Park Ridge Care Center

Park Ridge Care Center, 665 Busse Highway, Park Ridge, Illinois 60068

Park Ridge Care Center has an overall rating of above average. It has 46 certified beds that participates in both Medicare and Medicaid. Park Ridge Care Center’s ownership is a for-profit corporation. The facility is not in a Continuing Care Retirement Community. Park Ridge Care Center has a resident council only. Park Ridge, Illinois is a Chicago suburb located just to the northwest city limits.

Resident and family councils are important to encourage communications with the nursing home staff. The law requires nursing homes to allow councils to be set up by residents and their families. These councils are important for communication between residents, families and loved ones. A resident and family council are able to facilitate answers to questions through the nursing home’s administrators.

The Illinois Department of Health and Human Services regularly inspects Illinois nursing homes on average every 18 months. It also entertains complaints that are filed by residents or family members. From November 1, 2015 through the end October 2016, there were no complaint inspections at Park Ridge Care Center but there was a standard health inspection report filed on March 24, 2016. In that report, there was one health deficiency identified in environmental. There was also no fire safety deficiencies from a regular fire inspection. The average number of health deficiencies in Illinois is 7.8. The average number of health deficiencies in the U.S. is 7.1.

The health inspection completed March 24, 2016 at Park Ridge Care Center found that the facility needed to have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading. Based on observation, interview and record review, Park Ridge Care Center failed to follow facility policy regarding infection control practice associated with hand hygiene involving one resident reviewed for infection control.

The staffing rating at Park Ridge Care Center is below average. The registered nurse staffing rating is above average. The total number of licensed nurse staff hours per resident per day at Park Ridge Care Center is 49 minutes. This is well below the Illinois and national averages which are 1 hour and 33 minutes and 1 hour and 41 minutes, respectively. The registered nurse hours per resident per day at Park Ridge Care Center is 41 minutes. This again is below the Illinois average of 57 minutes and the national average of 50 minutes. The LPN/LVN hours per resident per day at Park Ridge Care Center is just 5 minutes. This is well below the Illinois average of 37 minutes and the national average of 51minutes. The CNA hours per resident per day at Park Ridge Care Center is 2 hours and 15 minutes. This matches the Illinois average of 2 hours and 16 minutes and below the national average of 2 hours and 28 minutes, which is the U.S. average. The physical therapy staff hours per resident per day at Park Ridge Care Center is less than one minute. This considerably lower than both the Illinois and national averages which are both 6 minutes.

The quality measures rating of Park Ridge Care Center is above average. 97.5% of Park Ridge Care Center’s short-stay residents were assessed and given the appropriate pneumococcal vaccine. This was considerably higher on average than the Illinois average 76.7% in this category. 100% of Park Ridge Care Center’s short-stay residents were given the appropriate seasonal influenza vaccine. The Illinois average is 74.6% and the national average is 80%.

2% of Park Ridge Care Center’s long-stay residents experienced one or more falls with major injury. This percentage was lower than both the Illinois and national averages in this category. 11.4% of Park Ridge Care Center’s long-stay high-risk residents developed pressure ulcers. This percentage was considerably higher than the Illinois average of 6.2% and the national average of 5.7%. 34.3% of Park Ridge Care Center’s long-stay residents reported a worsened ability to move independently. This percentage was nearly double the Illinois average of 17.5% and considerably higher than the national average of 18.2%. 46.6% of Park Ridge Care Center’s long-stay residents have a depressive symptom. This percentage at Park Ridge Care Center was much higher than both the Illinois average at 18.2% and the national average which was just 5.4%. 100% of Park Ridge Care Center’s long-stay residents were assessed and given the appropriate seasonal influenza vaccine. It was nearly perfect at 98.7% of its long-stay residents who were assessed and given the appropriate pneumococcal vaccine.

Park Ridge Care Center has not received any federal fines in the last 3 years. It is possible that Illinois may have imposed a penalty under state law, but none are listed. To search for the Illinois state penalties, there is a separate website that would allow for an independent viewing of any such fines.

1Vital Statistics
Number of Beds:46 certified bedsinformation

Beds in the nursing home that have been approved by the federal government to participate in Medicare or Medicaid.

Accepts:Medicare and Medicaidinformation

Shows if the nursing home participates in the Medicare, Medicaid, or both.

2Key Ratings
Star Rating Summary
Overall Ratinginformation

Medicare assigns the overall star rating based on a nursing homes's performance on 3 separate measures: Health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Each of these domains have their own star ratings, with more stars meaning better quality of care

Four StarsAbove Average
Health Inspectioninformation

Medicare assigns the star rating based on a nursing home's weighted score from recent health inspections. More stars means fewer health risks

Four StarsAbove Average
Staffinginformation

Medicare assigns the star rating based on the nursing home's staffing hours for Registered Nurses (RNs), Licensed Practice Nurses (LPNs), Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs), and Nurse aides. More stars means a better level of staffing per nursing home resident

Three StarsAverage
RN StaffingFour StarsAbove Average
Quality Measuresinformation

Medicare assigns the star rating based on data from a select set of clinical data measures. More stars means better quality of care

Four StarsAbove Average
3Key Short Stay Statistics
DescriptionPark Ridge Care CenterIllinois
Average
Percent of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain
Lower percentages are better.
Not Available%10.2%
Percentage of SNF residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened
Lower percentages are better.
Not Available%Not Available
Percent of short-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the seasonal influenza vaccine
Higher percentages are better.
100.0%72.8%
Percent of short-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the pneumococcal vaccine
Higher percentages are better.
86.8%74.7%
Percentage of short-stay residents who got antipsychotic medication for the first time
Lower percentages are better.
0.0%2.1%
4Key Long Stay Statistics
DescriptionPark Ridge Care CenterIllinois
Average
Percent of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
Lower percentages are better.
0.6%3.3%
Percent of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
Lower percentages are better.
2.6%3.1%
Percent of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain
Lower percentages are better.
0.0%4.9%
Percent of long-stay high-risk residents with pressure ulcers
Lower percentages are better.
2.8%7.6%
Percent of long-stay low-risk residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder
Lower percentages are better.
72.7%46.1%
Percent of long-stay residents who have or had a catheter inserted and left in their bladder
Lower percentages are better.
3.9%2.4%
Percent of long-stay residents who were physically restrained
Lower percentages are better.
0.6%0.3%
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened
Lower percentages are better.
39.4%16.5%
Percent of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
Lower percentages are better.
7.8%13.8%
Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight
Lower percentages are better.
5.4%6.3%
Percent of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms
Lower percentages are better.
17.2%19.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication
Lower percentages are better.
10.8%20.2%
Percent of long-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the seasonal influenza vaccine
Higher percentages are better.
100.0%92.9%
Percent of long-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the pneumococcal vaccine
Higher percentages are better.
97.4%89.7%
Percent of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
Lower percentages are better.
17.3%18.8%
5Inspection Summary

Date of standard health inspection:01/31/2019
Total number of health deficiencies:10
Average number of health deficiencies in Illinois:10.6

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