ALSHORE HOUSE
Address
2840 WEST FOSTER AVENUE
CHICAGO, IL 60625
(773) 561-2040
Nursing Home Ratings
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Percent of Beds Occupied
90%Number of Residents and Certified Beds
- Residents: 43
- Certified Beds: 48
This Facility Accepts
- Medicaid
Operational Details
- Operated By For Profit - Corporation
- Offers Only Resident Counseling
- This Facility is Not Part of a Chain or Franchise
Rating Details For Alshore House
Nursing Staff - 
The nursing staff is the most important part of what determines the quality of care and comfort of a resident in a nursing home. Government regulations set expectations on time spent with each resident based on the services being provided. The breakdown below lists the nursing types (RN, LPN, LVN, CNA) and a comparison of the reported and expected hours per resident per day.
| Nursing Hours Per Resident Per Day | Reported | Expected |
| Registered Nurse (RN) Hours | 56 Minutes | |
| Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN) Hours | 41 Minutes | |
| Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Hours | 2 Hours and 20 Minutes | |
| Total Licensed Nurse Hours | 1 Hour and 37 Minutes | |
| Total Nurse Hours | 3 Hours and 57 Minutes |
Quality of Care - 
Medicare determines quality of care ratings for nursing facilities by surveying several "quality measures", which are broken down into long-term and short-term stay residents, as well as if the action is preventive or if there is a deficiency in the quality of care. State averages for Illinois are also provided for comparison purposes. Note: Figures below are averaged over the past nine months.
| This Facility | Illinois Average |
Long-Term Stay Preventive Actions
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination | 84% | 85% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season | 88% | 88% |
Long-Term Stay Deficiencies
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse | 17% | 12% |
| Percent of Low-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores | 1% | 3% |
| Percent of Low-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder | 38% | 44% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain | 6% | 4% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder | 5% | 5% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Had a Urinary Tract Infection | 9% | 9% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair | 7% | 3% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Need for Help with Daily Activities Has Increased | 20% | 14% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight | 4% | 9% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Physically Restrained | 4% | 5% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Are More Depressed or Anxious | 19% | 16% |
| Percent of High-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores | 15% | 13% |
Health Inspection Details - 
All Medicare and/or Medicaid certified nursing home must undergo health inspections on average once a year, but may be more frequent if the facility is peforming poorly. These inspections cover most aspects of life in a nursing home, and are broken down into deficiencies types, which including: Pharmacy Service, Administration, Resident Rights, Nutrition and Dietary, Resident Assessment, Environmental, and Mistreatment. Below are the list of deficiencies found by inspectors in the past few years along with the degree of harm and how many residents may have been affected. Note: The most recent health survey was on 12/03/2010.
Degree of Harm
- Potential for Minimal Harm
- Minimal Harm or Potential for Harm
- Resident Harmed
- Immediate Jeopardy to Resident Health
Residents Affected
- Isolated
- Some Residents
- Many Residents
| Deficiencies Found By Inspectors | Degree of Harm | Residents Affected |
Administration
Follow All Laws and Professional Standards.
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Post Nurse Staffing Information.
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Nutrition and Dietary
Provide Food in a Way That Meets a Resident's Needs.
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Store, Cook, and Give out Food in a Safe and Clean Way.
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Pharmacy Service
Properly Mark Drugs and Other Similar Products.
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Quality Care
Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality.
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Make Sure That Each Resident Gets Help to Keep Vision and Hearing.
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Develop/Implement Required Procedures for the Administration of Immunizations.
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Resident Assessment
Make a Complete Assessment That Covers All Questions for Areas That Are Listed in Official Regulations.
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Resident Rights
Honor All of the Resident's Rights As a Resident of the Nursing Home and As a Citizen or Resident of the United States.
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Tell Each Resident Who Can Get Medicaid Benefits About 1) Which Items and Services Medicaid Covers and Which the Resident Must Pay For; or 2) How to Apply for Medicaid, Along with the Names and Addresses of State Groups That Can Help.
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Let the Appropriate People See and Talk to Each Resident.
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Fire Safety
Nursing homes certified by Medicare and/or Medicaid are required to have fire safety inspections to meet Life Safety Code (LSC) standards. Below is a list of deficiencies that Alshore House had in recent fire safety inspections. This information can be used to see if all standards were met, the degree of harm, the number of residents affected, and the date when deficiencies were corrected. Note: The most recent fire safety survey was on 12/30/2010.
Degree of Harm
- - Potential for Minimal Harm
- - Minimal Harm or Potential for Harm
- - Resident Harmed
- - Immediate Jeopardy to Resident Health
Residents Affected
- - Isolated
- - Some Residents
- - Many Residents
| Deficiencies Found By Inspectors | Degree of Harm | Residents Affected |
Automatic Sprinkler Systems
An Approved Automatic Sprinkler System Connected to the Fire Alarm System.
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Corridor Walls and Doors
Corridors That Are Separated from Common Areas by Walls Constructed to Limit the Passage of Smoke.
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Emergency Plans and Fire Drills
Record of Quarterly Fire Drills for Each Shift Under Varying Conditions.
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Fire Alarm Systems
A Fire Alarm System That Can Be Heard Throughout the Facility.
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An Approved Installation, Maintenance and Testing Program for Fire Alarm Systems.
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An Approved Installation, Maintenance and Testing Program for Fire Alarm Systems.
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