Warren Barr Lolnshire

While we graded this facility incredibly poorly overall, it received a somewhat respectable nursing grade this year. We gave it a B- in this area. We weighed the levels of nurses employed by the facility, as well as the number of hours the nurses worked with patients, in calculating our grade in this category. This facility provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most other facilities. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this place excelled in some of the quality-based metrics we assessed. In fact, it scored well in terms of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. Many consider these areas to be indicators of the quality of nursing care. In some cases, the quality of nursing care is just as important as the quantity of hours of care offered.

This nursing home also didn't fare too badly in the category of short-term care. Indeed, we gave it a grade of B- in that category, which wound up being another one of its better scores. In calculating our short-term care grades, we assess the facility's levels of highly skilled nursing, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists speech therapists and other licensed professionals. This rating is generally a solid assessment of the facility's rehabilitation. In this place's case, we were surprised to learn that it actually provides less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than the typical facility. The hope is always that this does not adversely affect the quality of care. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 4.6 percent of this facility's patients returned home. At most facilities, closer to half of their residents are able to return home so this figure is below average.

This nursing home's second worse category was long-term care, where it earned a grade of just D in that area. This is a relatively poor grade. If you are looking for anything other than short-term rehabilitation, you should take a close look at long-term care ratings. One of the criteria we considered after nurse's aid hours was vaccines. Fortunately, this facility provided the pneumonia vaccination to 94.3734 percent of its patients. Surprisingly, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.03 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this facility has fewer hospitalizations than the average nursing home. Unfortunately, some of its other scores in this category weren't as favorable as these.

Turning to our final category of inspections, this facility received a grade that's as bad as it gets. We weight this category more heavily than our other categories. When a nursing home has this bad of an inspection score, you should look for severe deficiencies on its inspection report. Severe deficiencies indicate a risk to patient safety. This facility had 7 deficiencies by CMS. The only positive thing we found is that none of these deficiencies were in the categories that suggest they caused a risk to patient health or safety. Lastly, this nursing home was cited by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. This is generally a really bad sign. We would never recommend this facility.