Bria of Forest Edge
8001 South Western Avenue, Chicago IL 60620 · (773) 436-6600 · 78.71% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Bria of Forest Edge is located in the densely populated metropolitan area of Chicago, Illinois with a population of 2,680,484 people. Our scoring scheme was not very kind to this facility, as it received an overall rating of F. Fortunately, if you aren't impressed with this facility, there are countless other options available in this city. Finally, we were surprised to learn that this facility earned a decent score in our long-term care category. You can find additional information on this category below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 328 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
While this facility's overall grade was as bad as it gets, it actually didn't perform terribly in the area of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a grade of B- for that category, which is one of our better scores. Our inspection grades are tied to several pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Deficiencies are a key item to look for on these reports. Severe deficiencies indicate a risk to the well being of residents. Although this place had a few deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. A few minor deficiencies are not necessarily the end of the world.
Nurse Quality
In addition, we gave this facility an F in the area of nursing care. Our nursing grade is largely associated with a facility's nurse staffing. This nursing home averaged only 2.4 hours of nursing care per patient per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in computing our nursing ratings. This facility performed well when it comes to minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers.
Long-term Care Quality
The next category we assessed was long-term care. This facility's was given an abysmal long-term care score where it was given an F. In a long-term care setting, the primary goal is to keep patients healthy and safe. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate patients. On top of looking at the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 97.402596 percent of its patients. Surprisingly, this nursing home also keeps its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had just 1.47 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Sadly, some of its other scores in the category were not as favorable as these.
Short-term Care Quality
The final category we graded was short-term care. This nursing home received a very poor grade of F in this area. Short-term care scores are based in part on the nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This means a wide scope of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, in addition to other forms of therapy. Based on its score in this category, we weren't stunned to discover that this place was well below average in terms of the quantity of registered nurse and physical therapy hours offered to its residents based on the data we looked at. Frankly, this was about what we expected here. The last measure we looked at in this area is the number of residents who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that just 20 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is well below average. The combination of these subpar metrics was damning for this nursing home's short-term care grade.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Bria of Forest Edge Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols minimizes the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This statistic gauges the percent of long-term patients who had falls resulting in major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be an indication of lower quality nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percent of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections may be associated with inadequate hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic measures the percentage of long-term care patients receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these medications are being used appropriately. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of residents who were given antianxiety medications. These medications are generally prescribed to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and taking a bath. Some argue that this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This indicates the percentage of patients that remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility is usually a great sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This tells you the percentage of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better