Symphony of Orchard Valley is a very-large nursing home located in Aurora, Illinois. This facility received an overall grade of C, which is a solid rating. This grade isn't too far off the city grade for Aurora, which is a B-. The best part of this place's profile is is its inspection score. Inspection grades are discussed in the next section.
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Symphony of Orchard Valley
- Nursing Home
- Home Health Agency
- 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 - Partnership
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Dialysis Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Hemodialysis
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Facility Inspections
In addition to being a respectable nursing home overall, this place really excelled in the category of inspections, where it received a grade of A-. Few nursing homes performed better in this category. Our inspection grades are tied to many pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that receive favorable grades in this area typically have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Based on this, we had a generally positive view of this facility's inspections.
Short-term Care Quality
The second most favorable category we gave this nursing home in any category came in the category of short-term care, where we awarded it a B-. Our short-term care scores are crucial for patients requiring rehabilitation. Rehabilitation usually mandates more highly-skilled nursing. This includes a broad scope of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Unfortunately, this place was below average in terms of its number of registered nurse and physical therapy hours provided to its patients based on the measures we assessed. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of patients that who were able to eventually return home from this nursing home. We found that 4.6 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was quite a bit below the national average.
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Nurse Quality
This facility's next best category was its nursing grade, where it received a grade of C. Nursing ratings are largely based on a facility's nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Lastly, nursing grades also consider quality-based measures, such as avoiding major falls. Despite not having the highest total nursing hours, this facility performed admirably in the area of preventing major falls. This is typically an indicator that a place has sufficient quality controls in place. Some falls can be avoided if a facility provides enough nurses to assist its patients.
Long-term Care Quality
The final category we looked at is long-term care, which ended up being a weak spot for this nursing home. We awarded this facility a D for long-term care. For prospective residents seeking a permanent place to live rather than rehabilitation, long-term care grades are a key measure. Once we looked at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination records. We were optimistic to discover that this facility vaccinated 97.89156 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Surprisingly, this place also fared well at keeping its residents out of the hospital. It had just 0.03 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Unfortunately, some of its other scores in this category weren't as favorable as these.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Symphony of Orchard Valley Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Symphony of Orchard Valley, 12.6% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of residents staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Symphony of Orchard Valley, 2.71% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients who experienced falls resulting in severe injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be an indicator of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Symphony of Orchard Valley, 0.92% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely the result of facilities with worst hygiene practices. More frequent bathing can limit the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Keep in mind that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that nursing homes have different reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Symphony of Orchard Valley, 15.34% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be helpful for many residents, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited situations, increased usage of these drugs may indicate a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Symphony of Orchard Valley, 9.64% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric tells you the percentage of long-term patients which are administered antianxiety medication. These drugs are generally used to treat residents experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Symphony of Orchard Valley, 29.55% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents demonstrating symptoms of depression. Higher levels of depression may be a sign worse patient care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Symphony of Orchard Valley, 98.67% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Symphony of Orchard Valley, 11.55% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and bathing. Many would argue that this is a reasonable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Symphony of Orchard Valley, 16.11% of Residents
This tells you the percentage of patients that remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility is often a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Symphony of Orchard Valley, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint measures the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Symphony of Orchard Valley, 16.11% of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Symphony of Orchard Valley, 15.42% of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the overall quality of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Symphony of Orchard Valley, 71.97% of Resident
This is the percent of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of performance with activities of daily living often correlates with higher quality rehabilitation.
Scores for Aurora, IL
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
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