Located in Chicago, Illinois, Paul House and Health Care Center is on a list of 80 options in the city. This is a quality facility. We gave this it an overall grade of B+, which is a strong grade. As a matter of fact, this nursing home is ranked among the twenty highest graded nursing homes in the city. It is remarkable that Chicago has this many nursing homes of this caliber. As you can see below, this nursing home also performed well in our category ratings. It is hard to poke holes in this facility's profile.
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Paul House and Health Care Center
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- Memory Care
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
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
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Nurse Quality
On top of earning a strong overall grade, this nursing home performed well in our nursing category. We gave it an A for that category, which is one of our highest scores. Our nursing grade includes a number of datapoints. The most heavily weighted variable is the amount of time nurses spent with patients. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality measures and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any place the state in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as having a policy of turning patients more often.
Facility Inspections
Another strong feature for this nursing home was inspections, where it earned a B in that category. It performed better than most nursing homes in this category. These inspection grades take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can find more information about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This particular nursing home received 7 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a good inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.
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Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home was given a strong short-term care score as well. We gave it one of our higher scores in that area with a grade of B. In the category of short-term care, we endeavor to evaluate indicators of a nursing home's rehabilitation services. We assess a facility's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and various therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. On the other hand, based on the data this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The final item we assessed in this category is the number of patients that returned home from the facility. We found that 4.8 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
Long-term Care Quality
Moving on to our last category, this nursing home received a highly favorable long-term care grade. This nursing home didn't end up having any noticeable weaknesses. In a long-term care environment, the primary goal is to keep patients healthy and safe. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate patients. Once we assessed the amount of nursing care, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 91.27273 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Paul House and Health Care Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Paul House and Health Care Center, 8.11% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents who developed new or worsened pressure ulcers . We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Paul House and Health Care Center, 1.45% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint tells you the percent of long-term stay residents who sustained falls which caused serious injury. We use this statistic in calculating nursing ratings.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Paul House and Health Care Center, 3.04% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often associated with lower quality nursing care. Better hygiene protocols can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. We want to point out that this metric is sometimes skewed by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Paul House and Health Care Center, 12.08% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of residents given antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used appropriately. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Paul House and Health Care Center, 24.42% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure gauges the percent of long-term stay residents which were administered antianxiety medication. These drugs are generally given to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Paul House and Health Care Center, 40.64% of Patients
This is the percentage of patients who are showing depressive symptoms. Increased rates of depression may reveal a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Paul House and Health Care Center, 91.21% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Paul House and Health Care Center, 7.47% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as getting dressed and continence. Some experts believe this is a measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Paul House and Health Care Center, 8.77% of Residents
This indicates the percent of patients who were able to retain mobility over time. Optimizing mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Paul House and Health Care Center, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Paul House and Health Care Center, 8.77% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Paul House and Health Care Center, 9.52% of Patients
This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Paul House and Health Care Center, 95.52% of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with ADL's generally correlates with higher quality rehabilitation.
Scores for Chicago, IL
- Overall Rating has a grade of D
- Nurse Rating has a grade of C
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-minus
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Nearby Dialysis
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