Glenlake Terrace Nursing & Reh is a very-large nursing home located in Waukegan, Illinois. With a terrible overall grade of F, this nursing home didn't fare well in our assessment. Unfortunately, the city grade for Waukegan is not too much better. Nevertheless, you still ought to be able to do better Finally, inspections was the only shining light in our review of this nursing home. You can find additional information about this category below.
Glenlake Terrace Nursing & Reh
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Individual
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
Although we gave this facility a poor overall grade, we gave it a B+ for our inspections rating. This was due to the nursing home receiving a decent inspection report this year. Our inspection grades are tied to several datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Deficiencies are a key item to look for on these inspections. Most importantly, you should avoid nursing homes that have severe deficiencies associated with risks to resident well being. Although this place had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were serious based on CMS' deficiency scale. A few minor deficiencies aren't the end of the world.
Nurse Quality
Unfortunately, this facility only received a grade of D for its nursing grade, which was actually one of its better category grades. The nursing grade is based on numerous datapoints. The most heavily weighted one is the quantity of hours nurses spent with patients. With a meager 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient each day, this place's nurse staffing levels were well below average. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed well in the area of minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers.
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Long-term Care Quality
Additionally, we gave this nursing home an F in the area of long-term care. Facilities that don't fare well in this category often do not provide as much nursing care and also may be struggling in a few of the areas of routine medical care we assessed. On top of assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 81.75788 percent of its patients. This is pretty significantly lower than what we were hoping for. Surprisingly, this place was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility had less hospitalizations than most nursing homes. This is its best feature in this category.
Short-term Care Quality
The final category we analyzed was short-term care, where this nursing home was given an abysmal grade in this category as well. Sadly, it received an F in this area, which is definitely very concerning. In the area of short-term care, we try to qualify measures of a facility's rehabilitation services. We analyze a facility's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. As you might expect, we discovered that this nursing home offers significantly less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per patient than the average nursing home. The final measure we looked at in this area is the percentage of residents who eventually returned home from the facility. This facility struggled quite a bit in this metric as well, with just 3.7 percent of its residents returning home. This was quite a bit below the national average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Glenlake Terrace Nursing & Reh Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Glenlake Terrace Nursing & Reh, 8.73% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols minimizes the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Glenlake Terrace Nursing & Reh, 3.45% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents who have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls which result in injury are routinely the result of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Glenlake Terrace Nursing & Reh, 2.6% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic tells you the percent of long-term patients who experienced urinary tract infections. While more infections could reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it can be problematic to compare different nursing homes due to nursing homes having varying reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Glenlake Terrace Nursing & Reh, 18.11% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed to patients for many medical conditions, such as dementia. Sadly, in some cases, increased usage of these drugs may mean that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Glenlake Terrace Nursing & Reh, 19.04% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are used to treat residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Glenlake Terrace Nursing & Reh, 30.45% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients who are demonstrating signs of depression. Increased rates of depression could be an indicator a lower level of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Glenlake Terrace Nursing & Reh, 87.4% of Patients
This is the percent of residents that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Glenlake Terrace Nursing & Reh, 13.9% Percentage of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and eating. Some believe this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Glenlake Terrace Nursing & Reh, 17.56% Percentage of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that maintained mobility. Many believe that the ability to move around is critical to residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Glenlake Terrace Nursing & Reh, 1.66 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is critical to the physical health of residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Glenlake Terrace Nursing & Reh, 17.56 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Glenlake Terrace Nursing & Reh, 11.82 Percentage of Patients
This metric measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to gauge short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Glenlake Terrace Nursing & Reh, 71.65% Percentage of Resident
This is the percentage of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of independence with activities of daily living generally correlates with successful rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Lake Behavioral HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.77 miles away2615 W Washington St Waukegan Illinois 60085Proprietary(847) 249-3900
- Northwestern Lake Forest HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 5.2 miles away1000 N Westmoreland Road Lake Forest Illinois 60045Voluntary non-profit - Other(847) 234-5600
- Advocate Condell Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6.2 miles away801 S Milwaukee Ave Libertyville Illinois 60048Voluntary non-profit - Private(847) 362-2900
- Midwestern Region Med CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.15 miles away2520 Elisha Avenue Zion Illinois 60099Proprietary(847) 872-4561
- Aurora Medical Ctr KenoshaAcute Care Hospitals 16.55 miles away10400 75th St Kenosha Wisconsin 53142Voluntary non-profit - Private(262) 948-5600
- Froedtert South - Kenosha Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 17.01 miles away6308 Eighth Ave Kenosha Wisconsin 53143Government - Local(262) 656-2011
- Advocate Good Shepherd HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.9 miles away450 West Highway 22 Barrington Illinois 60010Voluntary non-profit - Church(847) 381-9600
- Northwest Community Hospital 1Acute Care Hospitals 19.74 miles away800 W Central Road Arlington Heights Illinois 60005Voluntary non-profit - Private(847) 618-1000
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc - Waukegan Harbor2.29 miles away110 N. West Street Waukegan Illinois 60085CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (847) 599-1346
- Fmc - Gurnee2.48 miles away50 Tower Ct , Ste B Gurnee Illinois 60031CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (847) 249-5555
- Davita - Waukegan Dialysis2.8 miles away3350 W Grand Ave Ste 100 Waukegan Illinois 60085CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (847) 782-0640
- Fkc - Lake Bluff4.12 miles away101 Waukegan Road, Suite 700 Lake Bluff Illinois 60044CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (847) 735-0870
- Beach Park Dialysis5.19 miles away3113 N. Lewis Avenue Waukegan Illinois 60087Dialysis Stations: 12 (847) 782-8250
- Davita - Lake County Dialysis Services Inc8.68 miles away565 Lakeview Pkwy Ste 176 Vernon Hills Illinois 60061CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (847) 918-0592
- Fmc - Mundelein8.92 miles away1402 Townline Road Mundelein Illinois 60060CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 14 (847) 949-3904
- Fmc - Zion9.18 miles away1920 Sheridan Road Zion Illinois 60099Dialysis Stations: 12 (847) 731-7010