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Lexington of Wheeling
Lexington of Wheeling, 730 W. Hintz Road, Wheeling, Illinois 60090
Lexington of Wheeling has an overall rating of average. The facility has 215 certified beds that participates in both Medicare and Medicaid. Lexington of Wheeling is located in the northwestern suburb to Chicago of Wheeling, Illinois which stands at 29 miles from the center of the City of Chicago. It is not in a Continuing Care Retirement Community. It has a resident and family council. 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 ownership of Lexington of Wheeling is a for profit corporation that operates under the legal business name of Lexington Health Care Center of Wheeling, Inc.
The Illinois Department of Health and Human Services regularly inspects Illinois nursing homes on average every 18 months. The health inspection rating for Lexington of Wheeling is average. The most recent standard health inspection was completed on February 24, 2017 resulting in a full report. There was only one health citation raised by that inspection. There were no complaint inspections filed at Lexington of Wheeling between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. The number of citations during the last three years at Lexington of Wheeling was 6. The average number of health citations in Illinois is 9. The average number of health citations in the U.S. is 7.2.
The staffing rating for Lexington of Wheeling is below average receiving just two out of five stars. The total number of licensed nurse staff hours per resident per day at Lexington of Wheeling is 1 hour and 11 minutes compared to 1 hour and 33 for the Illinois average and 1 hour and 41 minutes, which is the national average. The registered nurse hours per resident per day at Lexington of Wheeling is 42 minutes compared to the Illinois average of just 56 minutes with the national average being 50 minutes. The physical therapy staff hours per resident per day at this facility is 4 minutes. The Illinois average for physical therapy staff hours per resident per day is 6 minutes as is the national average.
Illinois nursing homes that are certified by Medicare and Medicaid regularly report clinical information for each of their residents to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS gives nursing homes a quality of resident care star rating based on performance on 16 different measures. These measures reflect how well a nursing home cares for its residents. These listings are based on two groups which are short-stay residents who spend 100 days or less in a nursing home and long-stay residents who spend over 100 days in a nursing home.
50.1% of Lexington of Wheeling’s short-stay residents showed improvement in their ability to move around on their own. The Illinois average is 63.4% with the national average being 66.7%. 25.9% of Lexington of Wheeling’s short-stay residents were re-hospitalized after a nursing home admission. 62% of Lexington of Wheeling’s short-stay were successfully discharged to the community compared to the Illinois average of 53.8% and the national average of 57%. 2.4% of Lexington of Wheeling’s short-stay residents developed pressure sores that were new or pressure sores that were present and then worsened. The Illinois average in this category is 1.1%, with the national average even lower at .9%. 85.7% of the facility’s short-stay residents received a needed vaccine to prevent pneumonia. The Illinois average and national average were both lower at 76.3% and 82.3%, respectively.
3% of Lexington of Wheeling’s long-stay residents developed a urinary tract infection while a resident at the facility. The Illinois and national averages are both higher at 3.9% and 3.8%, respectively. 18.5% of Lexington of Wheeling’s long-stay residents had a worsened ability to move independently after being a resident at this facility. The Illinois average is 17.2%. 98.5% of Lexington of Wheeling’s long-stay residents received a needed flu shot for the flu vaccine. This percentage was both higher than the Illinois and national averages which stand at 92.8% and 94.8%, respectively.
Lexington of Wheeling received a penalty on January 14, 2016 for $4,550. No other fines have been reported.
1Vital Statistics
Number of Beds:215 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.
2Key Ratings
| Star Rating Summary | ||
| Overall Rating |  | Above 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 |  | 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 | | Above 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 |  | Much Above Average |
3Key Short Stay Statistics
| Description | Bella Terra Wheeling | Illinois Average |
| Percent of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain Lower percentages are better. | 4.1% | 10.2% |
| Percentage of SNF residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened Lower percentages are better. | 3.1% | Not Available |
| Percent of short-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the seasonal influenza vaccine Higher percentages are better. | 91.7% | 72.8% |
| Percent of short-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the pneumococcal vaccine Higher percentages are better. | 85.6% | 74.7% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who got antipsychotic medication for the first time Lower percentages are better. | 2.6% | 2.1% |
4Key Long Stay Statistics
| Description | Bella Terra Wheeling | Illinois Average |
| Percent of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Lower percentages are better. | 3.0% | 3.3% |
| Percent of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Lower percentages are better. | 2.8% | 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. | 8.1% | 7.6% |
| Percent of long-stay low-risk residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder Lower percentages are better. | 57.8% | 46.1% |
| Percent of long-stay residents who have or had a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Lower percentages are better. | 1.0% | 2.4% |
| Percent of long-stay residents who were physically restrained Lower percentages are better. | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened Lower percentages are better. | 17.6% | 16.5% |
| Percent of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Lower percentages are better. | 11.2% | 13.8% |
| Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight Lower percentages are better. | 6.7% | 6.3% |
| Percent of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms Lower percentages are better. | 16.6% | 19.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication Lower percentages are better. | 22.3% | 20.2% |
| Percent of long-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the seasonal influenza vaccine Higher percentages are better. | 98.9% | 92.9% |
| Percent of long-stay residents assessed and given, appropriately, the pneumococcal vaccine Higher percentages are better. | 96.4% | 89.7% |
| Percent of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Lower percentages are better. | 22.6% | 18.8% |
5Inspection Summary
Date of standard health inspection:01/24/2019
Total number of health deficiencies:3
Average number of health deficiencies in Illinois:10.6
