Lee Manor

Lee Manor is located in Des Plaines, Illinois. It looks like this is a very good nursing home. We awarded this it an overall grade of B+, which is very favorable score. Based on our analysis, this nursing home ought to meet the needs of most people. This nursing home is better in some categories than others, but it did not have any weak links in any of our four major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.

In addition to being a quality nursing home overall, this facility really excelled in the area of inspections, where it received an A. Not many nursing homes fared better in this area. Our inspection ratings account for several factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better scores in this area usually have very few of these severe deficiencies. While this facility had some minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those found in categories G through L. This tells you that the government inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Remember that deficiency-free inspections are rare in the industry.

One of the other reasons we rated this nursing home so highly is that it earned a very impressive nursing rating. Nursing proved to be its second best category grade. In that area, we gave this nursing home an A-. In calculating our nursing ratings, we weigh both nursing hours and the levels of licensure of those nurses. This place provides an impressive 3 hours of nursing care per patient daily. Out of this total, more than one fourth of those hours were provided by registered nurses, which is among the most highly skilled levels of nurses. We apply more weight to hours worked by skilled nurses in calculating our nursing ratings. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

This facility also was given a strong short-term care grade. Indeed, we awarded it an above average grade of B+ in this area. Our short-term care grades are believed to be most critical for patients needing rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation typically utilizes additional skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes not only nursing services, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. This nursing home excelled in the two key staffing areas we looked at. In fact, it offered more care from physical therapists and registered nurses than the typical facility. This is usually an excellent sign. The final item we assessed in this category is the percentage of residents that returned home from the nursing home. We found that 43.4 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

The last category we rated was long-term care. We awarded this facility an acceptable score in that category, with a B-. While this is not as dominant as many of its other grades, it is nevertheless nothing to be ashamed of. For long-term care residents, the primary objective is to keep patients as healthy and safe as possible. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate residents. In addition to assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. Fortunately, this nursing home vaccinated 99.65398 percent of its patients, which is a very solid total. Finally, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 1.59 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home had less hospitalizations than many nursing homes.