Sheridan Shores Cr & Rehab Center
5838 North Sheridan Road, Chicago IL 60660 · (773) 769-2230 · 91.78% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Sheridan Shores Cr & Rehab Center is located in Chicago, Illinois, which has quite a few nursing homes. With a bottom of the barrel overall grade of F, this facility didn't fare well in our assessment. This nursing home did not have much going for it. Finally, there was an ownership change at this facility in the last year. Ideally, their performance will improve under new ownership.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 191 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
Although we graded this place incredibly poorly overall, it actually earned a very impressive inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our better scores in that area with a B+. Our inspection grades weigh several factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. You generally want to avoid places with a bunch of severe deficiencies flagged. While this nursing home had a few minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones found in categories G through L. This tells you CMS did not deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. A few minor deficiencies aren't the end of the world.
Long-term Care Quality
Moving on to the category of long-term care, this nursing home was given a grade of just D in this area. Unfortunately, this ended up being its second best grade. When nursing homes receive a score in this range in long-term care it generally means the facility didn't perform well in our quality measures relating to patient care. On top of considering the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. As it turns out, this nursing home provided the vaccine to just 23.076923 percent of its residents, which is several points lower than we expected. Lastly, we looked at the facility's number of hospitalizations. Here we found that this place had 2.19 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Unfortunately, this figure is also a cause for concern.
Nurse Quality
Unfortunately, we gave this facility an F for its nursing grade. The nursing rating features numerous datapoints. The most important factor is the number of hours nurses spent with residents. This nursing home averaged just 2.1 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is well below average. Finally, we also looked at some quality measures in determining our nursing ratings. This facility was above average in two of the datapoints we considered, with solid scores for avoiding pressure ulcers and major falls. These datapoints are typically reliable measures of the quality of nursing care available.
Short-term Care Quality
The next category we analyzed was short-term care. We gave it an F in this category, which is a very poor grade. Our short-term care ratings are based on a facility's quantity of highly-skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This means a vast spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. With its poor rating in this area, we were not shocked to discover this place provided substantially fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per patient than most nursing homes. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. This definitely was not a strength for this nursing home. We found that just 13.9 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home. At most nursing homes, around half of their residents are able to return home so this is well below average.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Sheridan Shores Cr & Rehab Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls leading to injury are routinely the result of lower levels of patient supervision.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are often the result of lower quality nursing care. Better hygiene protocols can minimize the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. We want to point out that this statistic is affected by by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic tells you the percent of long-term residents which are administered antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior in scenarios where such drugs are not medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes may need to rely on these drugs due to an increased number of patients suffering from dementia.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents who were given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are prescribed to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
Measures the percentage of long-term stay patients demonstrating depressive symptoms.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This tells you the percentage of residents that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percent of patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of the deterioration of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is the percent of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding hospitalizations is key to preserving the physical well-being of nursing home residents.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This is the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better