Lake Forest Place
1100 Pembridge Drive, Lake Forest IL 60045 · (847) 604-6701 · 92.2% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Reese
Lake Forest Place is in Lake Forest, Illinois. With an overall grade of A+, this nursing home has the prestigious distinction of being one of the 10 best nursing homes in Illinois. Based on our assessment, this place is just about as as good as it gets. As you can see below, this place performed just as well in our category scores. We gave it a straight A report card!
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Short-term Care Quality
In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this facility also received A+ short-term care grade. In calculating our short-term care ratings, we size up a nursing home's levels of highly skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other licensed professionals. This score is more often than not a useful assessment of the facility's rehabilitation services. This nursing home provides more services with physical therapists and registered nurses than most nursing homes we looked at. This is usually a favorable sign. Finally, we looked at the number of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that it outperformed the vast majority of nursing homes with 64.9 percent of its residents returning home. This is a significantly higher rate than most facilities.
Facility Inspections
This facility has also received near flawless health inspections in recent years. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. Inspection grades account for a host of factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher scores in this category generally have very few of these severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Long-term Care Quality
The third category we assessed was long-term care. This facility also received an A+ long-term care grade, rendering it one of the few facilities to be awarded more than one A+ category scores. Nursing homes that do well in this category typically provide patients with more supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. In addition to really impressive nursing hour statistics, this nursing home's vaccination statistics was first-rate also. In fact, this nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients for pneumonia. The last statistic we assessed is its hospitalization rate. We found that this place had 1.75 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is middle of the road in this area.
Nurse Quality
In our last category, this nursing home received another A+ for its nursing score, topping off an amazing profile of A+'s in each of our categories. When computing our nursing grades, we assess both the number of hours nurses spend with residents and the skill levels of those nurses. This nursing home provided 5.5 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis, which is among the better figures in the country. A significant portion of those hours were provided by registered nurses, which are one of the most skilled levels of nurses. We were very impressed by these statistics. In addition to providing high levels of care, this nursing home was also above average in each of the major quality measures we looked at in this category. It performed well in the area of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Lake Forest Place Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This metric tells you the percentage of long-term residents that are suffering from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We factor in this statistic in computing our nursing grades.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This metric is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients who have suffered a fall resulting in major injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be an indication of poor nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This is the percent of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections may be linked to poor hygiene.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients given antipsychotic medications. These medications are used for several medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic indicates the percent of long-term patients that were prescribed antianxiety medication. These medications are commonly given to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This is the percentage of patients exhibiting depressive symptoms. Increased levels of depression may be a sign worse patient care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This is the percentage of patients that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This is the percentage of residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could indicate deterioration of a patient's health.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who were able to retain mobility. Some believe that the ability to move around is important for residents' physical and mental health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the overall quality of long-term care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the health of residents.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the quality of nursing home care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This metric measures the percent of short-term stay patients who saw functional improvements.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better