Elmhurst Extended Care Center is an average-sized nursing home in Elmhurst, Illinois. With an overall grade of C, this looks like a middle of the pack facility. Based on our assessment, this place has some redeeming qualities. The best part of this nursing home's profile is is its short-term care score. short-term care grades are discussed in the next paragraph.
Elmhurst Extended Care Center
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- Colostomy Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Catheter Care
Registered Staff Hours
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home really excelled in the category of short-term care, with an A in this category. This really propped up its overall grade. Short-term care scores are based in part on a nursing home's quantity of skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This includes a vast range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final statistic we considered in this area is the number of residents that returned home from the nursing home. We found that 6.4 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
Nurse Quality
Another strength of this nursing home is its favorable grade in nursing. We awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of A-. Our nursing rating is primarily based on the facility's nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place 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 generally be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
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Long-term Care Quality
We also awarded this facility a decent grade in the area of long-term care, where we awarded it a B-. For long-term care residents, the facility's primary goal is to maintain residents' quality of life and keep them safe. Once we concluded our assessment of the quantity of nursing care, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination records. Frankly, we were a bit concerned this facility vaccinated a relatively low 80.35714 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Nevertheless, this nursing home was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Facility Inspections
In the last category of inspections, this nursing home really did not fare well. It received an F in our inspection category. This ended up really pulling this nursing home's overall grade down as we heavily weight this category. We would advise paying special attention to any deficiencies on a nursing home's inspection reports when it receives this bad of an inspection rating. We would scrutinize the level of severity of those deficiencies. This particular facility had 6 deficiencies on its inspection report. The only positive thing we found is that none of these deficiencies were in the categories that indicate that they posed a threat to resident safety or health. Finally, we also need to draw your attention to the fact that this facility was assessed large government fines in recent years totaling over $100,000. This typically suggests that a nursing home's bad track record has been an issue for several years.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Elmhurst Extended Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Elmhurst Extended Care Center, 8.73% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely caused by residents not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Elmhurst Extended Care Center, 3.45% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injuries are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls resulting in injury are often the result of lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Elmhurst Extended Care Center, 2.6% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely associated with a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this metric can be skewed for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Elmhurst Extended Care Center, 18.11% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric indicates the percent of long-term care patients who were administered antipsychotic medication. High levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents in scenarios where such drugs are not medically indicated. Nevertheless, some facilities may need to rely on these medications due to an increased number of residents suffering from cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Elmhurst Extended Care Center, 19.04% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term stay residents taking antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Elmhurst Extended Care Center, 30.45% of Patients
This is the percent of patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Elmhurst Extended Care Center, 87.4% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for seniors, making these vaccines critical to patient well-being.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Elmhurst Extended Care Center, 13.9% Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and using the bathroom. Some would argue that this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Elmhurst Extended Care Center, 17.56% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percent of patients who retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Elmhurst Extended Care Center, 1.66 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Elmhurst Extended Care Center, 17.56 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between staying out of the hospital and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Elmhurst Extended Care Center, 11.82 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Elmhurst Extended Care Center, 71.65% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint measures the percent of short-term patients that saw functional improvements.
Scores for Elmhurst, IL
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B
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Nearby Hospitals
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- Westlake HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.61 miles away1225 Lake St Melrose Park Illinois 60160Voluntary non-profit - Other(708) 938-4000
- Loyola Gottlieb Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.82 miles away701 West North Ave Melrose Park Illinois 60160Voluntary non-profit - Private(708) 681-3200
- Loyola University Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6.34 miles away2160 S 1st Avenue Maywood Illinois 60153Voluntary non-profit - Private(708) 216-9000
- Rush Oak Park HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.08 miles away520 S Maple Ave Oak Park Illinois 60304Voluntary non-profit - Church(708) 383-9300
- Adventist Hinsdale HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.36 miles away120 North Oak St Hinsdale Illinois 60521Voluntary non-profit - Private(630) 856-9000
- Advocate Good Samaritan HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.46 miles away3815 Highland Avenue Downers Grove Illinois 60515Voluntary non-profit - Church(630) 275-5900
- Alexian Brothers Medical Center 1Acute Care Hospitals 7.6 miles away800 W Biesterfield Rd Elk Grove Village Illinois 60007Voluntary non-profit - Church(847) 437-5500
Nearby Dialysis
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- Usrc - Villa Park Home Therapies3.14 miles away202 East North Avenue Villa Park Illinois 60181Dialysis Stations: 1 (630) 415-3458
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- Fmc - Neomedica - Melrose Park4.69 miles away1111 Superior St Ste 204 Melrose Park Illinois 60160CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (708) 338-1780
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