Fireside House of Centralia is one of just a few available facilities located in Centralia, Illinois. We gave this nursing home an overall grade of B. A score of this caliber requires solid scores in most areas. You can certainly do much worse than this facility. This place was better in some categories than others, but it didn't have any bad scores in any of our major categories discussed below. More information about these categories can be found below.
Fireside House of Centralia
- Nursing Home
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 - Limited Liability company
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
On top of receiving a strong overall score, this facility also earned top notch health inspections in recent years. We awarded it one of our better grades in that category, with an A+. Arguably the most important factor we look at in determining our inspection ratings is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a facility's inspection reports. Places with higher scores in this area most likely avoided the most severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. While this place had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means the government inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. A couple relatively minor dings aren't the end of the world.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility was given an impressive long-term care grade as well. We gave it one of our better scores in that area with a score of B. When facilities receive a score in this range in this category it typically means it's well-staffed and is a quality place to reside on a permanent basis. Once we assessed the quantity of care provided by nurses, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination records. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia sadly can be a deadly condition for nursing home patients so we like it when a facility does not roll the dice on this issue. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
This facilities third most favorable area was short-term care. We gave it a B- in this category. This is essentially a slightly below average score in this area. Our short-term care grades are important for prospective residents seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally mandates more skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means a wide range of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that this nursing home submitted information on registered nurse or physical therapist staffing. The final datapoint we looked at in this area is the percentage of residents who returned home from the facility. We found that just 5.2 percent of this facility's patients returned home. This figure was below average.
Nurse Quality
The next category we rated was nursing. This nursing home received a grade of B- in the category. Nursing grades are based in large part on quality and quantity of nursing care. This nursing home averages just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. Lastly, although this facility got dinged a bit for nursing hours, it actually excelled in a few of our quality metrics. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed very well in this area.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Fireside House of Centralia Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Fireside House of Centralia, 8.73% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric indicates the percentage of long-term stay residents that developed pressure ulcers . We use this statistic in calculating both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Fireside House of Centralia, 3.45% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who sustained falls which resulted in serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be a sign of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Fireside House of Centralia, 2.6% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term care patients who sustained urinary tract infections. UTI's may be a sign of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this metric could be misleading for some facilities due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Fireside House of Centralia, 18.11% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of long-term care patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. Excessive reliance on these medications may mean a facility is using these medications to subdue residents in situations where such drugs aren't medically indicated. However, some facilities need to rely on these medications due to an increased number of residents suffering from dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Fireside House of Centralia, 19.04% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents receiving antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Fireside House of Centralia, 30.45% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients exhibiting signs of depression. High rates of depression may be an indicator worse patient care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Fireside House of Centralia, 87.4% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Fireside House of Centralia, 13.9% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may be a sign of decline of a resident's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Fireside House of Centralia, 17.56% Percentage of Residents
This metric tracks the percentage of long-term stay patients who were able to retain mobility. Some believe that mobility is important for patients well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Fireside House of Centralia, 1.66 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is critical to preserving the physical health of nursing home patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Fireside House of Centralia, 17.56 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Fireside House of Centralia, 11.82 Percentage of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Fireside House of Centralia, 71.65% Percentage of Resident
Measures the percentage of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many in the industry would argue that this is a measure of rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Ssm Health St Mary's Hospital -CentraliaAcute Care Hospitals 0.2 miles away400 North Pleasant Avenue Centralia Illinois 62801Voluntary non-profit - Church(618) 436-8000
- Salem Township HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 12.06 miles away1201 Ricker Drive Salem Illinois 62881Government - Local(618) 548-3194
- Crossroads Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 17.9 miles away8 Doctors Park Rd Mount Vernon Illinois 62864Proprietary(618) 244-5500
- Good Samaritan Regional Hlth CenterAcute Care Hospitals 17.95 miles away1 Good Samaritan Way Mount Vernon Illinois 62864Voluntary non-profit - Private(618) 899-1469
- Washington County Hospital*Critical Access Hospitals 19.77 miles away705 S Grand Ave Nashville Illinois 62263Government - Hospital District or Authority(618) 327-8236
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita - Centralia Dialysis1.75 miles away1231 State Route 161 East Centralia Illinois 62801CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 14 (618) 533-2535
- Davita - Mt Vernon Dialysis18.04 miles away4102 N Water Tower Place Mount Vernon Illinois 62864CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (618) 244-3407