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Country Health

Nursing Home
Independent Living
Memory Care

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

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2304 C R 3000 N,
Gifford IL 61847

(217) 568-7362

86.06% estimated occupancy ¹

Country Health is a nursing home in Gifford, Illinois. The city has a population of 1,256 people. This is a lower end facility, with an overall grade of D. This isn't the worse facility we graded, but we'd still be very reluctant to recommend it. We would not blame you if you are ready to stop reading and find another nursing home. However, if you want to learn more about this facility's category grades, nursing grades are discussed in the next section.

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
Non profit - Corporation
Offers Hospice
Offers Respite Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab
Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Medical Transportation
Speech Therapy
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Dentistry
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Tracheotomy Care
Physical Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Pharmacy
Optometry
Audiology

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Nurse Quality

Even though we did not have many favorable things to say about this facility's overall score, it did receive a respectable nursing grade of B-. There are quite a few factors included in this area. Many of these criteria reflect staffing levels. This facility averages 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis, which is a very low figure. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place surprisingly excelled in some of the quality measures we assessed. In fact, it performed well in the area of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls.

Short-term Care Quality

One of this facility's better category grades came in the area of short-term care. This turned out to be its second most respectable category. In that area, we awarded this nursing home a C. In the area of short-term care, we attempt to qualify indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We look at the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including the ones performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. Unfortunately, we found that this place provided fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other nursing homes. The final datapoint we looked at in this category is the number of residents who were able to return home from the facility. We found that just 4.8 percent of this facility's residents returned home. This figure was below average.

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Facility Inspections

Unfortunately, with a grade of D in the inspection category, this facility performed relatively poorly in that area. Inspection ratings weigh several factors included in a facility's inspection report. You should be especially cautious when considering a facility that has severe deficiencies on a recent inspection report. This facility was assessed 6 deficiencies on its inspection report. The only positive thing we can say is that none of these deficiencies were in the categories that suggest that they created a threat to resident health or safety. Finally, we also want to draw your attention to the fact that this facility was assessed large government fines recently of over $50,000. This often suggests that CMS inspectors grew tired after multiple years of bad inspections.

Long-term Care Quality

The final area we scored is long-term care, which proved to be this nursing home's worst category. We gave this facility a D in that area. In a long-term care environment, the facility's primary objective is to maintain patients' quality of life and keep them safe. In addition to assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 99.25651 percent of its residents. To our surprise, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility has fewer hospitalizations than the majority of nursing homes. Unfortunately, a few of its other scores in the category were not as favorable as these.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Country Health Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Country Health, 11.22% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often the result of patients staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Country Health, 0.37% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are routinely linked to lower levels of patient supervision. Better nursing care minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Country Health, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely caused by a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this datapoint may also be misleading for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Country Health, 10.82% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who are administered antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may mean that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents in situations where such medications aren't medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes may need to rely more on these medications due to an increased number of residents with dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Country Health, 13.91% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric measures the percent of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Country Health, 2.41% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents exhibiting symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Country Health, 91.35% of Patients

This metric measures the percentage of long-term care residents that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Country Health, 9.38% of Patients

This tells you the percent 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 the erosion of a patient's health.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Country Health, 17.51% of Residents

This indicates the percentage of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

In Country Health, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Country Health, 17.51% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Country Health, 13.79% of Patients

This tells you the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the overall quality of short-term care.