Whitehall of Deerfield is a facility in Deerfield, Illinois. This city has 26,800 people. With an overall grade of A-, this facility is among the better facilities we assessed. We flat out can not say enough favorable things about this nursing home. Keep reading to find this facility's category grades, which are also quite good. It's hard to find any major flaws in this nursing home's profile.
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Whitehall of Deerfield
- Nursing Home
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 - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Lymphedema Care
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Short-term Care Quality
On top of performing well in its overall grade, this facility received high marks for short-term care as well. It received our highest grade in that category with an A+. Our short-term care grade is generally employed to measure a facility's performance with rehabilitation. To have quality rehabilitation services, facilities generally must offer higher levels of highly skilled nursing. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, respiratory therapists and other licensed professionals. This nursing home employs both physical therapists and registered nurses. Not all facilities employ these skilled professionals. The final datapoint we looked at in this category is the percentage of residents who returned home from the nursing home. We found that 6.5 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.
Facility Inspections
Adding to its impressive category scores, this nursing home also excelled in the category of inspections, where it earned an A-. These inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these items by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Although this nursing home had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were severe based on CMS' deficiency scale. Remember that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in this industry.
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Nurse Quality
In addition, this facility also received favorable nursing grades this year. In fact, we awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of B+. Our nursing rating analyzes several factors, most of which are tied to quantities of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages 0.5 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed very well when it comes to minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Long-term Care Quality
Switching gears to our last category, this nursing home was awarded an excellent long-term care rating. Even though this wasn't nearly as elite as a few of its other category grades, this is still one of our better scores we offer. Facilities that receive this type of grade in long-term care tend to provide consistent 24/7 care to ensure patients are kept in good health. Once we looked at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination statistics. This facility vaccinated 97.3262 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Vaccines are critical to keeping residents out of the hospital. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it also excelled at keeping its residents out of the hospital. 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.
Whitehall of Deerfield Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Whitehall of Deerfield, 16.56% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who suffered from pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a solid barometer of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Whitehall of Deerfield, 4.28% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents who have suffered falls which resulted in serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but excessive numbers of falls could be an indicator of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Whitehall of Deerfield, 2.44% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections could be linked to poorer hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Whitehall of Deerfield, 13.9% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients given antipsychotic medications. These drugs may be used for treating a variety of conditions, such as dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Whitehall of Deerfield, 6.45% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic measures the percent of long-term residents receiving antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Whitehall of Deerfield, 26.16% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who are exhibiting signs of depression. Many in the industry believe this is a measure of patient quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Whitehall of Deerfield, 95.81% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for seniors, making these vaccines vital to patient safety.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Whitehall of Deerfield, 12.26% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Whitehall of Deerfield, 6.39% of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that retained mobility levels.
Hospitalizations
In Whitehall of Deerfield, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of care. There is generally a correlation between avoiding hospitalizations and the overall quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Whitehall of Deerfield, 6.39% of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Whitehall of Deerfield, 9.96% of Patients
This indicates the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the quality of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Whitehall of Deerfield, 90.01% of Resident
This tells you the percent of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of performance with ADL's generally correlates with superior rehabilitation.
Nearby Hospitals
- Northwestern Lake Forest HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 7.15 miles away1000 N Westmoreland Road Lake Forest Illinois 60045Voluntary non-profit - Other(847) 234-5600
- Advocate Lutheran General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 8.19 miles away1775 Dempster St Park Ridge Illinois 60068Voluntary non-profit - Church(847) 723-2210
- Advocate Condell Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 9.9 miles away801 S Milwaukee Ave Libertyville Illinois 60048Voluntary non-profit - Private(847) 362-2900
- Northwest Community Hospital 1Acute Care Hospitals 10.12 miles away800 W Central Road Arlington Heights Illinois 60005Voluntary non-profit - Private(847) 618-1000
- Northshore University Healthsystem Evanston HospAcute Care Hospitals 10.19 miles away2650 Ridge Ave Evanston Illinois 60201Voluntary non-profit - Other(847) 432-8000
- Presence Resurrection Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 11.8 miles away7435 W Talcott Avenue Chicago Illinois 60631Voluntary non-profit - Church(773) 774-8000
- Presence Saint Francis HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.13 miles away355 Ridge Ave Evanston Illinois 60202Voluntary non-profit - Church(847) 316-4000
- Alexian Brothers Medical Center 1Acute Care Hospitals 14 miles away800 W Biesterfield Rd Elk Grove Village Illinois 60007Voluntary non-profit - Church(847) 437-5500
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc - Deerfield Dialysis Center0.44 miles away405 Lake Cook Rd. Suite a13 Deerfield Illinois 60015Dialysis Stations: 12 (847) 559-0374
- Fmc - Highland1.96 miles away1657 Old Skokie Road Highland Park Illinois 60035Dialysis Stations: 20 (847) 579-0675
- Glen Dialysis4.23 miles away2601 Compass Road Suite 145 Glenview Illinois 60026Dialysis Stations: 16 (847) 657-7574
- Fmc - Glenview Dialysis Center6.28 miles away4248 Commercial Way Glenview Illinois 60025CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (847) 824-2006
- Davita - Lake County Dialysis Services Inc7.4 miles away565 Lakeview Pkwy Ste 176 Vernon Hills Illinois 60061CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (847) 918-0592
- Fmc - Niles7.48 miles away9371 Milwaukee Ave. Niles Illinois 60714CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 32 (847) 581-0334
- Davita - Buffalo Grove Dialysis7.65 miles away1291 West Dundee Road Buffalo Grove Illinois 60089CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (847) 253-9400
- Fmc - Skokie Dialysis7.88 miles away9801 Woods Dr Skokie Illinois 60076Dialysis Stations: 14 (847) 581-1620