SOUTH ELGIN REHAB & HEALTH CARE CENTER
Address
746 WEST SPRING STREET
SOUTH ELGIN, IL 60177
(847) 697-0565
Nursing Home Ratings
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Percent of Beds Occupied
58%Number of Residents and Certified Beds
- Residents: 52
- Certified Beds: 90
This Facility Accepts
- Medicare
- Medicaid
Operational Details
- Operated By For Profit - Corporation
- Offers Only Resident Counseling
- This Facility is Part of a Chain or Franchise
Resident Services
The information below lists services this facility has provided for residents from October through December 2010. During this period, the most common type of service provided was "Ultra-High Rehabilitation". To get a better idea of the types of services that are commonly performed, compare the "Percent of Service Days" column below. These services are based on submitted claims to Medicare and do not provide a complete overview of all the services provided by South Elgin Rehab & Health Care Center. For more information read our guide on how nursing facilities are reimbursed, types of services, and ADL index scores.
| Resident Services | Resident Conditions | Percent of Service Days |
Ultra-High Rehabilitation Plus Extensive Services
- At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
- A second rehabilitation discipline three days/week
- Tracheostomy care
- Ventilator or respirator
- Isolation for active infectious disease while a resident
- Activities of Daily Living (ADL) score of 2 or more
| ADL Index Range: 2-10 | 1.8% |
| Total Percent: | 1.8% |
Very High Rehabilitation Plus Extensive Services
- At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
- Tracheostomy care
- Ventilator or respirator
- Isolation for active infectious disease while a resident
- Activities of Daily Living (ADL) score of 2 or more
| ADL Index Range: 2-10 | 1.1% |
| Total Percent: | 1.1% |
Medium Rehabilitation Plus Extensive Services
- Five days any combination of three rehabilitation disciplines
- Tracheostomy care
- Ventilator or respirator
- Isolation for active infectious disease while a resident
- Activities of Daily Living (ADL) score of 2 or more
| ADL Index Range: 11-16 | 1.8% |
| ADL Index Range: 2-10 | 0.9% |
| Total Percent: | 2.7% |
Ultra-High Rehabilitation
- At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
- A second rehabilitation discipline three days/week
| ADL Index Range: 11-16 | 48.5% |
| ADL Index Range: 6-10 | 7.4% |
| ADL Index Range: 0-5 | 10.8% |
| Total Percent: | 66.8% |
Very High Rehabilitation
- At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
| ADL Index Range: 11-16 | 15.8% |
| ADL Index Range: 6-10 | 8.4% |
| ADL Index Range: 0-5 | 1.4% |
| Total Percent: | 25.5% |
Medium Rehabilitation
- Five days any combination of three rehabilitation disciplines
| ADL Index Range: 11-16 | 0.7% |
| ADL Index Range: 6-10 | 0.7% |
| Total Percent: | 1.4% |
Low Rehabilitation
- Three days any combination of three rehabilitation disciplines
- Two services of restorative nursing six days per week
| ADL Index Range: 0-10 | 0.7% |
| Total Percent: | 0.7% |
Rating Details For South Elgin Rehab & Health Care Center
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 | 1 Hour and 2 Minutes |
| Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN) Hours | 14 Minutes | 39 Minutes |
| Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Hours | 1 Hour and 46 Minutes | 2 Hours and 17 Minutes |
| Total Licensed Nurse Hours | 1 Hour and 10 Minutes | 1 Hour and 41 Minutes |
| Total Nurse Hours | 2 Hours and 56 Minutes | 3 Hours and 58 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 Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season | 71% | 88% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination | 68% | 85% |
Long-Term Stay Deficiencies
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder | 4% | 5% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Need for Help with Daily Activities Has Increased | 16% | 14% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Are More Depressed or Anxious | 13% | 16% |
| Percent of High-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores | 25% | 13% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Physically Restrained | 3% | 5% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight | 13% | 9% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair | 8% | 3% |
| Percent of Low-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder | 41% | 44% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Had a Urinary Tract Infection | 16% | 9% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse | 15% | 12% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain | 7% | 4% |
| Percent of Low-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores | 12% | 3% |
Short-Term Stay Preventive Actions
| Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination | 37% | 80% |
| Percent of Short-Stay Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season | 55% | 82% |
Short-Term Stay Deficiencies
| Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain | 25% | 20% |
| Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores | 31% | 13% |
| Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Have Delirium | 14% | 3% |
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 07/30/2010.
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 |
Environmental
Provide Needed Housekeeping and Maintenance.
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Make Sure That the Nursing Home Area is Free of Dangers That Cause Accidents.
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Provide Rooms That Are Big Enough for Each Resident.
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Nutrition and Dietary
Store, Cook, and Give out Food in a Safe and Clean Way.
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Pharmacy Service
1) Make Sure That Residents Who Take Drugs Are Not Given Too Many Doses or for Too Long; 2) Make Sure That the Use of Drugs is Carefully Watched; or 3) Stop or Change Drugs That Cause Unwanted Effects.
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Keep the Rate of Medication Errors (Wrong Drug, Wrong Dose, Wrong Time) to Less Than 5%.
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Quality Care
Make Sure That Residents with Reduced Range of Motion Get Proper Treatment and Services to Increase Range of Motion.
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Give Each Resident Care and Services to Get or Keep the Highest Quality of Life Possible.
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Give Residents Proper Treatment to Prevent New Bed (Pressure) Sores or Heal Existing Bed Sores.
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Give Proper Treatment to Residents with Feeding Tubes to Prevent Problems (Such As Aspiration Pneumonia, Diarrhea, Vomiting, Dehydration, Metabolic Abnormalities, Nasal-Pharyngeal Ulcers) and Help Restore Eating Skills, if Possible.
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Resident Assessment
Develop a Complete Care Plan That Meets All of a Resident's Needs, with Timetables and Actions That Can Be Measured.
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Resident Rights
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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Deficiencies from Complaints and Incidents
The table below lists incident reports by the nursing staff or administration for South Elgin Rehab & Health Care Center, as well as complaints by residents or their family in the previous three years.
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
| Formal Complaints | Degree of Harm | Residents Affected |
Mistreatment
1) Hire Only People Who Have No Legal History of Abusing, Neglecting or Mistreating Residents; or 2) Report and Investigate Any Acts or Reports of Abuse, Neglect or Mistreatment of Residents.
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1) Hire Only People Who Have No Legal History of Abusing, Neglecting or Mistreating Residents; or 2) Report and Investigate Any Acts or Reports of Abuse, Neglect or Mistreatment of Residents.
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Quality Care
Give Residents Proper Treatment to Prevent New Bed (Pressure) Sores or Heal Existing Bed Sores.
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Resident Assessment
1) Develop a Complete Care Plan Within 7 Days of Each Resident's Admission; 2) Prepare a Care Plan with the Care Team, Including the Primary Nurse, Doctor, Resident or Resident's Family or Representative; or 3) Check and Update the Care Plan.
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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 South Elgin Rehab & Health Care Center 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 07/30/2010.
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
Automatic Sprinkler Systems That Have Been Maintained in Working Order.
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Automatic Sprinkler Systems That Have Been Maintained in Working Order.
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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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Corridor and Hallway Doors That Block Smoke.
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Corridor and Hallway Doors That Block 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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Exits and Egress
Exits That Are Accessible at All Times.
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Fire Alarm Systems
A Fire Alarm System That Can Be Heard Throughout the Facility.
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Properly Maintained Smoke Detectors.
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Properly Maintained Smoke Detectors.
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Hazardous Area
Construction That Can Resist Fire for One Hour or an Approved Fire Extinguishing System.
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Illumination and Emergency Power
Proper Backup Exit Lighting.
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Medical Gases and Anesthetizing Areas
Proper Medical Gas Storage and Administration Areas.
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Proper Medical Gas Storage and Administration Areas.
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