MARENGO NURSING HOME

Marengo Nursing Home earns a 5-star overall rating from CMS, which is the highest possible score and reflects strong performance across the board. The overall rating is a composite of three separate scores, so it gives you a fuller picture than any single number could on its own. On health inspections, the facility scored 4 out of 5 stars, meaning state inspectors found fewer or less serious problems than most nursing homes. That's a good sign that the facility is being run safely and that issues, when they do come up, tend to be minor. The staffing rating also comes in at 4 stars, which tells you nurses and aides are spending more time with residents than the average facility. More staff time generally means your loved one is less likely to wait long for help and more likely to get consistent, attentive care. The quality measures rating is where Marengo really stands out, earning a perfect 5 stars. This score is based on 15 clinical outcomes like how often residents develop pressure sores, experience falls, lose too much weight, or need to be hospitalized. A 5-star score here means residents at Marengo are doing meaningfully better on these health markers than residents at most other facilities nationwide. Taken together, these three ratings paint a picture of a nursing home that is well-staffed, carefully run, and delivering genuinely good health outcomes for the people living there.