River Crossing of Rockford is an average-sized non-profit nursing home located in Rockford, Illinois. This nursing home was given an F, which is definitely concerning in our grading scheme. Based on our assessment, you'd be better off to steer clear of this nursing home. We would not blame you if you are ready to stop reading and find another facility. However, if you want to learn more about this nursing home's category grades, we will discuss nursing in the next section.
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River Crossing of Rockford
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
Note: River Crossing of Rockford has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Bariatric Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
Although this nursing home's overall grade was as bad as it gets, it actually didn't perform as poorly in the area of nursing. We gave it a B- for this category. Nursing grades are primarily tied to the facility's level of nurse staffing. This particular facility provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident daily. This figure is significantly below the national average. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this facility fared better in some of the quality-based metrics we looked at. It scored well in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. Many consider these areas to be measures of the quality of nursing care. In many cases, the quality of nursing care is as important as the number of hours of care offered.
Short-term Care Quality
We were also surprised to learn that this facility earned a decent short-term care rating in our assessment. We gave it a B- in this category. In determining our short-term care ratings, we assess a facility's levels of skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other highly trained professionals. This score is considered to be a solid measure of a facility's rehabilitation services. We found that this facility was below average in the two key staffing areas we looked at. It provided fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most other facilities. The final measure we considered in this area is the percentage of patients who ultimately returned home from the nursing home. We found that just 3.8 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home. This figure was below average.
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Facility Inspections
This nursing home received really poor inspections in recent years, causing us to give them an F in our inspection category. An F in this category is usually a sign that we found some red flags on the facility's inspection reports. When a nursing home has this poor of an inspection grade, you should expect some severe deficiencies on its inspection report. Severe deficiencies indicate a risk to the well being of residents. This nursing home was hit with 7 deficiencies by government inspectors. The only positive thing we found is that none of these deficiencies were in the categories that suggest they created a risk to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility was cited by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. We would not recommend this facility under any circumstance.
Long-term Care Quality
The final category we scored is long-term care. This nursing home was given a bottom of the barrel grade of F in this category. When nursing homes receive a score in this range in this category it typically means the nursing home did not perform well in our quality measures relating to resident care. On top of assessing the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. Candidly, we were a bit worried that this facility gave the vaccine to just 70.169495 percent of its patients. Surprisingly, this facility actually fared well at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. This is its best feature in this category.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
River Crossing of Rockford Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In River Crossing of Rockford, 9.21% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In River Crossing of Rockford, 2.37% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are often the result of poor nursing care. Closer supervision can limit the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In River Crossing of Rockford, 0.68% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. These infections are linked to inadequate hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In River Crossing of Rockford, 25.31% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of residents given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to patients for many medical conditions, including dementia. Sadly, in some situations, increased usage of these drugs may mean a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In River Crossing of Rockford, 22.61% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are typically used to treat residents experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In River Crossing of Rockford, 11.06% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients showing symptoms of depression. Higher rates of depression may indicate a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In River Crossing of Rockford, 72.91% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home patients, making these vaccines critical to patient health.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In River Crossing of Rockford, 13.23% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may indicate the decline of a resident's health.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In River Crossing of Rockford, 15.4% of Residents
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients that remained mobile levels.
Hospitalizations
In River Crossing of Rockford, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This metric is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In River Crossing of Rockford, 15.4% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In River Crossing of Rockford, 10.58% of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the overall quality of care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In River Crossing of Rockford, 61.01% of Resident
Measures the percentage of short-term stay residents who saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many would argue that this is a reasonable measure of rehabilitation services.
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
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