Elmwood Care

Elmwood Care sits in Elmwood Park, Illinois, and gives around-the-clock skilled nursing care for seniors with tough health needs, and they've got registered nurses, a Director of Nursing, a Unit Clerk, and a Respiratory Therapist on staff, taking care of things like wound care, tracheostomy support, ventilator support, and SNF dialysis in partnership with BRIA of Elmwood Park, so you've got short-term rehab, long-term care, daily help, cardiac rehab, and therapies like physical, occupational, speech, and respiratory all under one roof, with respite care for families who need a break. With 245 beds and a company size from 51 to 200 employees, Elmwood Care has memory care for dementia patients, assisted living for folks who need help with bathing, dressing, or their medicines, and even a safe space for people with Alzheimer's, making sure they don't get lost or confused. Seniors who need hospice, home care, or independent living have those options here too, and there's a focus on keeping meals tasty and nutritious, and the staff's been called joyful and helpful, which is why they've won awards like the Most Friendly in Senior Living and Best Activities in Senior Living. While Elmwood Care puts effort into community engagement, and there's easy parking and transportation, CMS rates the facility with one star overall, plus one star for staffing, inspections, and quality, and reports show infection control issues, medication errors, poor dialysis safety, not enough nursing staff, inadequate care, weight loss, and psychological distress among residents, with a nurse turnover rate higher than the Illinois average and less registered nurse care time per day than most nursing homes. Regulators fined Elmwood Care seven times in the past three years for a total of $779,963, with citations for not stopping abuse, neglect, theft, or maintaining infection prevention, and they even had three Medicare payment denials. Despite providing home-like care in many ways, Elmwood Care faces serious problems with safe care and staffing, so families might want to look carefully at both the services offered and the inspection history when choosing care. Elmwood Care is a for-profit, partnership-owned facility that takes both Medicare and Medicaid, and more details are on their website at http://www.elmwoodcare.com.