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Heritage Health-Peru

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B-minus
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Heritage Health-Peru's website

1301 21st Street,
Peru IL 61354

(815) 223-4901

59.68% estimated occupancy 1

Please note our records indicate that Heritage Health-Peru has changed ownership recently and while our data on this page is up-to-date there is a chance that the quality of this facility may change under new management.

Located in Peru, Illinois, Heritage Health-Peru is one of only two nursing homes in this city. We gave it an overall grade of B-, which is a middle of the pack grade. Based on our assessment, this nursing home ought to meet the needs of many people. Lastly, this facility had an ownership change in the last year, so we will need to take a closer look to see how new ownership affects this facility's performance measures.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Total Parenteral Nutrition

Awards

Best Nursing Home in Peru, Illinois badge

Best Nursing Home in Peru, Illinois Awards 2019

Best Nursing Home in Peru, Illinois badge

Best Nursing Home in Peru, Illinois Awards 2020

Top Nursing Home in Illinois badge

Top Nursing Home in Illinois Awards 2021

Best Nursing Home in Peru, Illinois badge

Best Nursing Home in Peru, Illinois Awards 2021

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

While this nursing home's overall grade was decent, it really excelled in the area of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A for that category, which is one of our highest scores. Inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these issues by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Fortunately, although this place had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those found in categories G through L. This tells you that CMS did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Remember that deficiency-free inspection reports are uncommon in this industry.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B

In addition, we also wanted to note that this nursing home was given favorable short-term care marks this year. We gave them one of our better grades in this area, with a grade of B. This proved to be the nursing home's second best score. Our short-term care grade is generally used to judge a nursing home's performance with rehabilitation. To provide highly graded rehabilitation services, facilities generally need to have higher levels of highly skilled nursing. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other types of therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final statistic we looked at in this area is the number of patients who who were able to eventually return home from the nursing home. We found that 5.2 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the facility on a permanent basis.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

We also gave this nursing home a solid score in the area of long-term care, where we awarded it a grade of B-. Our long-term care grade is generally used to grade a nursing home's performance as a traditional convalescent home, as opposed to focusing more on the skilled nursing services offered by a skilled nursing facility. Once we assessed the volume of nursing care, we turned to the facility's vaccination records. We were pleased to learn that this facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia. This nursing home keeps its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Nurse Quality

Grade: C

Turning to the next area, this nursing home was awarded a C for nursing, which we consider to be an acceptable grade. Our nursing rating looks at the nursing home's nurse staffing levels. We factor in both the levels of skill of the nurses as well as the number of hours spent with residents. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per patient per day. This is a lower figure than we are used to seeing. Finally, we look at quality-based metrics, such as the percentage of residents who experienced pressure ulcers and major falls. Sometimes these metrics are indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Heritage Health-Peru Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Heritage Health-Peru, 9.66% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often caused by residents not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: F

In Heritage Health-Peru, 7.41% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percent of patients that sustained a fall leading to severe injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: C

In Heritage Health-Peru, 3.7% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are linked to insufficient hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Heritage Health-Peru, 9.63% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of patients given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to residents for a variety of medical conditions, including cognitive disorders. Tragically, in some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B

In Heritage Health-Peru, 17.83% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percent of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are given to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: C

In Heritage Health-Peru, 7.42% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients who are exhibiting signs of depression. Some believe this is a reasonable measure of patient quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Heritage Health-Peru, 99.65% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A

In Heritage Health-Peru, 8.91% of Patients

This metric measures the percent of long-term residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and bathing.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: C

In Heritage Health-Peru, 9.49% of Residents

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents that were able to retain mobility. Many believe that the ability to move around is critical to residents' mental and physical well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A

In Heritage Health-Peru, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric tracks the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Minimizing hospitalizations is important to the physical well-being of residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Heritage Health-Peru, 9.49% of Residents Rehospitalized

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

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: D

In Heritage Health-Peru, 18.95% of Patients

This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: D

In Heritage Health-Peru, 66.02% of Resident

This tells you the percentage of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Illinois Valley Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.81 miles away925 West St Peru Illinois 61354Voluntary non-profit - Private(815) 223-3300
  • St Margarets HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 3.69 miles away600 E 1st St Spring Valley Illinois 61362Voluntary non-profit - Private(815) 664-1176
  • Osf Saint Paul Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 14.9 miles away1401 E 12th Street Mendota Illinois 61342Voluntary non-profit - Private(815) 539-7461
  • Ottawa Regional Hospital & Healthcare CenterAcute Care Hospitals 15.47 miles away1100 East Norris Drive Ottawa Illinois 61350Voluntary non-profit - Private(815) 433-3100
  • Perry Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 17.32 miles away530 Park Avenue East Princeton Illinois 61356Government - Local(815) 875-2811

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fmc - Spring Valley4.97 miles away12 B Wolfer Industrial Drive Spring Valley Illinois 61362CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (815) 664-4585
  • Fmc - Ottawa Dialysis15.69 miles away1601 Mercury Circle, Ste 3 Ottawa Illinois 61350Dialysis Stations: 12 (815) 434-2125
  • Fmc - Streator19.88 miles away2356 N. Bloomington St. Streator Illinois 61364Dialysis Stations: 8 (815) 673-2200