With an address in Dekalb, Illinois, Dekalb County Rehab & Nursing is one of four available facilities in the city. This nursing home was awarded an uninspiring overall grade of D, which is a lower end grade. While this score isn't too far off the city grade in Dekalb which is a C, you still should be able to do better. More information on this facility's category grades may be found below. Its best category was inspections, which is addressed in the next section.
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Dekalb County Rehab & Nursing
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
Note: Dekalb County Rehab & Nursing has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Government - County
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
Although we did not rate this facility well overall, we would like to note its decent government inspection reports in recent years. We awarded it a relatively respectable grade of B- in this category. Inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these issues by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this nursing home had a few minor dings on its government inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are found in categories G through L. This means that the government inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Lastly, this facility was flagged by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. We prefer to avoid facilities with this designation. Please do your best to find an alternative nursing home.
Nurse Quality
We also ended up giving this facility a fairly respectable grade in the area of nursing, where it received a grade of B-. Our nursing grade is mostly associated with a facility's level of nurse staffing. This particular facility provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient per day. This figure is far below the national average. Finally, although this facility got docked a bit for nursing hours per resident, it actually excelled in some of our quality-based metrics. With fewer than five percent of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, it performed very well in this statistic.
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Short-term Care Quality
This facilities next best category was short-term care. We gave it a B- in this category. This is essentially a slightly below average grade in this area. Our short-term care grades are based on a facility's quantity of skilled nursing services. This means a wide range of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Unfortunately, we found that this nursing home provided fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other nursing homes. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 5.4 percent of this facility's patients returned home. At most facilities, closer to half of their residents are able to return home so this figure is below average.
Long-term Care Quality
The last area we rated was long-term care. We gave this nursing home a grade of B- in this area. Long-term care grades assess a facility's assistance with daily living instead of the highly skilled nursing and healthcare services that are critical to a rehabilitation facility. In addition to looking at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 98.40547 percent of its patients. Lastly, this place was also able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization 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.
Dekalb County Rehab & Nursing Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Dekalb County Rehab & Nursing, 3.83% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of long-term patients which suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We factor in this statistic in computing both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Dekalb County Rehab & Nursing, 4.56% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term residents who had falls which caused major injury. We use this statistic in computing our nursing grades.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Dekalb County Rehab & Nursing, 3.21% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely linked to facilities with worst hygiene practices. Better hygiene protocols can reduce the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Note that this metric is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Dekalb County Rehab & Nursing, 24.38% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure indicates the percentage of long-term stay patients that were administered antianxiety medication. These medications are given to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Dekalb County Rehab & Nursing, 1.67% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Dekalb County Rehab & Nursing, 96.39% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home patients, making these vaccines important for resident well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Dekalb County Rehab & Nursing, 22.98% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate the decline of a resident's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Dekalb County Rehab & Nursing, 23.26% of Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that were able to retain mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Dekalb County Rehab & Nursing, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric tracks the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is key to preserving the physical health of patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Dekalb County Rehab & Nursing, 23.26% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Dekalb County Rehab & Nursing, 11.75% of Patients
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Dekalb County Rehab & Nursing, 76.64% of Resident
This tells you the percentage of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of independence with activities of daily living often correlates with better rehabilitation.
Scores for Dekalb, IL
- Overall Rating has a grade of C
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-minus
Looking for more options? Dekalb, Illinois has 3 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Kishwaukee Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 2.7 miles away1 Kish Hospital Drive Dekalb Illinois 60115Voluntary non-profit - Private(815) 756-1521
- Rochelle Community HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 14.96 miles away900 N 2nd St Rochelle Illinois 61068Voluntary non-profit - Private(815) 562-2181
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita - Timber Creek2.25 miles away1001 S Annie Glidden Road Dekalb Illinois 60115Dialysis Stations: 12 (815) 748-3124
- Davita - Sycamore3.07 miles away2200 Gateway Dr Sycamore Illinois 60178Dialysis Stations: 14 (815) 758-0205