Prairieview Lutheran Home
P O Box 4, 403 North Fourth Street, Danforth IL 60930 · (815) 269-2970 · 156.07% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
Prairieview Lutheran Home is a nursing home located in Danforth, Illinois, a city with a total of 918 people. After receiving an A overall grade, this nursing home has the distinction of being one of the top 100 nursing homes in Illinois. This is an impressive accomplishment in a state with a long list of high-end facilities. In our view, this place looks like a great choice for most people. This nursing home also received very consistent ratings in all four of the major categories we assessed. Additional information about these categories can be found below.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 51 Beds
CCRC :
Non profit - Church related
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Nurse Quality
We also wanted to emphasize the fact that this facility excelled in our nursing rating. We awarded them an impressive grade of A+ in this category. Our nursing grade is mostly tied to a nursing home's nurse staffing. This nursing home boasts a really impressive 5.4 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis, of which a significant percentage of those hours were provided by registered nurses. This is one of the most highly trained levels of nurses. This is one of the higher totals of nursing hours we found. On top of providing high levels of nursing care, this nursing home also excelled in several of the quality-based metrics we looked at. With under 5 percent of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, it fared as well as any place the nation in this category. This is usually a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Many pressure ulcers can be prevented by providing better nursing care and having a policy of moving residents more often.
Facility Inspections
Adding to this facility's impressive resume, we gave this nursing home an A for our inspections rating. Inspection scores weigh a host of factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better scores in this category typically have very few severe deficiencies. Although this place had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were severe based on CMS' scale. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe made us feel better about this inspection report.
Short-term Care Quality
Moving on our next area, we gave this facility a score of A- for its short-term care score. This is a very strong score. In the area of short-term care, we seek to evaluate indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We look at the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and various therapists. One reason for this facility's strong score in this category is that it provides more care with registered nurses to its residents than the average nursing home. The final statistic we assessed in this area is the percentage of patients that were able to return home from the nursing home. It fared respectably with 45.2 percent of its patients returning home.
Long-term Care Quality
The last area we assessed is long-term care, where this facility was awarded a grade of B+. This rounded out a first-rate report card. Only a select few nursing homes received a B+ or better in all four categories. Facilities that do well in long-term care tend to provide patients with closer supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. In addition to providing elite levels of nursing care, this facility provided the pneumonia vaccine to 100 percent of its patients. Vaccines are vital to keeping residents out of the hospital. This combination proved to be successful as this place also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 1.37 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Prairieview Lutheran Home Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients staying in one position for too long.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients who sustained a fall resulting in major injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This figure tells you the percent of long-term residents that sustained UTI's. Although more of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it can be problematic to compare between nursing homes due to facilities having varying reporting standards.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care patients receiving antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In some situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic tells you the percentage of long-term care residents which were given antianxiety medication. These drugs are commonly prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This indicates the percent of residents exhibiting depressive symptoms. Increased rates of depression could indicate a lower level of care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This tells you the percentage of patients who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and eating. Some believe that this is a measure of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This metric tracks the percentage of long-term patients that retained mobility levels. Some experts believe that mobility is critical to patients mental and physical health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care. There is usually a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the overall quality of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric tracks the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This tells you the percentage of short-term stay residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better