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Atrium Health Care Center

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Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: F
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Atrium Health Care Center's website

1425 West Estes Avenue,
Chicago IL 60626

(773) 973-4780

91.25% estimated occupancy 1

Atrium Health Care Center is a large nursing home located in Chicago, Illinois. Our grading system was not favorable to this nursing home, as it received an overall rating of F. If you aren't happy with this nursing home, you should be able to find another option in Chicago, as the city has more than 25 nursing homes. Despite all this, one of the few highlights of this facility's report card is its impressive inspection grade. You can scroll down to find out about inspections and other category scores

Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Laboratory
  • Recreational Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: B

Although we gave this nursing home a poor overall score, we gave it a grade of B for our inspections rating. This is due to the facility receiving a quality government inspection report this year. Inspection scores are based on many pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Deficiencies are an important thing to look for on these reports. You should especially avoid nursing homes that have severe deficiencies linked to risks to resident well being. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Despite this deficiency, this was still a relatively favorable report.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: D

This facility's second best score was long-term care, but it still earned a grade of just D in that category. This turns out to be a well below average grade. In a long-term care environment, the facility's primary goal is to maintain residents' quality of life and keep them safe. On top of considering the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 97.56944 percent of its residents. Surprisingly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home had fewer hospitalizations than many nursing homes. Unfortunately, some of its other scores in this category weren't as favorable as these.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: D

We gave this facility just a D for our short-term care score. This is not a very good score. In calculating our short-term care ratings, we analyze the facility's levels of skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other licensed professionals. This score is considered to be a fair measure of a nursing home's ability to rehabilitate patients. Given its weak score in this category, we were not surprised to learn this facility offered far fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other nursing homes. The final metric we considered in this area is the number of patients that who were able to eventually return home from the nursing home. This facility struggled quite a bit in this metric as well, with just 0 percent of its residents returning home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: F

The last area we graded was nursing, in which this nursing home received a rock bottom grade here as well. It received an F in this area, which is definitely very concerning. When computing a facility's nursing score, we look at the number of hours nurses commit to residents and the levels of training of the nurses. With just 0.2 hours of nursing care per patient daily, this nursing home's nurse staffing levels were significantly below average. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing ratings. This facility performed well in terms of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. Many consider these areas to be measures of the quality of nursing care.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

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

Atrium Health Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-plus

In Atrium Health Care Center, 8.94% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term stay residents that developed new or worsened pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are a solid measure of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-plus

In Atrium Health Care Center, 3.47% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to severe injury are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care . Falls are often the result of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-plus

In Atrium Health Care Center, 2.6% of Patients had UTIs

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents that have had UTI's. While more of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it can be difficult to compare between facilities due to nursing homes having inconsistent reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: F

In Atrium Health Care Center, 18.4% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This measures the percent of long-term stay patients taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Atrium Health Care Center, 19.11% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percent of patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are given to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: F

In Atrium Health Care Center, 29.8% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients who are showing symptoms of depression. Higher levels of depression may imply a less hospitable environment.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In Atrium Health Care Center, 87.49% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-minus

In Atrium Health Care Center, 14.23% Percentage of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and eating. Some believe this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: D

In Atrium Health Care Center, 19.34% Percentage of Residents

This indicates the percentage of residents who remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Atrium Health Care Center, 1.51 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is important to preserving the physical health of nursing home residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A

In Atrium Health Care Center, 19.34 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A-minus

In Atrium Health Care Center, 11.45 Percentage of Patients

This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care.

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

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Nearby Dialysis

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  • Center for Renal Replacement, LLC3.81 miles away7301 North Lincoln Ave., Ste 205 Lincolnwood Illinois 60712Dialysis Stations: 16 (847) 675-5555
  • Fmc - Midamerica Evanston4.47 miles away2953 Central St 1st Floor Evanston Illinois 60201Dialysis Stations: 14 (847) 869-9436
  • Nephron Dialysis Center, Ltd.4.58 miles away5140 N. California Ave. Suite 510 Chicago Illinois 60625Dialysis Stations: 16 (773) 293-2100
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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=145479