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Glenwood Healthcare & Rehab
Glenwood Healthcare & Rehab, 19330 S. Cottage Grove, Glenwood, Illinois 60425
Glenwood Healthcare & Rehab is located in Glenwood, Illinois, which is a southwestern suburb to the City of Chicago lying approximately 28.5 miles from the center of the City of Chicago. The facility is rated much below average receiving only one star out of five. It has 184 certified beds that participates in both Medicare and Medicaid. Glenwood Healthcare & Rehab is not within a Continuing Care Retirement Community. The facility has no resident or family councils.
Resident and family council can facilitate open communications with the facility’s staff. The law requires nursing homes to allow councils to be set up by residents or their families. Importantly, if a nursing home does not have a resident or a family council, the resident or a family member should ask the nursing home administrator why that is the case. Where there is no resident or family council, the resident is encouraged to speak with the council president to get a sense of how the nursing home has performed on issues raised in the past.
The Illinois Department of Health and Human Services regularly inspects Illinois nursing homes on average every 18 months. There is no report of a health inspection for Glenwood Healthcare & Rehab. The health inspection rating however is above average for the facility.
The staffing rating for Glenwood Healthcare & Rehab is listed as average. The total number of licensed nurse staff hours per resident per day at Glenwood Healthcare & Rehab is 1 hour and 14 minutes compared to 1 hour and 33 minutes, which is the Illinois average, and 1 hour and 41 minutes, which is the national average. The registered nurse hours per resident per day at the facility was 35 minutes. The Illinois average is 56 minutes. The physical therapy staff hours per resident per day at Glenwood Healthcare & Rehab is less than one minute. The Illinois and national averages for physical therapy staff hours per resident per day are both 6 minutes.
45.1% of Glenwood Healthcare & Rehab’s short-stay residents showed improvement in their ability to move around on their own. This percentage is significantly lower than both the Illinois and national averages, which stand at 63.4% and 66.7%, respectively. Just 16.4% of Glenwood Healthcare & Rehab’s short-stay residents who needed a flu shot for the current flu season received one. This percentage is much lower than both the Illinois and national averages in this category which stand at 73.3% and 80.6%, respectively.
4.9% of Glenwood Healthcare & Rehab’s long-stay residents were physically restrained. This percentage is much higher than the Illinois average of .4% and the national average at .5%. 25.8% of Glenwood Healthcare & Rehab’s long-stay residents had a worsened ability to move independently compared to 17.2% for the Illinois average. 27.4% of Glenwood Healthcare & Rehab’s long-stay residents had an increased need for help with daily activities. This percentage was higher than both the Illinois and national averages, which are 14.4% and 15%, respectively. 60.9% of Glenwood Healthcare & Rehab’s long-stay residents have symptoms of depression. This percentage is much higher than the Illinois average of 18.8% and still higher than the national average which is only 5%. Glenwood Healthcare & Rehab’s long-stay residents who were in need of a flu shot and received during the current flu season was listed as 74.8%. The Illinois average in this category is 92.8%, with the national average also higher at 94.8%.
Glenwood Healthcare & Rehab received a penalty of $43,290 on August 6, 2015. No other fines have been reported.
1 Vital Statistics
Number of Beds: 184 certified beds
Beds in the nursing home that have been approved by the federal government to participate in Medicare or Medicaid.
Accepts: Medicare and Medicaid
Shows if the nursing home participates in the Medicare, Medicaid, or both.
2 Key Ratings
| Star Rating Summary | ||
| Overall Rating |  | Much Below Average |
| Health Inspection Medicare assigns the star rating based on a nursing home’s weighted score from recent health inspections. More stars means fewer health risks | | Much Below Average |
| Staffing 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 |  | Below Average |
| RN Staffing | | Below Average |
| Quality Measures Medicare assigns the star rating based on data from a select set of clinical data measures. More stars means better quality of care | | Below Average |
3 Key Short Stay Statistics
| Description | Glenwood Healthcare & Rehab. | Illinois Average |
| Percent of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain Lower percentages are better. | 1.2% | 10.2% |
| Percentage of SNF residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened Lower percentages are better. | 1.5% | Not Available |
| Percent of short-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the seasonal influenza vaccine Higher percentages are better. | 38.6% | 72.8% |
| Percent of short-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the pneumococcal vaccine Higher percentages are better. | 31.1% | 74.7% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who got antipsychotic medication for the first time Lower percentages are better. | 3.9% | 2.1% |
4 Key Long Stay Statistics
| Description | Glenwood Healthcare & Rehab. | Illinois Average |
| Percent of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Lower percentages are better. | 3.1% | 3.3% |
| Percent of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Lower percentages are better. | 1.3% | 3.1% |
| Percent of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain Lower percentages are better. | 2.3% | 4.9% |
| Percent of long-stay high-risk residents with pressure ulcers Lower percentages are better. | 11.1% | 7.6% |
| Percent of long-stay low-risk residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder Lower percentages are better. | 62.5% | 46.1% |
| Percent of long-stay residents who have or had a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Lower percentages are better. | 3.7% | 2.4% |
| Percent of long-stay residents who were physically restrained Lower percentages are better. | 2.0% | 0.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened Lower percentages are better. | 11.9% | 16.5% |
| Percent of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Lower percentages are better. | 9.8% | 13.8% |
| Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight Lower percentages are better. | 8.7% | 6.3% |
| Percent of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms Lower percentages are better. | 50.5% | 19.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication Lower percentages are better. | 12.1% | 20.2% |
| Percent of long-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the seasonal influenza vaccine Higher percentages are better. | 87.3% | 92.9% |
| Percent of long-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the pneumococcal vaccine Higher percentages are better. | 84.3% | 89.7% |
| Percent of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Lower percentages are better. | 13.5% | 18.8% |
5 Inspection Summary
Date of standard health inspection: 10/24/2018
Total number of health deficiencies: 29
Average number of health deficiencies in Illinois: 10.6
