Premier Place at the Glenview

In addition to faring well overall, this facility received nearly flawless government inspections. As a result, it received one of our best scores in that area with an A+. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining these inspection grades. One of those factors is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some deficiencies end up being relatively minor. Fortunately, although this place had some minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are labeled as categories G through L. This tells you the inspectors didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

This top notch nursing home also fared very well in the area of short-term care, where we awarded it a grade of A+. Few nursing homes fared better in this category. Short-term care grades are based in part on the nursing home's quantity of skilled highly skilled professionals. This includes a broad scope of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, not to mention other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last measure we assessed in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We found that 6.7 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.

The third category we looked at was long-term care. Contributing to its elite resume, this facility also excelled in that area. In fact, it received a of A for that area. Facilities that receive this kind of grade in long-term care typically provide consistent around the clock care to make sure residents are well cared for. On top of considering the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is significantly higher than the vast majority of nursing homes. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

The final category we analyzed was nursing. This nursing home was awarded a very good nursing rating in our assessment, with a grade of B. Although this was not as impressive as some of its other grades, this remains one of our more impressive scores in that area. There are numerous data points included in this grade. Most of these criteria are tied to the quantity of nurse staffing. This facility provided 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also factored a few quality measures into our nursing grades. This place was relatively weak in two of the major areas we focus on, with below average scores for minimizing its residents' major falls and pressure ulcers. These areas are generally reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care provided.