Generations at Mckinley Place
2530 North Monroe Street, Decatur IL 62526 · (217) 875-0920 · 67.53% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Generations at Mckinley Place is a large nursing home in Decatur, Illinois. With an overall rating of F, we consider this to be a very poor facility. While the city grade in Decatur which is also just a D, you still should be able to do better. More information on this nursing home's category grades is available below. Its best category was nursing, which is addressed in the next section.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 195 Beds
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For profit - Limited Liability company
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
While we graded this facility incredibly poorly overall, it received a fairly respectable nursing grade this year. We gave it a grade of C in that category. In calculating our nursing grades, we analyze both staffing levels and the training levels of those nurses. This facility provides 3.2 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Finally, despite not having the most impressive total nursing hours, this place actually performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is typically a reliable indicator that a place has quality controls in place.
Facility Inspections
Unfortunately, this place didn't receive glowing government inspections in recent years. We gave it a grade of just D for our inspections rating and that actually proved to be its second best score. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining these inspection ratings. One key factor is health deficiencies. We recommend you pay close attention to the level of severity of those deficiencies. This facility was assessed 9 deficiencies by CMS. The only favorable thing we can say is that none of the deficiencies were in the categories that indicate that they caused a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility also received 29 substantiated complaints in recent years. This is yet another bad sign.
Long-term Care Quality
Another unfortunate development is the F this nursing home received in the area of long-term care. Facilities that don't fare well in long-term care typically aren't as well-staffed and are lagging in some of the areas of routine personal care we looked at. Once we assessed the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 90.92628 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which happens to be a few points below what we expected but still a respectable figure. Surprisingly, this nursing home was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With just 1.62 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility has fewer hospitalizations than many nursing homes. This is its best feature in this category.
Short-term Care Quality
Switching gears to our fourth category, this facility didn't fare very well here either. With a very poor grade of F in short-term care, this is about as as uninspiring as it gets. Our short-term care ratings are probably most meaningful for patients requiring a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually utilizes higher levels of skilled nursing services. This means not only nursing services, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Given its score in this category, we were not stunned to discover that this nursing home was well below average in terms of the quantity of physical therapy and registered nurse hours offered to its residents based on the data we looked at. The last measure we considered in this area is the percentage of patients that eventually returned home from the nursing home. This facility struggled quite a bit in this metric as well, with just 33.3 percent of its patients returning home. Unfortunately, this was quite a bit below average.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Generations at Mckinley Place Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients that have had a fall resulting in serious injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percentage of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many experts to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often associated with a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this metric could be misleading for some facilities due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint indicates the percent of long-term care residents taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of residents who were given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are given to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percent of patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Increased rates of depression could indicate a less hospitable environment.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percent of patients who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may indicate erosion of a patient's health.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This tells you the percent of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is important to maintaining the physical health of nursing home patients.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term residents that saw functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better