Heritage Health-Staunton is the only option we identified in Staunton, Illinois. This proved to be a middle of the road facility, with an overall grade of C. Based on all of the relevant data, there are certainly much worse nursing homes out there. This nursing home didn't excel in all of our categories, but it didn't receive any terrible grades either. More information about these categories can be found below.
Heritage Health-Staunton
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
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 Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Podiatry
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
In addition to being a respectable facility overall, this place really excelled in the area of inspections, where it earned an A. Few facilities performed better in this area. Our inspection grades weigh several factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with better scores in this area generally have very few severe deficiencies. While this facility had some minor dings on its inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones found in categories G through L. This means that the government inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. A couple of minor deficiencies should not lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.
Long-term Care Quality
We also gave this facility a respectable grade in the category of long-term care, where it received a B-. In computing our long-term care grades, we scrutinize the personal care offered to the nursing home's patients. On top of considering the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home administered the vaccine to 99.19355 percent of its residents. Lastly, this nursing home was also able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
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Short-term Care Quality
The third area we graded was short-term care. In that category, we gave this facility a solid grade of C. Short-term care ratings are critical for prospective residents seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually requires higher levels of highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means a wide spectrum of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other types of therapy. We were surprised to find that this facility was below average in the two key staffing areas we focus on. It offered fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other facilities. Finally, we looked at the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 5.2 percent of this facility's residents returned home. At most nursing homes, closer to half of their residents are able to return home so this figure is below average.
Nurse Quality
The final category we rated was nursing, which is a weak spot for this facility. We gave this nursing home a grade of D for our nursing category. Our nursing rating is based on numerous factors. The most heavily weighted factor is the amount of time nurses spent with residents. This facility provided only 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident each day. This is a very low total compared to most nursing homes. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in computing our nursing scores. This place fared well in terms of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Heritage Health-Staunton Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Heritage Health-Staunton, 8.73% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely caused by patients staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Heritage Health-Staunton, 3.45% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a fall which resulted in major injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Heritage Health-Staunton, 2.6% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes associated with poorer hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Heritage Health-Staunton, 18.11% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric tells you the percentage of long-term residents receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to confirm these medications are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may mean a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Heritage Health-Staunton, 19.04% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic is a measure of the percent of long-term patients taking antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Heritage Health-Staunton, 30.45% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents who are demonstrating symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Heritage Health-Staunton, 87.4% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for nursing home patients, making these vaccines critical to patient health.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Heritage Health-Staunton, 13.9% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Heritage Health-Staunton, 17.56% Percentage of Residents
This is the percent of patients that were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility is usually a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Heritage Health-Staunton, 1.66 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Heritage Health-Staunton, 17.56 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the health of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Heritage Health-Staunton, 11.82 Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of 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 Heritage Health-Staunton, 71.65% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint measures the percentage of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some believe this is a reliable measure of rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Community Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 0.07 miles away400 N Caldwell St Staunton Illinois 62088Voluntary non-profit - Private(618) 635-2200
- St Francis HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 13.97 miles away1215 Franciscan Dr Litchfield Illinois 62056Voluntary non-profit - Church(217) 324-2191
- St Joseph's HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 19.02 miles away12866 Troxler Avenue Highland Illinois 62249Voluntary non-profit - Church(618) 651-2600
- Hillsboro Area HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 19.09 miles away1200 E Tremont Street Hillsboro Illinois 62049Voluntary non-profit - Private(217) 532-6111
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita - Litchfield Dialysis13.95 miles away915 St Francis Way Litchfield Illinois 62056CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (217) 324-2200
- Davita - Edwardsville Dialysis16.78 miles away235 South Buchanan Street Edwardsville Illinois 62025Dialysis Stations: 8 (618) 692-9217
- Total Renal Care - Montgomery County Dialysis18.37 miles away1822 Senator Miller Dr. Hillsboro Illinois 62049Dialysis Stations: 8 (217) 532-3000