Located in Elgin, Illinois, Avondale Estates of Elgin is one of four nursing homes there. With an overall rating of A-, this is undoubtedly a very impressive nursing home. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it in the top third of all nursing homes in the country. This facility's impressive profile was highlighted by its short-term care grade, which we will address in the next section.
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Avondale Estates of Elgin
- Nursing Home
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Individual
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Physical Therapy
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Registered Staff Hours
Short-term Care Quality
We also found that this facility excelled at short-term care. We awarded them a grade of A+ in this category. With our short-term care score, we endeavor to forge a sound measure for rehabilitation services. In doing so, we analyze a facility's scope of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final measure we looked at in this category is the percentage of patients that returned home from the nursing home. We found that 6.7 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.
Facility Inspections
Adding to this facility's impressive resume, we awarded this nursing home an A for inspections. Inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these items by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This particular nursing home received 5 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a good inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.
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Nurse Quality
In addition, this facility also received favorable nursing grades this year. In fact, we awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of B+. Our nursing score is based on several subcategories. The most important variable is the number of hours nurses spend with residents. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality measures and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as by employing a policy of moving a patient more frequently.
Long-term Care Quality
The last area we analyzed was long-term care, in which this nursing home received a B-. Even though this is its weakest category rating, this is nevertheless nothing to be ashamed of. Long-term care grades are based in part on a nursing home's volume of nursing care. This includes a broad range of personal care services, ranging from assistance with activities of daily living to routine healthcare services. Once we assessed the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 97.61905 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is higher than the majority of nursing homes. Lastly, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Avondale Estates of Elgin Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Avondale Estates of Elgin, 8.8% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term residents who are suffering from pressure ulcers . We consider this statistic when determining our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Avondale Estates of Elgin, 3.56% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of residents that have had a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are routinely linked to lower levels of patient supervision. More supervision minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Avondale Estates of Elgin, 2.49% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint gauges the percentage of long-term stay residents who experienced a UTI. UTI's could be a sign of lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this datapoint may also be misleading for some nursing homes due to different reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Avondale Estates of Elgin, 18.65% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to confirm these medications are being used appropriately. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Avondale Estates of Elgin, 19.21% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric measures the percentage of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Avondale Estates of Elgin, 31.81% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents exhibiting signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Avondale Estates of Elgin, 87.05% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Avondale Estates of Elgin, 13.3% Percentage of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and eating.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Avondale Estates of Elgin, 14.44% Percentage of Residents
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term patients who retained mobility levels.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Avondale Estates of Elgin, 14.44 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Avondale Estates of Elgin, 13.66 Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Avondale Estates of Elgin, 69.52% Percentage of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many argue this is a measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
Scores for Elgin, IL
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
Looking for more options? Elgin, Illinois has 3 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Sherman HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.79 miles away1425 North Randall Road Elgin Illinois 60123Voluntary non-profit - Private(847) 742-9800
- Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - ElginAcute Care Hospitals 3.09 miles away77 N Airlite Street Elgin Illinois 60123Voluntary non-profit - Church(847) 695-3200
- St Alexius Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.15 miles away1555 N Barrington Rd Hoffman Estate Illinois 60169Voluntary non-profit - Church(847) 843-2000
- Bhc Streamwood Hospital IncPsychiatric 10.76 miles away1400 E Irving Park Road Streamwood Illinois 60107Proprietary(630) 837-9000
- Advocate Good Shepherd HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.42 miles away450 West Highway 22 Barrington Illinois 60010Voluntary non-profit - Church(847) 381-9600
- Delnor Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.41 miles away300 Randall Rd Geneva Illinois 60134Voluntary non-profit - Private(630) 208-3000
- Central Dupage HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 17 miles away25 North Winfield Road Winfield Illinois 60190Voluntary non-profit - Private(630) 682-1600
- Alexian Brothers Medical Center 1Acute Care Hospitals 17.41 miles away800 W Biesterfield Rd Elk Grove Village Illinois 60007Voluntary non-profit - Church(847) 437-5500
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita - Silverbridge Home Training0.31 miles away2410 Alft Lane, Ste 101 Elgin Illinois 60124Dialysis Stations: 4 (847) 289-5628
- Fmc - of Elgin0.64 miles away2130 Point Blvd. Suite 800 Elgin Illinois 60123CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (847) 428-3605
- Dialysis Care Center - Elgin1.88 miles away995 North Randall Road Elgin Illinois 60123Dialysis Stations: 14 (815) 714-7171
- Davita - Carpentersville2.72 miles away2203 Randall Rd Carpentersville Illinois 60110CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 13 (847) 426-6456
- Davita - Cobblestone Dialysis3.98 miles away836 Dundee Ave. Elgin Illinois 60120CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (847) 888-9386
- Fkc - Elgin5.95 miles away770 N Mclean Boulevard South Elgin Illinois 60177Dialysis Stations: 12 (847) 695-5345
- Davita Huntley Dialysis7.54 miles away10370 Haligus Road Suite 100 Huntley Illinois 60142Dialysis Stations: 12 (847) 669-8145
- Usrc - Streamwood Dialysis8.45 miles away149 Irving Park Streamwood Illinois 60107Dialysis Stations: 13 (630) 289-2104