Highlight Healthcare of Aurora

Highlight Healthcare of Aurora is a skilled nursing home in Aurora, Illinois, and has about 51 residents most days with 68 licensed beds, and the place serves many needs like skilled nursing, rehabilitation, memory care, respite, and palliative care, which means folks can get care for dementia, support after surgery, and help with serious illness in a setting aiming to be safe and caring with dedicated staff, many of whom have been there over seven years, including certified nursing assistants. The home offers round-the-clock nursing care and short-term rehab for people leaving the hospital who still need therapy and medical support before heading back home, and you'll find physical, occupational, and speech therapy for strokes, surgeries, and injuries, along with wound care, tracheostomy care, IV therapy, pain management, neurology, and care for problems with the heart, lungs, or oncology needs, plus some residents and staff speak more than one language and that helps with communication and comfort. Every person gets a care plan made for their own needs, and folks can get memory care for dementia, complex wound treatment, pulmonary care for breathing problems like COPD, as well as recovery support for cardiac and orthopedic care, especially after joint replacement or trauma, and there's help with Medicare, Medicaid, and insurance as well, which families sometimes need during planning. The facility's got recreational activities and promotes independence but also makes sure safety's a priority, though it has some notable issues reported in state inspections, and those include 30 deficiency citations, especially about not always having a registered nurse on duty eight hours each day like required, lacking a full-time director of nurses, three infection-related citations, and missing a qualified infection preventionist despite policies for infection control, and it's good for folks to know the nurse turnover rate is about 54.5% and they get about 3.16 nursing hours per resident daily, and this all might matter to family making a choice. Matt Gotter has managed the place since 2014, and Highlight Healthcare Management leads operations, with some owners holding indirect stakes, including Ari Haas, Tamar Abell, and Gittel Brandman. The building's at 1017 W Galena Blvd and offers different membership options, access to a member information center for those registered, a media center with news, and community events, and even though there are issues, the staff focus on recovery and quality of life for residents who need help after illness or injury, and the place serves a variety of residents from people recovering from hospital stays to those with ongoing complex needs for skilled nursing in a warm, welcoming setting.