Church Creek
1200 West Central Road, Arlington Heights IL 60005 · (847) 506-3200 · 46.07% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Church Creek is a small nursing home located in Arlington Heights, Illinois. This facility is one of the most elite nursing homes we assessed. Being awarded an A+ in our rating system requires superb marks across the board. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top five percentile of all nursing homes in the nation. One of the major highlights of this nursing home's exemplary profile is its nursing score. Nursing grades are discussed in the next section.
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for its nursing grade. There are a variety of subcategories included in this grade. Many of the criteria relate to nurse staffing. This nursing home provided 5.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day, which is among the higher totals in the country. A significant percentage of those hours were provided by registered nurses, which are one of the most highly skilled levels of nurses. We were really impressed by both of these figures. In addition to offering impressive levels of care, this facility was also above average in several of the major quality measures we looked at in this category. It performed well when it comes to avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers.
Short-term Care Quality
This facility received strong marks in the area of short-term care. For this reason, it received one of our best grades in that area with a score of A+. In computing our short-term care ratings, we quantify the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. Our objective is to devise a barometer for sizing up the rehabilitation services of various facilities. Remarkably, this place provides approximately 50% more hours of services from physical therapists and registered nurses than most nursing homes we assessed. This is generally an encouraging sign. The final item we assessed in this category is the number of residents who eventually returned home from the facility. We found that it performed as well as just about any facility in Illinois in this area with 83 percent of its patients returning home. For most facilities, fewer than half of their short-stay residents are able to return home.
Facility Inspections
Racking up another strong category grade, this nursing home also excelled in the area of inspections, where it earned a grade of A. Few facilities performed better in this area. Arguably the most significant factor we look at in calculating our inspection grades is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places with better grades in this category typically avoided the more severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. While this place had a few deficiencies on its report, none were serious based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
In our last area, this nursing home also was awarded an excellent long-term care grade, with a grade of A. This completed a first-rate report card. For prospective residents looking for a permanent place to live as opposed to skilled nursing, long-term care grades are an important measure. This facility's vaccination records were not as strong as its number of nursing hours per resident. It gave the pneumonia vaccine to just 74.4186 percent of its patients. We would love to see some improvement in this area in the future. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Church Creek Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are often the result of lower quality nursing care. Better nursing protocols can reduce the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many experts to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often caused by worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this statistic could be skewed for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are given to patients for a variety of conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Unfortunately, in some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean that a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure measures the percent of long-term patients who were given antianxiety medication. These drugs are typically prescribed to residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percentage of residents who are exhibiting signs of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percentage of residents who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percentage of residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's may be a sign of the deterioration of a resident's medical condition.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents that maintained mobility.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer emergency room visits and the quality of rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percent of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better