Valley Hi Nursing Home is located in Woodstock, Illinois. The city has 32,228 people. We awarded this nursing home an A- overall grade, ranking it in the top 25 percent of all nursing homes in the United States. Based on our analysis, you can't go wrong with this place. The best aspect of this facility's strong profile is its nursing grade. Nursing grades are discussed in the next section
Valley Hi Nursing Home
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Government - County
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
In addition to performing well in its overall grade, this facility received an excellent nursing grade. In fact, we gave it a grade of A in that category. The nursing score assesses several factors, however, the paramount consideration is the level of nurse hours spent with patients. This facility provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This facility performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Facility Inspections
This facility has received near flawless inspections recently. We awarded them an impressive grade of A- in this area. Inspection scores account for a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better grades in this area typically have very few severe deficiencies. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report, which is still very impressive. A lone deficiency is not the end of the world.
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Long-term Care Quality
Adding to its first-rate assessment, this nursing home also was awarded an excellent long-term care grade, with a grade of A-. When facilities receive a score in this range in long-term care it typically means it has plenty of staff and is an overall good place to reside on a permanent basis. One of the datapoints we considered on top of nursing hours is vaccinations. This facility provided the pneumonia vaccine to 95.86777 percent of its patients. This is a reliable method to minimize unnecessary deaths for the elderly population. Clearly, this place is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Short-term Care Quality
Moving on to our next category, this facility received an extremely favorable short-term care grade. We gave it a B+ in that category, rounding out one of our more impressive report cards. In calculating our short-term care grades, we analyze the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. Our objective is to formulate a barometer for comparing the rehabilitation services of nursing homes. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last metric we assessed in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return home. We found that 4.7 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Valley Hi Nursing Home Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Valley Hi Nursing Home, 8.73% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many experts to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Valley Hi Nursing Home, 3.45% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients which experienced falls which caused serious injury. This is one of the statistics we use in computing our nursing ratings.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Valley Hi Nursing Home, 2.6% of Patients had UTIs
This figure gauges the percent of long-term care residents who have experienced a UTI. While a higher rate infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's nursing care, it is problematic to compare between nursing homes due to facilities having varying reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Valley Hi Nursing Home, 18.11% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This statistic indicates the percent of long-term patients taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited situations, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Valley Hi Nursing Home, 19.04% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of residents given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are given to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Valley Hi Nursing Home, 30.45% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents who are exhibiting signs of depression. Increased rates of depression could be a sign lower quality care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Valley Hi Nursing Home, 87.4% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Valley Hi Nursing Home, 13.9% Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as dressing and taking a bath.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Valley Hi Nursing Home, 17.56% Percentage of Residents
This indicates the percent of residents who maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Valley Hi Nursing Home, 1.66 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Valley Hi Nursing Home, 17.56 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Valley Hi Nursing Home, 11.82 Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to assess patient well-being during rehabilitation.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Valley Hi Nursing Home, 71.65% Percentage of Resident
This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term patients who saw functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
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