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Helia Healthcare of Olney

Nursing Home

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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Helia Healthcare of Olney's website

410 East Mack,
Olney IL 62450

(618) 395-7421

55.84% estimated occupancy ¹

Helia Healthcare of Olney is a nursing home located in Olney, Illinois. The city has 12,218 people. This facility received an alarming overall rating based on the data we looked at. If you are not happy with this facility's poor overall grade, you may find your options to be limited in Olney. The city has just one other nursing home. If you aren't deterred by this facility's profile, you can continue reading to learn more about its category scores. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section.

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Corporation
Offers Hospice
Offers Post-Acute Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Home Making
Transportation
Medical Transportation
Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
Amputee Recovery
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Palliative Care
Dentistry
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Cardiac Therapy
Tracheotomy Care
Podiatry
Diabetes Management
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management
Optometry
Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Total Parenteral Nutrition

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Facility Inspections

While we graded this facility incredibly poorly overall, it actually earned a very impressive government inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest scores in that area with an A-. Inspection grades are based on several datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Deficiencies are an important thing to look for on these reports. Most importantly, you should avoid facilities that have severe deficiencies linked to risks to resident well being. This particular nursing home received 6 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a solid inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.

Short-term Care Quality

This nursing home ended up receiving a rock-bottom grade in our short-term care area. It was given an F in this area. Short-term care ratings are vital for people requiring rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally requires more skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means a vast spectrum of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. With a score of this caliber in this category, we were not shocked to learn that this place was well below average in several staffing figures we focus on. In fact, it provided far fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most nursing homes. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that just 4.4 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

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Nurse Quality

Among this nursing home's several poor grades was its F in the area of nursing care. Nursing ratings are largely tied to a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This facility provided just 0.2 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low total compared to most nursing homes. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed well when it comes to avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers.

Long-term Care Quality

The final area we assessed is long-term care. Sadly, it received an abysmal F in this category, which is a bottom of the barrel grade. If you are seeking anything other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each facility's long-term care scores. In addition to assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients. To our surprise, this nursing home was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Unfortunately, some of its other scores in the category were not as favorable as these.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Helia Healthcare of Olney Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Helia Healthcare of Olney, 8.4% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care limits the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Helia Healthcare of Olney, 1.99% of Patients had Serious Falls

This measures the percent of long-term residents that sustained a fall which resulted in major injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls may be an indication of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Helia Healthcare of Olney, 1.7% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of patients who sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often linked to facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Additional nurse staffing limits the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. We want to point out that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Helia Healthcare of Olney, 1.34% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These medications may be used for treating a variety of medical conditions, including cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Helia Healthcare of Olney, 25.1% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric gauges the percent of long-term care residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are generally used to treat patients suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Helia Healthcare of Olney, 48.5% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients showing signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Helia Healthcare of Olney, 100% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these vaccines critical to patient well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Helia Healthcare of Olney, 8.26% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Helia Healthcare of Olney, 5.13% of Residents

Measures the percentage of long-term residents who were able to retain mobility.

Hospitalizations

In Helia Healthcare of Olney, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is key to preserving the physical health of patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Helia Healthcare of Olney, 5.13% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Helia Healthcare of Olney, 11.51% of Patients

This indicates the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between keeping patients out of the emergency room and the quality of short-term care.