The Parc at Joliet
222 North Hammes, Joliet IL 60435 · (815) 725-0443 · 66.94% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
The Parc at Joliet is a very-large nursing home located in Joliet, Illinois. We gave this facility a rock bottom overall rating based on the data we looked at. Joliet received a city grade of B-, so there are other options in the city worth looking at. More information on this facility's category grades is available below. Its best category is inspections, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 203 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Corporation
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Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
While we graded this facility incredibly poorly overall, it received a fairly respectable inspection report this year. As a result, it received a decent grade in that category with a score of B-. These inspection ratings take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these items by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This facility was hit with 6 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered to be major deficiencies. This tells you that the inspectors didn't consider any of these deficiencies an immediate threat to patient safety or health. Lastly, this facility was flagged by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. We prefer to avoid facilities with this designation. Please do your best to find an alternative nursing home.
Nurse Quality
We were also surprised to find that this facility received a decent nursing grade this year. We gave it a grade of B- in that category. Our nursing grade is primarily tied to the nursing home's nurse staffing. This nursing home averages just 2.7 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. Finally, although this nursing home did not rank well in terms of its nursing hours per resident, it performed better in some of the quality measures we looked at. In terms of the number of its patients sustaining pressure ulcers, this place performed better than average.
Short-term Care Quality
We gave this nursing home just a D for our short-term care grade. This is not an impressive grade. In the category of short-term care, we strive to assess indicators of a facility's rehabilitation. We look at the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses and various therapists. Unfortunately, this facility was well below average in one of the most important staffing areas we considered. In fact, it offered substantially fewer physical therapist hours per patient than most other facilities. The last datapoint we assessed in this area is the number of patients that ultimately returned home from the nursing home. This nursing home struggled quite a bit in this area, with just 35.1 percent of its patients returning home. Unfortunately, this was well below the national average.
Long-term Care Quality
The final area we graded was long-term care, which was a low point for this nursing home. We gave this nursing home a D in long-term care. Long-term care ratings in this range generally are a bad sign for the quantity and quality of care provided by nurses and aids. One of the statistics we considered in addition to nurse's aid hours was vaccinations. Candidly, we were a bit alarmed this nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccination to a relatively low 81.1359 percent of its patients. We were stunned with its hospitalization rate. We found that this facility had 3.93 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is more than double the national average. This is definitely an alarming figure.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
The Parc at Joliet Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage resulting from remaining in one position for an excessive period of time.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients that sustained a major fall. Falls leading to severe injury are often caused by poor nursing care. Better nursing protocols reduces the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . UTI's are routinely linked to worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this datapoint may be misleading for certain facilities due to different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of residents who were prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These drugs are sometimes used to treat a variety of medical conditions, including dementia.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This is the percent of residents demonstrating depressive symptoms. Increased levels of depression may be an indicator worse patient care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This tells you the percentage of residents who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percentage of residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Measures the percent of long-term stay patients that retained mobility levels. Many in the industry believe that the ability to move around is vital to residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This is the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of 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 tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between fewer emergency room visits and the overall quality of short-term care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This is the percentage of short-term stay residents that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with activities of daily living generally correlates with superior rehabilitation.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better