Helia Healthcare of Olney

Nursing Home

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

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Helia Healthcare of Olney's website

410 East Mack,
Olney IL 62450

(618) 395-7421

65.25% 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.

Quick Details

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

Registered Staff Hours

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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

Turning to the category of short-term care, this nursing home was awarded just a D in that category. Sadly, this wound up being one of its best areas. Short-term care scores are critical for prospective residents requiring rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically requires more skilled nursing. This means a wide scope of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. With a score this poor in this category, we were not shocked to discover that this facility was below average in many staffing metrics we looked at. The nursing home provided significantly fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most nursing homes. Finally, we looked at the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that just 5.4 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

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Long-term Care Quality

This nursing home wound up receiving a rock-bottom grade in our long-term care area. It received an F in this category. For prospective residents seeking a permanent place to live as opposed to skilled nursing, long-term care is a very important category. Once we finished looking at the volume of nursing care, we next considered the facility's vaccination data. We were pleased to learn that this facility vaccinates 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia. To our surprise, this nursing home also fared well at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Sadly, some of its other scores in the category weren't as favorable as these.

Nurse Quality

Moving on to the final category, this nursing home did not perform well in this area either. Due to an abysmal grade of F in nursing, this is just about as bad as it gets. When computing our nursing grades, we look at both nursing hours and the skill levels of the nurses. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in calculating our nursing ratings. This facility fared well when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls.

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, 8.73% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Helia Healthcare of Olney, 3.45% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are routinely associated with lower levels of patient supervision. Better nursing protocols reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Helia Healthcare of Olney, 2.6% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percent of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with poorer hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Helia Healthcare of Olney, 18.11% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These drugs are sometimes used for several medical conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Helia Healthcare of Olney, 19.04% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric indicates the percentage of long-term care patients which were administered antianxiety medication. These drugs are commonly given to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Helia Healthcare of Olney, 30.45% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents showing depressive symptoms. Many argue this is a measure of quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Helia Healthcare of Olney, 87.4% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these types of vaccines important for resident well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Helia Healthcare of Olney, 13.9% Percentage of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and taking a bath. Many would argue that this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Helia Healthcare of Olney, 17.56% Percentage of Residents

This is the percentage of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

In Helia Healthcare of Olney, 1.66 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

Measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is important to maintaining the physical health of residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Helia Healthcare of Olney, 17.56 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This is the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is typically a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Helia Healthcare of Olney, 11.82 Percentage of Patients

This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the quality of rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Helia Healthcare of Olney, 71.65% Percentage of Resident

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some would argue that this is a reliable measure of rehabilitation services.