Aperion Care West Chicago
201 West North Avenue, West Chicago IL 60185 · (630) 876-8100 · 97.04% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Aperion Care West Chicago is one of just two available facilities located in West Chicago, Illinois. We awarded this facility an overall grade of B. A score in this range requires quality scores in most areas. Based on our assessment, this place ought to meet the needs of most people. This place's strong report card was highlighted by its nursing grade, which we will address in the next section.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 213 Beds
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
In addition to being a quality nursing home overall, this facility really excelled in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of A. We scrutinized the levels of nurses employed by the nursing home, in addition to the quantity of time the nurses spent with residents, in calculating our score in this category. This nursing home provides 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This facility 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.
Facility Inspections
This facility also excelled in inspections. We gave it an A- for that area, which is one of our best grades. This is one of the few facilities with an overall score in this range which earned multiple category grades this high. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining our inspection ratings. One critical factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some end up being relatively insignificant. Although this nursing home had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none were serious based on CMS' deficiency scale. We should point out that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in this industry.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility is also strong in the area of long-term care, where it received a grade of B. It performed more favorably than most nursing homes in this area. For prospective patients looking for a permanent place to live as opposed to skilled nursing, long-term care is a very important category. In addition to looking at the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 87.80488 percent of its patients. This is slightly below what we anticipated but still a reasonably acceptable figure. Fortunately, this place keeps its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had just 1.25 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a significantly better hospitalization rate than the average nursing home.
Short-term Care Quality
Switching gears to our next category, this facility was awarded a grade of C for short-term care, which is a respectable score. In computing our short-term care ratings, we analyze a facility's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other types of therapists. This rating is generally a fair measure of a facility's rehabilitation services. We were not able to track down information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. Finally, we looked at the number of residents who ultimately were able to return home from this facility. We found that 17.7 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was actually quite a bit below the national average.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Aperion Care West Chicago Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This statistic is an indication of the percent of long-term stay patients which have new or worsened pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a solid barometer of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term patients who sustained a fall which caused serious injury. This is one of the statistics we use in computing nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percent of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are often caused by lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this datapoint can also be skewed for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who are prescribed antipsychotic drugs. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents in scenarios where such drugs aren't medically required. However, some facilities may need to rely on these drugs due to having more residents suffering from cognitive disorders.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. These drugs are prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This tells you the percentage of residents who are exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percentage of residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is the percentage of residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may be a sign of deterioration of a resident's medical condition.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percentage of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical well-being of residents.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better