Dupage Care Center

Dupage Care Center is a nursing home located in Wheaton, Illinois. This city has a population of 59,488 people. Sporting an overall grade of A-, this is undoubtedly a very good facility. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it in the top third of all nursing homes nationally. This place's strong report card was highlighted by its nursing rating, which you can find in the next section.

On top of receiving a great overall score, this facility also received an excellent nursing rating, with an A. In computing a nursing home's nursing grade, we weigh the amount of time nurses are seeing patients as well as the level of skill of those nurses. This nursing home provided 3.9 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis. Approximately a quarter of those hours were provided by registered nurses, which are among the most highly skilled levels of nurses. Both are impressive figures, which typically leads to quality care. Finally, this facility was also above average in each of the major quality-based metrics we looked at in this category. For example, it performed well in the area of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. These areas are generally reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.

Adding to its top-shelf assessments in other areas, we awarded this facility a grade of A for our short-term care rating. In our short-term care rating, we attempt to create a fair measure for rehabilitation services. In this process, we look at the facility's offerings of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. This nursing home elevated its grade in this category by offering more care from registered nurses to its residents than the average facility. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. This place outperformed most nursing homes in the country in this area with 54.7 percent of its residents returning home.

Racking up another strong category grade, this facility also excelled in the area of inspections, where it earned a score of A-. Our inspection scores account for several factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better scores in this category typically have very few of these severe deficiencies. Fortunately, although this facility had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those found in categories G through L. This tells you the inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. We should point out that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in this industry.

The next category we looked at was long-term care. We awarded this facility an acceptable grade in this area, with a grade of B-. While this was not as high as a few of this nursing home's other grades, it is still not a bad grade. For patients seeking a permanent place to live rather than rehabilitation, long-term care is a very important category. On top of patient-friendly nursing hour statistics, this nursing home's vaccination statistics are better than most nursing homes as well. In fact, this facility vaccinated 99.9168 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 1.14 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility has less hospitalizations than the average nursing home.