The Elms

Nursing Home

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

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The Elms's website

1212 Madelyn Avenue,
Macomb IL 61455

(309) 837-5482

69.18% estimated occupancy ¹

With an address in Macomb, Illinois, The Elms is one of four available nursing homes in this area. This facility received a strong grade of B+ overall. We found it to be better than the majority of the facilities in Macomb, which has a city grade of B. Based on the data we reviewed, you could do much worse than this nursing home. This place was better in some categories than others, but it did not have any weak links in any of the major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.

Quick Details

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

Specialized Services

Personal Care
Home Making
Speech Therapy
Wound Care
Occupational Therapy
Mental Health
Physical Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Recreational Therapy
Pain Management

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)

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Facility Inspections

On top of performing well in its overall grade, this nursing home performed at an even higher level in the area of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our highest grades in that category with a score of A. Inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these factors by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. 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. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.

Nurse Quality

Among this facility's other strengths is its elite nursing grade. We awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of A-. Our nursing rating consists of quite a few datapoints, but the most important consideration is the number of nurse hours spent with patients. This particular nursing home provided 0.3 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 facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can generally be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

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Short-term Care Quality

This facility is also above average in the area of short-term care, where it was awarded a grade of B. It performed more favorably than most facilities in this category. Short-term care scores are based on a facility's quantity of highly-skilled nursing services. This includes a broad scope of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, in addition to other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. However, according to the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. Finally, we assessed the number of residents who ultimately were able to return home from this facility. We found that 4.4 percent of this facility's patients returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

The next category we assessed turned out to be this nursing home's worst category. Nevertheless, even in its weakest link we still awarded it an acceptable grade of C for our long-term care category. In computing our long-term care scores, we size up the personal care offered to a facility's patients. After considering the volume of nursing care, we next considered the facility's vaccination statistics. We were optimistic to find that this nursing home vaccinates 100 percent of its residents for pneumonia. Lastly, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

The Elms Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In The Elms, 8.73% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin resulting from remaining in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In The Elms, 3.45% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of residents that have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injury are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls are often caused by lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In The Elms, 2.6% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of residents who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely caused by worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this datapoint could also be skewed for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In The Elms, 18.11% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percent of patients given antipsychotic medications. These medications are used to treat a variety of conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In The Elms, 19.04% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This figure measures the percentage of long-term residents which are administered antianxiety medication. These medications are prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In The Elms, 30.45% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents exhibiting symptoms of depression. Increased rates of depression may reveal a less hospitable environment.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In The Elms, 87.4% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In The Elms, 13.9% Percentage of Patients

This tells you the percent of patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In The Elms, 17.56% Percentage of Residents

This metric measures the percent of long-term stay patients that retained mobility levels. Some argue that mobility is critical to residents' mental and physical well-being.

Hospitalizations

In The Elms, 1.66 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In The Elms, 17.56 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric tracks the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical well-being of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In The Elms, 11.82 Percentage of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to gauge the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In The Elms, 71.65% Percentage of Resident

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many would argue that this is a reasonable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation services.

Scores for Macomb, IL

Overall Rating has a grade of B
Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus

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

Nearby Hospitals

Mc Donough District HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 0.23 miles away525 East Grant Street Macomb Illinois 61455Government - Hospital District or Authority(309) 833-4101