Ascension Living Saint Benedict Village is an average-sized non-profit nursing home in Niles, Illinois. Featuring an overall grade of A-, it is the number one rated nursing home in Niles. Based on our ratings, this facility is really as good as it gets. This nursing home's impressive report card was highlighted by its short-term care score, which you can find in the next paragraph.
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Ascension Living Saint Benedict Village
- Nursing Home
- Independent Living
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
- Non profit - Church related
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
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Short-term Care Quality
One of the many reasons this turned out to be a great nursing home is that it received an A+ short-term care grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this category. In the category of short-term care, we attempt to assess measures of a facility's rehabilitation. We assess a nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as 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, according to the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents that ultimately returned home from this nursing home. We found that 6.7 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.
Facility Inspections
This facility also received a nearly flawless inspection. As a result, it received one of our highest scores in that area with an A+. This was one of the few facilities to receive multiple A+'s. Our inspection scores account for a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better grades in this area typically have very few of these severe deficiencies. While this facility had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none were serious based on CMS' scale. A couple minor deficiencies are not necessarily the end of the world.
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Nurse Quality
This facility received a very good nursing grade this year as well. It received one of our better scores in that category with a grade of B+. The nursing score consists of a handful of datapoints, but the primary consideration is the quantity of nurse hours per patient per week. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility 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 generally be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Long-term Care Quality
The final area we analyzed is long-term care, in which this facility was given a grade of B-. This turned out to be this facility's least impressive area. This is still not a terrible score. In determining our long-term care scores, we look at the assistance with daily living received by a nursing home's patients. Once we looked at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination record. We were optimistic to discover that this nursing home vaccinated 98.41897 percent of its residents for pneumonia. This facility keeps its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization 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.
Ascension Living Saint Benedict Village Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Ascension Living Saint Benedict Village, 13.62% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage caused by staying in the same position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Ascension Living Saint Benedict Village, 0.79% of Patients had Serious Falls
This figure is an indication of the percentage of long-term stay patients which sustained a fall which caused severe injury. We use this statistic in computing our nursing grades.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Ascension Living Saint Benedict Village, 2.13% of Patients had UTIs
This figure measures the percent of long-term residents who suffered from UTI's. While a higher rate infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it can be difficult to compare between nursing homes due to nursing homes having varying reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Ascension Living Saint Benedict Village, 12.75% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. These drugs are sometimes used for treating a variety of medical conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Ascension Living Saint Benedict Village, 7.49% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Ascension Living Saint Benedict Village, 1.27% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Some experts would argue that this is a measure of quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Ascension Living Saint Benedict Village, 97.68% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these vaccines vital to patient safety.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Ascension Living Saint Benedict Village, 7.44% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and eating. Many in the industry believe this is a measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Ascension Living Saint Benedict Village, 11.14% of Residents
This metric tracks the percent of long-term stay patients who were able to retain mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Ascension Living Saint Benedict Village, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the overall quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Ascension Living Saint Benedict Village, 11.14% of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Ascension Living Saint Benedict Village, 11.54% of Patients
This metric measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to gauge the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Ascension Living Saint Benedict Village, 85.59% of Resident
This is the percentage of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of performance with activities of daily living generally correlates with successful rehabilitation.
Scores for Niles, IL
- Overall Rating has a grade of C
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of D
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
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Nearby Dialysis
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