The Loft Rehabilitation and Nursing of Normal is one of a mere three nursing homes in Normal, Illinois. We gave this facility an overall rating of F. Based on our analysis, this facility likely isn't a good fit for anyone. Although this nursing home received a single reasonable category grade in short-term care, which you can find more information about below.
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The Loft Rehabilitation and Nursing of Normal
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
Note: The Loft Rehabilitation and Nursing of Normal has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Medication Management
- Transportation
- Dialysis Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Pain Management
- Colostomy Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Catheter Care
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Short-term Care Quality
Even though we graded this facility incredibly poorly overall, it received a fairly respectable short-term care grade this year. We gave it a C in that area. In our short-term care rating, we endeavor to craft a sound measure for rehabilitation. In this process, we assess a nursing home's scope of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. We found that this nursing home was below average in the two key staffing areas we focus on. The facility offered fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other nursing homes. The final statistic we looked at in this area is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that just 5 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is below average.
Nurse Quality
This facility's second best category was nursing, but even there it received a grade of just D. This is still a well below average grade. We looked at the skill-level of nurses at the facility, in addition to the quantity of time the nurses spent with residents, in determining our score in this area. This facility offered just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing ratings. This place fared well in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers.
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Long-term Care Quality
Tragically, this facility received an F for its long-term care score. When nursing homes receive a grade in this range in this category it generally means the facility didn't perform well in our measures relating to resident care. On top of assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated 93.382355 percent of its patients. This is slightly below what we expected but still a decent figure. Surprisingly, this nursing home was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility had less hospitalizations than many nursing homes. This was its best feature in this category.
Facility Inspections
Turning to our final category of inspections, this facility received a grade that's as bad as it gets. We weight this category more heavily than our other categories. When a facility has this poor of an inspection grade, you should look for severe deficiencies on its inspection report. Severe deficiencies indicate a risk to resident safety. This facility was assessed several deficiencies in categories G through L, which rank among the more severe categories of deficiencies. This generally indicates that the deficiencies identified by inspectors had potential to pose actual harm to patients. In addition to having severe deficiencies, this nursing home was cited by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. This is generally a really bad sign. We would never recommend this facility.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
The Loft Rehabilitation and Nursing of Normal Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In The Loft Rehabilitation and Nursing of Normal, 7.86% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric indicates the percent of long-term patients who have pressure ulcers or bed sores. We factor in this statistic in computing both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In The Loft Rehabilitation and Nursing of Normal, 5.15% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who suffered a fall leading to severe injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be an indicator of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In The Loft Rehabilitation and Nursing of Normal, 3.79% of Patients had UTIs
This statistic measures the percent of long-term patients who have suffered from a UTI. UTI's could be an indicator of worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this metric can be misleading for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In The Loft Rehabilitation and Nursing of Normal, 20% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many patients, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In The Loft Rehabilitation and Nursing of Normal, 19.01% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of patients who were given antianxiety drugs. These medications are typically prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In The Loft Rehabilitation and Nursing of Normal, 7.17% of Patients
This is the percent of residents exhibiting signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In The Loft Rehabilitation and Nursing of Normal, 94.42% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In The Loft Rehabilitation and Nursing of Normal, 5.36% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and bathing. Many believe that this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In The Loft Rehabilitation and Nursing of Normal, 10.73% of Residents
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents that maintained mobility.
Hospitalizations
In The Loft Rehabilitation and Nursing of Normal, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is key to preserving the physical health of nursing home residents.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In The Loft Rehabilitation and Nursing of Normal, 10.73% of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In The Loft Rehabilitation and Nursing of Normal, 9.11% of Patients
This metric measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In The Loft Rehabilitation and Nursing of Normal, 38.96% of Resident
This is a measure of the percentage of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Many argue this is a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
Nearby Hospitals
- Advocate Bromenn Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.76 miles away1304 Franklin Avenue Normal Illinois 61761Voluntary non-profit - Church(309) 454-1400
- St Joseph Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 2.42 miles away2200 E Washington Bloomington Illinois 61701Voluntary non-profit - Church(309) 662-3311
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc - Normal Dialysis1.55 miles away1531 E College Avenue Normal Illinois 61761Dialysis Stations: 12 (309) 451-1171
- Fmc - Mclean County2 miles away1505 Eastland Medical Plaza Bloomington Illinois 61701Dialysis Stations: 20 (309) 663-7165
- Home Dialysis Services - Bloomington4.18 miles away3901 General Electric Road, Suite 1 Bloomington Illinois 61704Dialysis Stations: 1 (309) 808-1226