Located in Salem, Illinois, Twin Willows Nursing Center is one of just two facilities in the area. This nursing home was awarded an A- overall, which is very favorable score. We were so impressed with this facility that we ranked it in the top 20 percent of all nursing homes in the country. The best aspect of this nursing home's strong profile was its nursing rating. Nursing grades are discussed in the next section
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Twin Willows Nursing Center
- 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
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Nurse Quality
One of the many reasons this turned out to be a great nursing home is that it received an A+ nursing grade. This is simply as good as it gets in this category. In determining a facility's nursing grade, we consider the quantity of hours nurses are with residents and the level of skill of the nurses. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well in the area of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Facility Inspections
This nursing home also received an A+ inspection score, making it one of the rare places to receive multiple A+'s in our category grades. This grade is based on the place's inspection reports. These inspection ratings take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these issues by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this place had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were major deficiencies based on CMS' deficiency scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
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Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home also received a strong long-term care grade. This actually ended up being this nursing home's third best category grade. In that area, we gave this facility a grade of A-. Facilities that excel in this category typically provide patients with better supervision and stay on top of routine healthcare services. After we finished assessing the volume of nursing care, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination records. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia sadly can be a deadly health condition for nursing home patients so we prefer when a nursing home doesn't leave its residents vulnerable. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Short-term Care Quality
The final category we analyzed was short-term care. In this area, we gave this nursing home an acceptable grade of B-. This actually was this facility's weakest area. Our short-term care scores are based on the facility's quantity of skilled highly skilled professionals. This means a wide scope of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, in addition to other forms of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. However, according to the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final measure we assessed in this area is the percentage of patients who returned home from the facility. We found that just 3.2 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home. This figure was below the national average.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Twin Willows Nursing Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Twin Willows Nursing Center, 2.94% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term residents that suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a great measure of nursing care quality.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Twin Willows Nursing Center, 0% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents that have had a major fall. Falls resulting in major injury are considered to be an indicator of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Twin Willows Nursing Center, 5.56% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are routinely associated with facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Better nursing care can reduce the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Keep in mind that this statistic is affected by by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Twin Willows Nursing Center, 20.37% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of long-term patients receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic medications serve an important medical purpose, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In some situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Twin Willows Nursing Center, 43.81% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. These medications are commonly used to treat patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Twin Willows Nursing Center, 0% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who are exhibiting signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Twin Willows Nursing Center, 99.18% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Twin Willows Nursing Center, 9.62% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and bathing.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Twin Willows Nursing Center, 9.77% of Residents
This indicates the percent of patients who maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Twin Willows Nursing Center, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Twin Willows Nursing Center, 9.77% of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Twin Willows Nursing Center, 16.41% of Patients
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Staying out of the emergency room is one way to assess short-term care.
Nearby Hospitals
- Salem Township HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 0.35 miles away1201 Ricker Drive Salem Illinois 62881Government - Local(618) 548-3194
- Ssm Health St Mary's Hospital -CentraliaAcute Care Hospitals 12.22 miles away400 North Pleasant Avenue Centralia Illinois 62801Voluntary non-profit - Church(618) 436-8000
Nearby Dialysis
- Davita - Centralia Dialysis11.35 miles away1231 State Route 161 East Centralia Illinois 62801CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 14 (618) 533-2535