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Rock River Health Care

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  • Memory Care

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: F
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707 West Riverside Boulevard,
Rockford IL 61103

(815) 877-5752

56.46% estimated occupancy 1

Rock River Health Care is in Rockford, Illinois. With a rock bottom overall grade of F, this nursing home didn't fare well in our assessment. We ranked this as one of the bottom three facilities in Rockford. With plenty of other nursing homes in the city, you should be able to do better. Surprisingly, we were able to give this facility some positive feedback for our inspections category, which you can read more about below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is 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
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Hemodialysis
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: B

While we gave this facility a terrible overall grade, we gave it a B for our inspections rating. This is the result of the nursing home receiving a decent inspection report this year. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in calculating our inspection grades. One key factor is health deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is usually more important than the number of deficiencies, as some deficiencies can be quite minor. Fortunately, although this place had a few minor dings on its government inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means the government inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. A few minor deficiencies aren't the end of the world.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: D

As it turns out, this nursing home only earned a grade of D for its short-term care rating, which was actually one of its more respectable category scores. In our short-term care rating, we endeavor to craft a meaningful gauge for rehabilitation. In this process, we assess a facility's level of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. Not surprisingly, we found that this nursing home provides significantly less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per patient than a typical nursing home. The final datapoint we considered in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return to the community. We discovered that just 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is well below average. The combination of these subpar statistics sunk this facility's short-term care score.

Nurse Quality

Grade: F

In addition, we gave this facility an F in the area of nursing care. There are a host of datapoints within this category. Most of these criteria relate to levels of nurse staffing. This facility provided a meager 0.2 hours of nursing care per patient each day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in calculating our nursing ratings. This facility fared well in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: F

The next area we graded was long-term care. Sadly, it received an abysmal F in this area, which is a bottom of the barrel score. In a long-term care environment, the nursing home's primary objective is to keep patients as healthy and safe as possible. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate patients. One of the statistics we considered after nurse's aid hours is vaccinations. Fortunately, this nursing home provided the pneumonia vaccine to 95.588234 percent of its patients. Surprisingly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home had less hospitalizations than many nursing homes. Sadly, some of its other scores in this category were not as favorable as these.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Rock River Health Care Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: D

In Rock River Health Care, 14.14% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This figure tells you the percentage of long-term patients who are suffering from pressure ulcers. We have found that pressure ulcers are a great barometer of quality of care.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In Rock River Health Care, 2.21% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are often linked to lower quality nursing care. Additional nurse staffing reduces the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In Rock River Health Care, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This figure measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who have had urinary tract infections. Although more infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's hygiene protocols, it is problematic to compare different facilities due to varying reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: D

In Rock River Health Care, 27.08% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This figure tells you the percentage of long-term patients which are given antipsychotic drugs. Excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior in scenarios where such drugs aren't medically indicated. Nevertheless, some facilities may need to rely more on these medications due to an increased number of residents suffering from cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B

In Rock River Health Care, 19.09% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percent of patients given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are administered to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: F

In Rock River Health Care, 99.19% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients who are exhibiting signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In Rock River Health Care, 96.07% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-minus

In Rock River Health Care, 9.96% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living could indicate the decline of a resident's medical condition.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: C

In Rock River Health Care, 9.15% of Residents

This indicates the percent of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Rock River Health Care, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is critical to maintaining the physical well-being of residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Rock River Health Care, 9.15% of Residents Rehospitalized

This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of residents.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: D

In Rock River Health Care, 19.85% of Patients

This is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding emergency medical situations is one way to measure patient well-being during rehabilitation.

Scores for Rockford, IL

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus

Looking for more options? Rockford, Illinois has 12 other nursing homes

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  • Swedish American HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 3.38 miles away1401 East State Street Rockford Illinois 61104Voluntary non-profit - Other(815) 968-4400
  • Saint Anthony Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 4.76 miles away5666 East State Street Rockford Illinois 61108Voluntary non-profit - Church(815) 226-2000
  • Beloit Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 16.33 miles away1969 W Hart Rd Beloit Wisconsin 53511Voluntary non-profit - Private(608) 364-5011

Nearby Dialysis

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  • Davita - Stone Crest Dialysis3.35 miles away1302 E. State St. Rockford Illinois 61104CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (815) 968-5794
  • Davita - Roxbury Dialysis Center4.3 miles away622 Roxbury Road Rockford Illinois 61107CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (815) 397-0713
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  • Davita - Churchview Dialysis Center5.61 miles away417 Ware Avenue Rockford Illinois 61107CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (815) 397-4123
  • Davita - Belvidere Dialysis11.01 miles away1751 Henry Luckow Lane Belvidere Illinois 61008Dialysis Stations: 12 (815) 544-0311
  • Beloit Health System - Dialysis16.45 miles away1969 W Hart Rd Beloit Wisconsin 53511Dialysis Stations: 18 (608) 364-5580