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Newton Care Center

Nursing Home
Adult Day Care

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

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300 S Scott Street,
Newton IL 62448

(618) 783-2309

65.61% estimated occupancy ¹

Newton Care Center is the sole nursing home located in Newton, Illinois. This nursing home was awarded an overall grade of B-, which is a good rating. Based on our assessment, this place ought to meet the needs of many people. We were also pleased to find that this nursing home was consistent in all four of our categories. More information about these categories is available below.

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Limited Liability company
Offers Hospice
Offers Respite Care
Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Medication Management
Home Making
Speech Therapy
IV Antibiotic Therapy
Dentistry
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Podiatry
Physical Therapy
Recreational Therapy
Optometry
Audiology

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Facility Inspections

This facility earned an inspection grade which is stronger than its overall rating. Inspection ratings are associated with a facility's recent inspections. We awarded this facility an above average grade of B+ in this category. Perhaps the most critical factor we look at in computing our inspection grades is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places with better grades in this category most likely dodged the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. This place was assessed 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none were considered severe. This indicates that the government inspectors did not deem any of these deficiencies to pose an immediate risk to resident health or safety. Remember that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in the industry.

Nurse Quality

Another one of this nursing home's stronger areas was in the category of nursing care. In that area, we gave this facility a grade of B. Our nursing rating is mostly based on the facility's nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well in terms of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

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Long-term Care Quality

The next category we analyzed was long-term care, where this facility was awarded a grade of B- in this area. In determining these long-term care ratings, we analyze the nursing home's ability to maintain its permanent residents' health and quality of life. One of the criteria we considered on top of nursing hours is vaccines. Thankfully, this facility administered the pneumonia vaccination to 97.70992 percent of its patients. This place also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Short-term Care Quality

The final category we rated is short-term care. We gave this facility a B- in that area. In calculating our short-term care grades, we look at a facility's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other highly skilled individuals. This category is typically a meaningful assessment of the facility's ability to rehabilitate patients. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 4.4 percent of this facility's patients returned home. At most nursing homes, closer to half of their residents are able to return home so this figure is below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Newton Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Newton Care Center, 2.41% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely caused by residents staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Newton Care Center, 6.87% of Patients had Serious Falls

This figure tells you the percentage of long-term stay patients which have experienced falls which resulted in serious injury. We use this statistic in determining nursing scores.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Newton Care Center, 0.85% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are often the result of a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this metric could also be misleading for some nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Newton Care Center, 11.48% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term stay patients who are prescribed antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may mean a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior in scenarios where such medications are not medically required. However, some facilities may need to rely on these drugs due to having more residents suffering from cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Newton Care Center, 23.73% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay residents taking antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Newton Care Center, 18.85% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents demonstrating symptoms of depression. Many in the industry would argue this is a reasonable measure of quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Newton Care Center, 96.08% of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Newton Care Center, 31.86% of Patients

This is the percent of patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Newton Care Center, 34.17% of Residents

This metric tracks the percent of long-term stay residents that maintained mobility. Some believe that mobility is important for residents' physical and mental health.

Hospitalizations

In Newton Care Center, 0.03 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 hospitalizations is critical to preserving the physical health of residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Newton Care Center, 34.17% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Newton Care Center, 27.52% of Patients

This tells you the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Newton Care Center, 70.7% of Resident

This tells you the percent of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.