NORWOOD CROSSING RATED AMONG
TOP 10 PERCENT
OF NURSING HOMES
IN ILLINOIS
Norwood Crossing
(formerly known as Norwood
Park Home), a not-for-profit
long-term care facility at
6016-20 N. Nina Ave. in Chi-
cago, was ranked in the top
10 percent of nursing homes
in Illinois as determined by
Consumer Reports Nursing
Home Quality Monitor. Only
29 nursing homes were
grouped in the top category
of hundreds that were sur-
veyed. The results appeared
in the September issue of
Consumer Reports as part of
its annual Nursing Home
Watch List in conjunction
with a feature article on key
facts to consider when choos-
ing a nursing home.
“ We are particularly
pleased to receive this special
designation that comes in the
wake of two consecutive per-
fect inspections by the Illi-
nois Department of Public
Health,” said Mike Toohey,
executive director of Nor-
wood Crossing. “It confirms
our ongoing effort to make
Norwood Crossing one of the
top not-for-profit nursing
homes in the Chicago area.
We are constantly measuring
the quality of care that we
offer our residents, always
striving to be the best. It paid
off. Norwood Crossing is
one of the best in Illinois, and
thanks goes to the fine staff
that is keeping us there.”
In conducting the
investigations, Consumer
Reports examined three di-
mensions of quality. They
looked at deficiencies cited in
each nursing home’s three
most recent state inspection
surveys, the staffing levels
for registered nurses, licensed
practical nurses / licensed
vocational nurses and a vari-
ety of other quality indicators
related to resident care.
The Consumer Re-
ports Nursing home Quality
Monitor identifies for-profit
and not-for-profit nursing
homes that are likely to pro-
vide better-quality care and
those likely to provide poorer
quality care. The Quality
Monitor is designed to be a
guide for families in search
of a top-quality nursing
home.
According to Con-
sumer Reports, the most ef-
fective use of the Quality
Monitor is “to look first to
the potentially good facilities
in your area and avoid those
on the potentially bad list.
Particularly worthy of con-
sideration are any good
homes close enough that you
can visit often. Having a
relative in a facility near you
is important, and visiting
frequently helps ensure better
care.”
In addition to
Skilled Nursing Care, Nor-
wood Crossing offers As-
sisted Living, Respite Care
and Post-Hospitalization
Care. It currently is in the
process of transitioning from
a long-term care facility to a
Continuing Care Retirement
Community (CCRC) that will
encompass independent liv-
ing, assisted living and nurs-
ing care on a nearly five-acre
campus.
August 31, 2006