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Aperion Care Litchfield, 19.34 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- St Francis HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 0.8 miles away1215 Franciscan Dr Litchfield Illinois 62056Voluntary non-profit - Church(217) 324-2191
- Hillsboro Area HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 8.7 miles away1200 E Tremont Street Hillsboro Illinois 62049Voluntary non-profit - Private(217) 532-6111
- Community Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 13.3 miles away400 N Caldwell St Staunton Illinois 62088Voluntary non-profit - Private(618) 635-2200
- Carlinville Area HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 15.57 miles away20733 N Broad Street Carlinville Illinois 62626Voluntary non-profit - Private(217) 854-3141
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita - Litchfield Dialysis0.81 miles away915 St Francis Way Litchfield Illinois 62056CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (217) 324-2200
- Total Renal Care - Montgomery County Dialysis8.47 miles away1822 Senator Miller Dr. Hillsboro Illinois 62049Dialysis Stations: 8 (217) 532-3000