Burgess Square Healthcare Center is a very-large facility located in Westmont, Illinois. Sporting an overall score of A-, this nursing home is one of the higher-graded facilities we looked at. In our view, this facility looks like a great choice for just about anybody. This place's impressive profile was highlighted by its short-term care rating, which we will address in the next paragraph.
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Burgess Square Healthcare Center
- 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 - Partnership
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Lymphedema Care
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Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Short-term Care Quality
On top of earning a great overall grade, this facility excelled in our shot-term care category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A for that category. Our short-term care grades are crucial for residents seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally utilizes more skilled nursing. This means a broad scope of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we looked at the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 5.5 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Facility Inspections
This facility has earned near flawless inspections in recent years. We awarded them an impressive grade of A in this area. Inspection scores account for several factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher grades in this category usually have few of these severe deficiencies. While this facility had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe made us feel better about this inspection report.
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Nurse Quality
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility received an impressive grade of A- in our nursing category. Nursing grades are heavily correlated with quantity of nursing care available. This nursing home provides 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Long-term Care Quality
The next area we graded was long-term care. This nursing home was given a favorable long-term care score this year, with a B-. While this wasn't quite as elite as a few of its other grades, this is still an acceptable grade for that category. Long-term care scores are essential for residents in need of non-healthcare services such as personal care. Once we assessed the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 96.794876 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is more than the average nursing home. Finally, this nursing home was also able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Burgess Square Healthcare Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Burgess Square Healthcare Center, 9.72% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients which are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are a solid indicator of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Burgess Square Healthcare Center, 2.56% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are routinely the result of poor nursing care. Better nursing protocols can limit the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Burgess Square Healthcare Center, 1.95% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes linked to poorer hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Burgess Square Healthcare Center, 9.87% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to residents for many medical conditions, including dementia. Tragically, in some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Burgess Square Healthcare Center, 19.71% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are given to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Burgess Square Healthcare Center, 0% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term patients demonstrating signs of depression. Some experts believe that this is a measure of resident quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Burgess Square Healthcare Center, 97.03% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Burgess Square Healthcare Center, 3.68% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate deterioration of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Burgess Square Healthcare Center, 10.77% of Residents
This is the percent of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Burgess Square Healthcare Center, 0.18 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Burgess Square Healthcare Center, 10.77% 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 Burgess Square Healthcare Center, 8.9% of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Burgess Square Healthcare Center, 72.12% of Resident
This tells you the percentage of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
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- Edward HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.09 miles away801 South Washington Naperville Illinois 60540Voluntary non-profit - Private(630) 527-3000
- Macneal HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.98 miles away3249 South Oak Park Avenue Berwyn Illinois 60402Proprietary(708) 783-9100
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc - Willowbrook2.18 miles away6300 S Kingery Hwy Ste 408 Willowbrook Illinois 60527CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (630) 325-0309
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- Usrc - Oakbrook, LLC4.14 miles away1201 B Butterfield Road Downers Grove Illinois 60515Dialysis Stations: 13 (630) 968-0306
- Usrc Advanced Home Therapies, LLC4.14 miles away1201-a Butterfield Road Downers Grove Illinois 60515Dialysis Stations: 4 (630) 968-0649
- Fkc - Woodridge4.17 miles away7550 Janes Avenue Woodridge Illinois 60517Dialysis Stations: 12 (630) 427-0918
- Nx Stage Kidney Care5.1 miles away1600 W 16th St Ste 13 Oak Brook Illinois 60523Dialysis Stations: 8 (630) 475-4340
- Nocturnal Dialysis Spa5.32 miles away1634 S. Ardmore Ave Villa Park Illinois 60181Dialysis Stations: 13 (630) 812-7933