Waterfront Terrace is an average-sized facility in Chicago, Illinois. This nursing home was given an F, which is really a bottom of the barrel score in our grading scheme. This facility didn't have any redeeming qualities. Finally, there was an ownership change at this facility in the last year. Ideally, their performance will improve under new ownership.
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Waterfront Terrace
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
Please note our records indicate that Waterfront Terrace has changed ownership recently and while our data on this page is up-to-date there is a chance that the quality of this facility may change under new management.
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- X-Ray
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Audiology
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
Although this facility's overall score was terrible, it fared well in the category of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a B for that category, which is one of our better scores. Our inspection ratings account for several factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. You should avoid places with a list of deficiencies flagged. This facility was hit with 2 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered severe. This indicates that CMS didn't consider any of the deficiencies to pose an imminent risk to patient safety or health. A couple minor deficiencies aren't necessarily the end of the world.
Nurse Quality
We also wanted to point out that this nursing home received an F for its nursing grade. The nursing score features a variety of subcategories. The most important variable is the quantity of hours nurses spent with patients. This nursing home averaged only 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident on a daily basis. This is well below average. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This facility performed well in the area of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls.
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Short-term Care Quality
Another unfortunate development was the F this nursing home was given in the category of short-term care. Our short-term care ratings are arguably more meaningful for folks needing rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation typically mandates higher levels of highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes not only nursing, but also physical and speech therapy, as well as other variations of therapy. Given its grade in this category, we were not surprised to discover that this facility is well below average in terms of the number of physical therapy and registered nurse hours offered to its residents based on the metrics we looked at. Finally, we looked at the percentage of patients that returned home from this nursing home. This nursing home didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home. This figure was well off the national average.
Long-term Care Quality
The next area we analyzed was long-term care, in which this facility was given a very poor grade in this area as well. We gave it a lowly F for this category, which is obviously very concerning. When facilities receive a grade in this range in this category it typically means the facility didn't perform well in our quality measures relating to resident care. Once we looked at the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination records. We were a bit worried that this facility vaccinated 53.08642 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which happens to be several points lower than average. Surprisingly, this place was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0.02 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home has less hospitalizations than many nursing homes. This is its best feature in this category.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Waterfront Terrace Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Waterfront Terrace, 10.55% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, which are also referred to as bed sores, are often the result of patients not being moved frequently enough. Better nursing protocols can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain pressure ulcers.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Waterfront Terrace, 0% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric tells you the percent of long-term stay residents who have experienced a fall which resulted in major injury. Falls can happen for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries could be an indication of lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Waterfront Terrace, 0.78% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections could be associated with insufficient hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Waterfront Terrace, 14.37% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents that are administered antipsychotic medication. Excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents in scenarios where such drugs are not medically indicated. Nevertheless, some nursing homes may need to rely more on these medications due to an increased number of patients with dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Waterfront Terrace, 6.01% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who were given antianxiety drugs. These medications are prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Waterfront Terrace, 86.46% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Waterfront Terrace, 67.83% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients who received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Waterfront Terrace, 9.37% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term care patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and continence.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Waterfront Terrace, 6.79% of Residents
This is the percent of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.
Hospitalizations
In Waterfront Terrace, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Waterfront Terrace, 6.79% of Residents Rehospitalized
Measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of residents.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Waterfront Terrace, 9.38% of Patients
This metric tracks the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Waterfront Terrace, 71.81% of Resident
This metric measures the percent of short-term stay residents that experienced functional improvements.
Scores for Chicago, IL
- Overall Rating has a grade of D
- Nurse Rating has a grade of C
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-minus
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