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Eunice C Smith Nursing Home

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B
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1251 College Avenue,
Alton IL 62002

(618) 463-7330

62.34% estimated occupancy 1

Eunice C Smith Nursing Home is a small non-profit nursing home in Alton, Illinois. This nursing home was given an overall grade of B, which is favorable grade. Based on our ratings, this place ought to meet the needs of most people. One of the highlights of this facility's profile is its strong short-term care grade, which we will address in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • Has Family Council
  • Non profit - Corporation
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling

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Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A

On top of earning a strong overall score, this nursing home fared well in short-term care. We awarded it an A for that category. Our short-term care ratings are based on the nursing home's quantity of skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This includes a broad scope of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, not to mention other types of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we looked at the percentage of patients that ultimately returned home from this facility. We found that 6.1 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.

Facility Inspections

Grade: B-plus

Adding to its impressive category grades, we awarded this nursing home a grade of B+ for our inspections rating. Inspection grades take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these factors 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 those labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means that CMS didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe made us feel better about this inspection report.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B

Another strong feature for this facility is that it received an impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of B. In determining our nursing scores, we weigh both nursing hours and the levels of licensure of the nurses. This nursing home averages 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality-based metrics and this place excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as by having a policy of moving a patient more frequently.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: C

The final category we analyzed was long-term care. This nursing home was given a grade of C for the category. In the area of long-term care, we focus more on the quantity of care provided by a nursing home, rather than more healthcare-oriented services. Once we assessed the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination record. We were a bit alarmed this facility vaccinated 89.0625 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which happens to be significantly lower than what we were hoping for. On a more positive note, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Eunice C Smith Nursing Home Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: D

In Eunice C Smith Nursing Home, 14.04% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic indicates the percent of long-term stay residents which are suffering from new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We consider this statistic when determining our nursing grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: C

In Eunice C Smith Nursing Home, 4.69% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are often linked to lower quality nursing care. More supervision can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: C

In Eunice C Smith Nursing Home, 3.33% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are often the result of poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this datapoint can also be misleading for some facilities due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A

In Eunice C Smith Nursing Home, 4.92% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of residents given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to residents for many conditions, such as dementia. Unfortunately, in some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: D

In Eunice C Smith Nursing Home, 28.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are given to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: D

In Eunice C Smith Nursing Home, 17.24% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients who are demonstrating symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: D

In Eunice C Smith Nursing Home, 84.24% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term stay patients that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: D

In Eunice C Smith Nursing Home, 20.83% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of the erosion of a resident's well-being.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: D

In Eunice C Smith Nursing Home, 19.87% of Patients

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

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: C

In Eunice C Smith Nursing Home, 70.02% of Resident

This is the percent of short-term stay patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Christian Hospital Northeast-NorthwestAcute Care Hospitals 9.81 miles away11133 Dunn Road Saint Louis Missouri 63136Voluntary non-profit - Private(314) 653-5000
  • Gateway Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 14.07 miles away2100 Madison Avenue Granite City Illinois 62040Voluntary non-profit - Other(618) 798-3000
  • Anderson HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 16.27 miles away6800 State Route 162 Maryville Illinois 62062Voluntary non-profit - Private(618) 288-5711
  • Jersey Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 17.12 miles away400 Maple Summit Road Jerseyville Illinois 62052Government - Local(618) 498-6402
  • Ssm Health Depaul Hospital St LouisAcute Care Hospitals 18.12 miles away12303 Depaul Drive Bridgeton Missouri 63044Voluntary non-profit - Private(314) 344-6000
  • Ssm Health St Joseph Hospital-St CharlesAcute Care Hospitals 19.38 miles away300 1st Capitol Dr Saint Charles Missouri 63301Voluntary non-profit - Private(636) 947-5000
  • Ssm Health Saint Louis University HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 19.93 miles away3635 Vista Ave Saint Louis Missouri 63110Proprietary(314) 577-8000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Davita - Alton Dialysis1.26 miles away309 Homer Adams Parkway Alton Illinois 62002CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (618) 462-0186
  • Fmc - Southwest Illinois1.57 miles away# 7 Professional Drive Alton Illinois 62002CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (618) 463-5584
  • North County Dialysis Center8.47 miles away272 Mayfair Drive Florissant Missouri 63033Dialysis Stations: 16 (314) 859-1234
  • North County Kidney Care Dialysis9.65 miles away1554 Sierra Vista Plz Saint Louis Missouri 63138CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (314) 438-0864
  • Cross Keys Dialysis10.02 miles away14001 New Halls Ferry Rd #133 Florissant Missouri 63033Dialysis Stations: 16 (314) 839-7416
  • North Saint Louis County Dialysis10.2 miles away13119 New Halls Ferry Road Florissant Missouri 63033Dialysis Stations: 14 (314) 838-3252
  • Quality Care Dialysis Centers - North County10.28 miles away6865 Parker Rd. Florissant Missouri 63033CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (314) 653-6100
  • Fmc - St Louis Northeast10.71 miles away2840 Target Dr Saint Louis Missouri 63136Dialysis Stations: 12 (314) 355-1322