Hillcrest Home is an average-sized government-owned nursing home in Geneseo, Illinois. This is a very respectable facility. We gave it an overall grade of B, which is a favorable grade. Based on our analysis, you can do much worse than this nursing home. We were also pleased to find that this nursing home didn't have any bad scores in any of the four major categories. More information about its category grades is available below.
Hillcrest Home
- 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
- Government - County
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
On top of being a quality facility overall, this nursing home really excelled in our inspections category, where it earned an A+. Not many facilities performed better in that area. Our inspection scores are tied to many datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that receive favorable grades in this area have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. Fortunately, although this place had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means that the government inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. Remember that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in this industry.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home received an impressive long-term care grade as well. We awarded it one of our higher scores in that category with a score of B. Facilities that receive this type of score in this category tend to provide consistent 24/7 care to ensure patients are well cared for. After we finished assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses, we next considered the facility's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 99.61686 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia tragically can be a life threatening illness for nursing home patients so we prefer when a facility does not leave its residents vulnerable. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
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Nurse Quality
This facility's next best category grade came in the area of nursing. In that category, we gave this nursing home a grade of B-. This wasn't quite on par with some of its other category grades mentioned above. There are a number of datapoints included in this area. Most of these subcategories are tied to the quantity of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident each day. This is a lower figure than we are used to seeing. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this facility actually fared better in some of the quality measures we assessed. In fact, it scored well in terms of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls.
Short-term Care Quality
The last area we scored was short-term care. We gave it a B- in that category. This is a perfectly acceptable grade in this category. In computing our short-term care scores, we analyze a facility's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other highly skilled individuals. This grade is typically a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation. It does not appear that this facility submitted data regarding its registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The final item we looked at in this area is the percentage of residents that ultimately were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that just 0 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home. This figure was below the national average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Hillcrest Home Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Hillcrest Home, 8.73% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin resulting from remaining in one position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Hillcrest Home, 3.45% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents which have had a fall leading to serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be a sign of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Hillcrest Home, 2.6% of Patients had UTIs
This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay patients which have had a UTI. Although a higher rate infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it is difficult to compare different facilities due to nursing homes having varying reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Hillcrest Home, 18.11% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are given to residents for many conditions, such as dementia. Sadly, in some cases, increased usage of these drugs may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Hillcrest Home, 19.04% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients who were prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are prescribed to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Hillcrest Home, 30.45% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Hillcrest Home, 87.4% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Hillcrest Home, 13.9% Percentage of Patients
This is the percent of patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Hillcrest Home, 17.56% Percentage of Residents
This metric measures the percent of long-term residents who remained mobile levels. Many believe that the ability to move around is important for residents' mental and physical well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Hillcrest Home, 1.66 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Hillcrest Home, 17.56 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Hillcrest Home, 11.82 Percentage of Patients
This is 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 Hillcrest Home, 71.65% Percentage of Resident
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Hammond Henry HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 1.47 miles away600 N College Avenue Geneseo Illinois 61254Government - Hospital District or Authority(309) 944-6431
- Genesis Health SystemAcute Care Hospitals 14.97 miles away801 Illini Dr Silvis Illinois 61282Government - Local(309) 281-4000
- Osf Saint Lukes Medical CenterCritical Access Hospitals 18.33 miles away1051 West South Street Kewanee Illinois 61443Voluntary non-profit - Church(309) 853-3361
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc - Quad Cities1.47 miles away600 North College Ave., Ste 150 Geneseo Illinois 61254Dialysis Stations: 8 (309) 945-1787
- Fmc - Quad Cities Kidney Center Silvis, LLC14.87 miles away880 Crosstown Ave. Silvis Illinois 61282CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (309) 792-3517
- Davita - Moline Home Training17.39 miles away4650 38th Ave Moline Illinois 61265Dialysis Stations: 2 (309) 736-4260
- Fmc - Midwest - Kewanee18.81 miles away230 West South St. Kewanee Illinois 61443Dialysis Stations: 8 (309) 854-0917