Aperion Care Toluca is an average-sized nursing home located in Toluca, Illinois. With an overall rating of B-, this appears to be a decent nursing home. This nursing home has a few things going for it. One of the better aspects of this nursing home's report card is its strong inspection rating, which is addressed in the next section.
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Aperion Care Toluca
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Medication Management
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Pain Management
- Bariatric Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
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Facility Inspections
We want to draw your attention to the fact that this facility outperformed its overall grade in the category of inspections. In fact, it received an excellent inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our best grades in this area with an A-. Our inspection grades are tied to several items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that receive favorable grades in this category tend to have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This nursing home received 4 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This means that CMS didn't consider any of the deficiencies to be an immediate threat to patient safety or health. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.
Nurse Quality
We also awarded this facility a favorable grade in nursing. This facility earned a grade of B+ in this category, which is one of our better grades. There are many factors included in this category. Most of these datapoints relate to staffing levels. 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 place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
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Short-term Care Quality
This facilities third most favorable area was short-term care. We awarded it a B- in this area. This is essentially a middle of the pack score in this category. Our short-term care scores are based on a nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This means a broad scope of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, not to mention other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the percentage of patients who ultimately returned home from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was actually quite a bit below the national average.
Long-term Care Quality
The next area we scored was long-term care, which ended up being this nursing home's weakest category. We gave this facility a D in that category. Unfortunately, this score pulled down the nursing home's overall profile to some degree. For long-term care residents, the primary goal is to maintain residents' quality of life and keep them safe. In addition to assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 97.5 percent of its residents. Surprisingly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility has fewer hospitalizations than most nursing homes. Sadly, some of its other scores in this category were not as favorable as these.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Aperion Care Toluca Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Aperion Care Toluca, 0% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage resulting from remaining in the same position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Aperion Care Toluca, 0.71% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term residents that had falls leading to serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be an indication of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Aperion Care Toluca, 1.16% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often the result of facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Additional nurse staffing can minimize the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Keep in mind that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have varying reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Aperion Care Toluca, 26.01% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of patients given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are administered to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Aperion Care Toluca, 73.73% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Aperion Care Toluca, 98.42% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Aperion Care Toluca, 12.31% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and taking a bath. Some experts argue that this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Aperion Care Toluca, 15.1% of Residents
This indicates the percent of patients who maintained mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Aperion Care Toluca, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Aperion Care Toluca, 15.1% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Aperion Care Toluca, 10.9% of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the quality of rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Aperion Care Toluca, 54.99% of Resident
This tells you the percentage of short-term stay residents that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of performance with ADL's usually correlates with successful rehabilitation services.
Nearby Dialysis
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