Libertyville Manor Ext Care

On top of earning a great overall score, this nursing home performed even better in our inspections category which is associated with the nursing home's recent inspection reports. We awarded it an A for that area, which is one of our highest grades. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing these inspection grades. One critical factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some can be quite minor. This place was hit with 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This means that CMS didn't deem any of these deficiencies an imminent risk to resident health or safety. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor made us feel better about this inspection report.

One of the other reasons we rated this nursing home so highly is that it received a very impressive nursing score. In that category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A-. The nursing score is based on a handful of datapoints, most of which are tied to quantities of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this nursing home excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as by employing a policy of turning patients more often.

The next area we analyzed is short-term care. In that category, we awarded this nursing home a solid grade of B-. Short-term care ratings are based on the facility's quantity of skilled nursing services. This means a wide spectrum of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. It does not look like this nursing home submitted information on registered nurse or physical therapist staffing. Finally, we assessed the number of patients that eventually returned home from this nursing home. We found that 4.7 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was actually quite a bit below the national average.

The final category we graded is long-term care. We awarded this facility a D for the area of long-term care, rendering this its weakest category grade. For prospective patients seeking a permanent place to live rather than skilled nursing, long-term care grades are a key measure. On top of looking at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. Fortunately, this nursing home provided the vaccine to 100 percent of its residents, which is a very solid total. To our surprise, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home had fewer hospitalizations than most nursing homes. Sadly, a few of its other scores in this category weren't as favorable as these.