The Bridge Care Suites is one of six available nursing homes located in Springfield, Illinois. Featuring an overall grade of A-, this facility is one of the higher-graded nursing homes we assessed. Indeed, we were so impressed with this nursing home that we rated it substantially ahead of the overwhelming majority of the nursing homes in Springfield. This place's impressive profile was highlighted by its short-term care score, which is addressed in the next section.
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The Bridge Care Suites
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Colostomy Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Short-term Care Quality
One of the many reasons this place received a great overall grade is that it received an A+ short-term care grade. This is as good as it gets in this area. In forming these short-term care grades, we analyze the facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The purpose is to formulate a measure for comparing the rehabilitation services of various nursing homes. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last item we considered in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that 6.2 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
Nurse Quality
To complement its strong performance in other areas, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A for our inspections rating. Our nursing grade is mostly tied to a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well in the area of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
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Facility Inspections
Another quality feature of this nursing home is its inspection grade. In that area, we awarded this facility an A. Arguably the most significant factor we consider in calculating our inspection grades is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher grades in this area most likely avoided the most severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. This particular nursing home received 6 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.
Long-term Care Quality
The next area we analyzed was long-term care, where this nursing home was given a grade of C. Although this turned out to be its lowest category grade, this is nevertheless not a terrible score. With our long-term care rating, we analyze the sheer quantity of care provided by a facility, along with some quality statistics. On top of considering the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is more than most nursing homes. Lastly, this nursing home was also able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
The Bridge Care Suites Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In The Bridge Care Suites, 13.64% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care can reduce the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In The Bridge Care Suites, 0% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are routinely associated with lower levels of patient supervision. More supervision can reduce the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In The Bridge Care Suites, 5.8% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely the result of worse hygiene protocols. Better hygiene protocols limits the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Keep in mind that this statistic is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In The Bridge Care Suites, 22.54% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic indicates the percentage of long-term patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may mean 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 more on these drugs due to an increased number of patients suffering from cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In The Bridge Care Suites, 22.41% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are given to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In The Bridge Care Suites, 4.48% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents exhibiting signs of depression. Increased rates of depression could indicate a lower level of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In The Bridge Care Suites, 95.71% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines critical to patient health.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In The Bridge Care Suites, 24.07% of Patients
This is the percent of patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could indicate the erosion of a patient's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In The Bridge Care Suites, 25.38% of Residents
Measures the percent of long-term stay residents who maintained mobility. Many in the industry argue that the ability to move around is vital to residents' mental and physical well-being.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In The Bridge Care Suites, 25.38% of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In The Bridge Care Suites, 21.17% of Patients
This datapoint measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In The Bridge Care Suites, 87.68% of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Scores for Springfield, IL
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
Looking for more options? Springfield, Illinois has 5 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Memorial Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 3.43 miles away701 N First St Springfield Illinois 62702Voluntary non-profit - Private(217) 788-3000
- St Johns HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 3.86 miles away800 E Carpenter St Springfield Illinois 62769Voluntary non-profit - Church(217) 544-6464
Nearby Dialysis
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- Davita - Springfield Montvale Dialysis1.69 miles away2930 S Montvale Drive, Ste A Springfield Illinois 62704Dialysis Stations: 17 (217) 793-2781
- Davita - Springfield Central Dialysis3.34 miles away600 North Grand Ave Springfield Illinois 62702CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (217) 528-0556
- Davita - Springfield South Dialysis3.77 miles away2930 South 6th St. Springfield Illinois 62703Dialysis Stations: 12 (217) 528-1745
- Fmc - Springfield East4.44 miles away140 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Springfield Illinois 62703Dialysis Stations: 9 (217) 528-5302