Mclean County Nursing Home is a nursing home in Normal, Illinois. This city has a population of 52,879 people. With an overall grade of B, we found this nursing home as the highest graded nursing home in Normal. An overall grade in this range is a great indication of a solid nursing home. Based on our assessment, this facility has quite a bit going for it. This facility also received phenomenal scores in all four of the major categories we assessed. More information about these categories can be found below.
Mclean County Nursing 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
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
On top of receiving a favorable overall score, this facility also received a strong nursing score. We gave it an above average grade of B+ in this category. The nursing grade is based on several components, most of which are associated with quantities of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This nursing home performed very well in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Short-term Care Quality
Another one of this facility's above average category scores came in the category of short-term care. We awarded them one of our better grades in that area, with a grade of B+. Our short-term care grades are probably most critical for those needing rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation typically mandates higher levels of highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means not just nursing services, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we looked at the percentage of residents who who were able to eventually return home from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.
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Facility Inspections
This facility also excelled in the area of inspections, where it earned an impressive grade of B+. Few nursing homes performed better in this category. Inspection ratings account for a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher scores in this area generally have few of these severe deficiencies. Fortunately, although this place had a few minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones found in categories G through L. This tells you the government inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. A couple relatively minor dings are not necessarily the end of the world.
Long-term Care Quality
The final category we assessed is long-term care. We awarded this facility one of our higher scores in that area, with a grade of B. This facility proved to be very solid in all areas we analyzed. Nursing homes that do well in this category tend to provide residents with more supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. After assessing the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination statistics. This nursing home vaccinated 98.00995 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is significantly higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Mclean County Nursing Home Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Mclean County Nursing Home, 8.73% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing care can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Mclean County Nursing Home, 3.45% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure is an indication of the percent of long-term residents which sustained falls resulting in severe injury. We use this statistic in determining nursing scores.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Mclean County Nursing Home, 2.6% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percentage of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections could be associated with poorer hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Mclean County Nursing Home, 18.11% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of residents given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs 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 subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Mclean County Nursing Home, 19.04% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of residents given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are given to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Mclean County Nursing Home, 30.45% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients who are showing depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Mclean County Nursing Home, 87.4% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Mclean County Nursing Home, 13.9% Percentage of Patients
This is the percentage of patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Mclean County Nursing Home, 17.56% Percentage of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients that retained mobility levels. Some argue that mobility is vital to residents' mental and physical health.
Hospitalizations
In Mclean County Nursing Home, 1.66 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is key to preserving the physical health of patients.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Mclean County Nursing Home, 17.56 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Mclean County Nursing Home, 11.82 Percentage of Patients
This tells you 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 Mclean County Nursing Home, 71.65% Percentage of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some believe that this is a reliable measure of rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Advocate Bromenn Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 1.84 miles away1304 Franklin Avenue Normal Illinois 61761Voluntary non-profit - Church(309) 454-1400
- St Joseph Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 3.61 miles away2200 E Washington Bloomington Illinois 61701Voluntary non-profit - Church(309) 662-3311
- Advocate Eureka HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 19.9 miles away101 S Major St Eureka Illinois 61530Voluntary non-profit - Private(309) 467-2371
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc - Normal Dialysis2.22 miles away1531 E College Avenue Normal Illinois 61761Dialysis Stations: 12 (309) 451-1171
- Fmc - Mclean County3.13 miles away1505 Eastland Medical Plaza Bloomington Illinois 61701Dialysis Stations: 20 (309) 663-7165
- Home Dialysis Services - Bloomington4.88 miles away3901 General Electric Road, Suite 1 Bloomington Illinois 61704Dialysis Stations: 1 (309) 808-1226