Helia Healthcare of Olney

Nursing Home
Independent Living
Assisted Living
Memory Care

Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

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Helia Healthcare of Olney's website

410 East Mack,
Olney IL 62450

(618) 395-7421

63.22% estimated occupancy ¹

Helia Healthcare of Olney is a nursing home located in Olney, Illinois. The city has 12,218 people. This facility received a concerning overall grade of D based on the data we looked at. If you are not satisfied with this facility's pedestrian overall grade, you may have to look in other cities as this is the only nursing home in Olney. If you aren't deterred by this nursing home's report card, you can continue reading to find out about its category grades. We discuss inspections in the next section.

Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Transportation
Medical Transportation
Speech Therapy
Stroke Recovery
Amputee Recovery
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Palliative Care
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Cardiac Therapy
Tracheotomy Care
Diabetes Management
Physical Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Recreational Therapy
Orthopedic Rehabilitation

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Facility Inspections

While we were not very complementary of this facility's overall grade, it received a very impressive inspection report this year. In fact, it received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with an A-. Inspection grades weigh a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One key criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. You generally want to avoid facilities with too many deficiencies flagged. 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's next best category was its short-term care grade, where it was awarded a grade of C. In determining our short-term care scores, we size up a facility's levels of highly skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other licensed professionals. This area is generally a meaningful measure of a facility's ability to rehabilitate patients. In this nursing home's case, we were surprised to learn that it actually provides less registered nurse and physical therapist hours per patient than the typical facility. The hope is that this does not adversely impact the quality of care. The final metric we considered in this category is the number of residents that who were able to eventually return home from the nursing home. We found that just 5.7 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

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Long-term Care Quality

We awarded this nursing home a grade of just D for our long-term care rating. This is well below average in this category. If you are seeking services other than rehabilitation, you should take a close look at each nursing home's long-term care grades. On top of looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents, which is better than the majority of nursing homes. Surprisingly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home has fewer hospitalizations than most nursing homes. Sadly, some of its other scores in the category weren't as favorable as these.

Nurse Quality

The next area we assessed is nursing. This nursing home was given a very poor grade of F in this area. There are a variety of data points within this area. Many of these subcategories are tied to the quantity of nurse staffing. This place averaged a meager 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient per day. This is an alarmingly low total. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing scores. This place fared well when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these metrics to be indicators of the quality of nursing care.

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, 8.94% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percent of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols reduces the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Helia Healthcare of Olney, 3.47% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of residents who sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are often caused by lower quality nursing care. Additional nurse staffing 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 datapoint gauges the percent of long-term patients which suffered from a UTI. UTI's may be an indication of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this statistic could also be skewed for some facilities due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Helia Healthcare of Olney, 18.4% 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, 19.11% 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, 29.8% 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, 87.49% 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, 14.23% 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, 19.34% 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, 1.51 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, 19.34 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, 11.45 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, 71.39% 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.