Polo Rehabilitation & Hcc is located in Polo, Illinois. We awarded this nursing home an overall grade of B-. A score in this range requires some decent marks. Based on our assessment, this place likely wouldn't be a bad choice. The best part of this facility's profile is is its inspection score. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section.
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Polo Rehabilitation & Hcc
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
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Facility Inspections
The main reason this turned out to be a decent nursing home is that it received an elite inspection score. Its inspection score was far superior to its overall grade. In our inspections category, we gave it an A-. These inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these issues by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this nursing home had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' scale. We should point out that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in the industry.
Nurse Quality
This facility also excelled in the category of nursing, where it received a grade of A-. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. We weighed the skill-level of nurses working for the facility, in addition to the quantity of hours the nurses were with residents, in determining our rating in this area. This particular nursing home provided 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home 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 frequently be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
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Short-term Care Quality
The third category we looked at was short-term care. In that category, we gave this facility a B-. In the category of short-term care, we attempt to evaluate indicators of a facility's rehabilitation. We analyze a facility's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and physical and occupational therapists. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, based on the information this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we assessed the percentage of residents that ultimately were able to return home from this facility. We found that 4 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was well below average.
Long-term Care Quality
The final area we graded is long-term care, which is this facility's weakest area. We gave this facility a grade of D in that area. Sadly, this score hurt the nursing home's overall grade to a certain degree. In a long-term care setting, the primary objective is to maintain residents' quality of life and keep them safe. After considering the quantity of care provided by nurses, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination data. We were pleased to find that this facility vaccinates 97.72727 percent of its patients against pneumonia. To our surprise, this place also keeps its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had just 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Unfortunately, some of its other scores in the category weren't as favorable as these.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Polo Rehabilitation & Hcc Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Polo Rehabilitation & Hcc, 6.67% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are often caused by residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care minimizes the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Polo Rehabilitation & Hcc, 0% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric tells you the percent of long-term care residents who experienced falls leading to severe injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be an indicator of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Polo Rehabilitation & Hcc, 2.35% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term care residents who have experienced UTI's. UTI's may be an indicator of a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this datapoint may also be misleading for some facilities due to different reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Polo Rehabilitation & Hcc, 16.25% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure measures the percentage of long-term stay patients taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Polo Rehabilitation & Hcc, 21.79% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients that were administered antianxiety drugs. These drugs are typically used to treat residents suffering from depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Polo Rehabilitation & Hcc, 1.2% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term care residents who are demonstrating signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Polo Rehabilitation & Hcc, 97.94% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Polo Rehabilitation & Hcc, 8.06% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and eating.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Polo Rehabilitation & Hcc, 7.18% of Residents
Measures the percentage of long-term residents that remained mobile levels. Many believe that the ability to move around is important for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Polo Rehabilitation & Hcc, 0.92 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the overall quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Polo Rehabilitation & Hcc, 7.18% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of residents.
Nearby Hospitals
- Katherine Shaw Bethea HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.66 miles away403 E 1st St Dixon Illinois 61021Voluntary non-profit - Private(815) 288-5531
- Cgh Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 14.29 miles away100 East Lefevre Road Sterling Illinois 61081Government - Local(815) 625-0400
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita - Dixon Kidney Center9.51 miles away1131 N Galena Avenue Dixon Illinois 61021Dialysis Stations: 8 (815) 284-0595
- Fmc - Quad Citites10.71 miles away101 West Second Street Dixon Illinois 61021Dialysis Stations: 8 (815) 284-0555
- Davita - Whiteside Dialysis14.47 miles away4406 East Lincoln Way Sterling Illinois 61081CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (815) 535-0447