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Whester House

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: D
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1125 North Milwaukee Avenue,
Libertyville IL 60048

(847) 377-7200

83.67% estimated occupancy 1

Whester House is a large facility in Libertyville, Illinois. This facility received a concerning overall grade of D based on the data we looked at. Keep in mind that Libertyville received a city grade of B-, so should look at some other options in the city as well. More information on this nursing home's category grades is available below. Its best category is short-term care, which is addressed in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • Has Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation

Specialized Services

  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2022)
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Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

While this nursing home's overall grade was not a highlight, it really excelled at short-term care. In fact, we awarded it an A- for that area, which is one of our best grades. In calculating these short-term care grades, we analyze the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, speech therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. Our objective is to formulate a measure for comparing the rehabilitation services of various facilities. Fortunately, it looks like 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 final measure we looked at in this category is the percentage of residents who ultimately were able to return home from the facility. We found that 5.5 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

We also awarded this facility a grade of B- for our nursing rating. Nursing grades are primarily based on the nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures. Although this place got docked a bit for nursing hours per resident, it excelled in a few of these quality-based metrics. With fewer than five percent of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, it fared well in this metric. This can be an indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can often be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as having a protocol of moving residents more often.

Facility Inspections

Grade: F

Among this facility's alarming category grades was an F for its inspection score. Typically, this means we found some red flags on the nursing home's inspection reports. For facilities with poor inspection scores, you should focus on any severe deficiencies found on their inspection reports. This facility was assessed a category G through L deficiency, which rank among the more serious categories of deficiencies. These categories indicate that the deficiencies uncovered by inspectors had potential to pose actual harm to residents. Lastly, we would like to point out that this nursing home was assessed significant government fines recently of more than $50,000. This generally signifies that inspectors grew tired after multiple years of bad health inspections.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: F

The last category we analyzed is long-term care, where this nursing home received a bottom of the barrel grade here also. Unfortunately, we gave it a lowly F for this area, which is definitely very concerning. Facilities that do not fare well in this category typically aren't as well-staffed and are lagging in a few of the areas of routine personal care we assessed. In addition to considering the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home vaccinated only 85.8 percent of its patients, which is a bit of a concern. Surprisingly, this facility was actually decent at keeping its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had just 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days. This was its best feature in this category.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Whester House Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Whester House, 9.15% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic tells you the percent of long-term patients which developed new or worsened pressure ulcers. We've found that pressure ulcers are an measure of the quality of nursing care a nursing home provides.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: D

In Whester House, 5.4% of Patients had Serious Falls

This statistic gauges the percent of long-term stay residents which suffered a fall leading to major injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls could be an indicator of lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Whester House, 4.29% of Patients had UTIs

This statistic is an indication of the percent of long-term residents who sustained UTI's. Although more of these infections could reflect poorly on a facility's nursing care, it is problematic to compare different facilities due to varying reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: D

In Whester House, 27.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of patients given antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are administered to residents for a variety of medical conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias. Tragically, in limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B

In Whester House, 18.42% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This metric indicates the percent of long-term care residents receiving antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: D

In Whester House, 16.7% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients who are demonstrating depressive symptoms. Higher rates of depression may reveal a lower level of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: C

In Whester House, 90.45% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients who were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-plus

In Whester House, 6.34% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and continence.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: D

In Whester House, 7.56% of Residents

This tells you the percent of residents that were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B

In Whester House, 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

Grade: A

In Whester House, 7.56% of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B

In Whester House, 12.2% of Patients

This is a measure of 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 measure patient care during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In Whester House, 90.73% of Resident

This is the percentage of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of independence with activities of daily living often correlates with superior rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Advocate Condell Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 1.42 miles away801 S Milwaukee Ave Libertyville Illinois 60048Voluntary non-profit - Private(847) 362-2900
  • Northwestern Lake Forest HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 5.19 miles away1000 N Westmoreland Road Lake Forest Illinois 60045Voluntary non-profit - Other(847) 234-5600
  • Lake Behavioral HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.4 miles away2615 W Washington St Waukegan Illinois 60085Proprietary(847) 249-3900
  • Midwestern Region Med CenterAcute Care Hospitals 12.56 miles away2520 Elisha Avenue Zion Illinois 60099Proprietary(847) 872-4561
  • Advocate Good Shepherd HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.35 miles away450 West Highway 22 Barrington Illinois 60010Voluntary non-profit - Church(847) 381-9600
  • Northwest Community Hospital 1Acute Care Hospitals 15.92 miles away800 W Central Road Arlington Heights Illinois 60005Voluntary non-profit - Private(847) 618-1000
  • Advocate Lutheran General HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.48 miles away1775 Dempster St Park Ridge Illinois 60068Voluntary non-profit - Church(847) 723-2210
  • Aurora Medical Ctr KenoshaAcute Care Hospitals 18.91 miles away10400 75th St Kenosha Wisconsin 53142Voluntary non-profit - Private(262) 948-5600

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fmc - Mundelein3.97 miles away1402 Townline Road Mundelein Illinois 60060CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 14 (847) 949-3904
  • Fkc - Lake Bluff4.34 miles away101 Waukegan Road, Suite 700 Lake Bluff Illinois 60044CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (847) 735-0870
  • Davita - Lake County Dialysis Services Inc4.69 miles away565 Lakeview Pkwy Ste 176 Vernon Hills Illinois 60061CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (847) 918-0592
  • Fmc - Gurnee5.25 miles away50 Tower Ct , Ste B Gurnee Illinois 60031CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (847) 249-5555
  • Davita - Waukegan Dialysis6.65 miles away3350 W Grand Ave Ste 100 Waukegan Illinois 60085CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (847) 782-0640
  • Fmc - Waukegan Harbor7.68 miles away110 N. West Street Waukegan Illinois 60085CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (847) 599-1346
  • Fmc - Neomedica - Round Lake8.04 miles away401 W. Nippersink Round Lake Illinois 60073CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (847) 740-5281
  • Beach Park Dialysis9.47 miles away3113 N. Lewis Avenue Waukegan Illinois 60087Dialysis Stations: 12 (847) 782-8250