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Stephenson Nursing Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B-minus
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2946 South Walnut Road,
Freeport IL 61032

(815) 235-6173

30.47% estimated occupancy 1

Located in Freeport, Illinois, Stephenson Nursing Center is one of four nursing homes there. With an overall rating of B-, this is likely a middle of the pack facility. You could certainly do worse than this nursing home. One of the highlights of this facility's profile is its impressive nursing score, which you can find in the next section.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Government - County
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Pain Management

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Nurse Quality

Grade: A-minus

On top of earning a great overall score, this nursing home really excelled in nursing, where it received an A-. Nursing grades are tied to quality and quantity of nursing care. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can typically be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B

We also awarded this nursing home an impressive score in short-term care. This nursing home earned a B in this category, which turns out to be one of our more favorable grades. In computing our short-term care scores, we scrutinize the nursing home's levels of skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other highly trained professionals. This grade is frequently a useful measure of the nursing home's rehabilitation. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not every facility employs these skilled professionals. However, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last statistic we assessed in this category is the number of patients who were able to return home from the facility. We found that 4.1 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

Facility Inspections

Grade: B-minus

This nursing home earned a good score in the area of inspections as well. In fact, we awarded it a B- for that category, which is one of our better scores. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining these inspection grades. One key factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some deficiencies are quite minor. While this nursing home had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in this industry.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: D

The final area we looked at is long-term care. We awarded this nursing home a grade of D in long-term care, rendering this the nursing home's weakest category. For long-term care residents, the nursing home's primary objective is to maintain patients' quality of life and keep them safe. On top of looking at the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 94.14893 percent of its residents. To our surprise, this place also fared well at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had just 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. Sadly, a few of its other scores in the 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

Stephenson Nursing Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In Stephenson Nursing Center, 7.22% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely caused by residents staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B

In Stephenson Nursing Center, 3.19% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of residents that have had a fall leading to serious injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Stephenson Nursing Center, 4.95% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are linked to poor hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: F

In Stephenson Nursing Center, 34.64% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many patients, it is important to confirm these medications are being used appropriately. In limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may suggest a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Stephenson Nursing Center, 12.99% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who are administered antianxiety medication. These medications are generally used to treat residents experiencing anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A-minus

In Stephenson Nursing Center, 0.56% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents who are demonstrating depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In Stephenson Nursing Center, 93.71% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A

In Stephenson Nursing Center, 6.67% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of the deterioration of a resident's health.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: C

In Stephenson Nursing Center, 10% of Residents

This indicates the percentage of patients that were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility is usually a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Stephenson Nursing Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is critical to preserving the physical well-being of nursing home residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Stephenson Nursing Center, 10% of Residents Rehospitalized

Measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: D

In Stephenson Nursing Center, 20.11% of Patients

This metric measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to gauge patient well-being during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: C

In Stephenson Nursing Center, 71.9% of Resident

This is the percentage of short-term patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.

Scores for Freeport, IL

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

Looking for more options? Freeport, Illinois has 3 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Fhn Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 2.58 miles away1045 West Stephenson Street Freeport Illinois 61032Voluntary non-profit - Private(815) 599-6000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Davita - Driftwood Dialysis1.22 miles away1808 S West Ave Freeport Illinois 61032Dialysis Stations: 10 (815) 232-0295
  • Davita - Freeport Dialysis3.31 miles away1028 Kunkle Boulevard Freeport Illinois 61032Dialysis Stations: 10 (815) 232-2477

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=145895