Sandwich Rehabilitation & Health Care Center is a small facility located in Sandwich, Illinois. We gave this facility an overall grade of C. A grade of this caliber requires some decent scores. This nursing home seems to have a few things going for it. One of the better aspects of this facility's report card is its strong inspection rating, which we will address in the next paragraph.
Sandwich Rehabilitation & Health Care Center
Updated May 1, 2022 by Sara Levinsohn
902 East Arnold Street,
Sandwich IL 60548
34.76% estimated occupancy 1
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Facility Inspections
In addition to being a respectable facility overall, this place also excelled in the category of inspections, where it earned a grade of A-. Few nursing homes performed better in this area. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating these inspection grades. One key factor is health deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these end up being quite insignificant. Fortunately, although this place had a few minor dings on its government inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means that the inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A couple of minor deficiencies shouldn't lead you to cross a nursing home off your list.
Nurse Quality
We also gave this nursing home a decent score in the category of nursing care, with a grade of B-. In computing a nursing home's nursing grade, we consider the number of hours nurses are caring for patients as well as the level of skill of the nurses. This nursing home averages 3.7 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as minimizing major falls. This facility performed admirably in this statistic. Avoiding major falls is generally a good indicator that a facility has quality controls in place. Many falls can be prevented if a facility provides enough nurses aids to assist its patients.
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Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home's next most favorable area turned out to be short-term care. In that area, we awarded this nursing home a grade of C. In computing these short-term care scores, we analyze the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. The purpose is to create a barometer for sizing up the rehabilitation services of different nursing homes. This nursing home elevated its grade in this category by offering more care from registered nurses to its residents than the average facility. The last measure we considered in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that just 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is below average.
Long-term Care Quality
The next area we rated is long-term care. We gave it a lowly F in this area, which is a very poor grade. This is obviously a major concern. Nursing homes that don't score well in this category often don't provide as much nursing care and also may be lagging in some of the areas of routine medical care we looked at. Once we assessed the quantity of nursing care, we next considered the facility's vaccination record. Frankly, we were a bit alarmed this facility vaccinated only 83.90804 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Surprisingly, this facility was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0.76 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility had fewer hospitalizations than the average nursing home. This is its best score in this category.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Sandwich Rehabilitation & Health Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Sandwich Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 8.96% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely the result of patients staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Sandwich Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 3.48% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients that sustained a fall resulting in severe injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Sandwich Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 2.6% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely linked to a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this metric could be skewed for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Sandwich Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 18.2% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is an indication of the percentage of long-term care residents that were administered antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior in scenarios where such medications aren't medically indicated. However, some nursing homes may need to rely more on these medications due to having more residents with dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Sandwich Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 19.06% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic measures the percent of long-term patients taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Sandwich Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 29.52% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents who are showing signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Sandwich Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 87.71% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term care patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Sandwich Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 14.14% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and bathing. Some experts argue this is a measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Sandwich Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 19.35% Percentage of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents that retained mobility levels.
Hospitalizations
In Sandwich Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 1.5 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care. There is typically a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the overall quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Sandwich Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 19.35 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Nearby Hospitals
- Valley West Community HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 0.59 miles away1301 North Main Street Sandwich Illinois 60548Voluntary non-profit - Private(815) 786-8484
- Presence Mercy Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 17.18 miles away1325 N Highland Avenue Aurora Illinois 60506Voluntary non-profit - Church(630) 859-2222
- Rush Copley Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 18.36 miles away2000 Ogden Avenue Aurora Illinois 60504Voluntary non-profit - Private(630) 978-6200
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc - Sandwich Dialysis, LLC0.6 miles away1310 North Main St., Suite 105 Sandwich Illinois 60548Dialysis Stations: 12 (815) 786-8470
- Yorkville Dialysis Center LLC7.54 miles away1400 N. Beecher Road Yorkville Illinois 60560Dialysis Stations: 8 (630) 553-6952
- Fmc - Oswego12.06 miles away1051 Station Dr. Oswego Illinois 60543CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (630) 554-4783
- Fmc - Aurora Dialysis Center17.25 miles away455 Mercy Lane Aurora Illinois 60506CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (630) 892-7445
- Fox Valley Dialysis Ltd18.5 miles away1300 Waterford Drive Aurora Illinois 60504CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 29 (630) 236-1300
- Fkc - East Aurora18.87 miles away810 North Farnsworth Avenue Aurora Illinois 60505Dialysis Stations: 12 (630) 585-1228
- Fmc - West Batavia19.72 miles away2580 West Fabyan Parkway Batavia Illinois 60510Dialysis Stations: 12 (630) 406-1690