Crystal Care Center of Franklin Furnace is a small nursing home located in Franklin Furnace, Ohio. This nursing home received an overall grade of D in our grading scheme. Based on our assessment, we'd be very reluctant to recommend this facility. Despite all this, one of the few highlights of this facility's profile is its impressive inspection reports. You can scroll down to find out about inspections and other category scores
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Crystal Care Center of Franklin Furnace
- Nursing Home
Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- Is CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Partnership
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Facility Inspections
While this nursing home's overall grade was not a highlight, it actually excelled in the category of inspections. In fact, we awarded it an A- for that category, which is one of our highest scores. These inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can find more information about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this nursing home had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were severe based on CMS' scale. A couple minor deficiencies are not necessarily the end of the world.
Short-term Care Quality
This facilities next best category is short-term care. We awarded it a C in this category. This is essentially a middle of the pack score in this area. Short-term care scores are important for prospective residents seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally utilizes more skilled nursing services. This means a wide range of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. In this nursing home's case, we were surprised to learn that it actually provides less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than the typical facility. The hope is always that this does not adversely affect the quality of care. The last metric we looked at in this area is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that just 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is actually below average.
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Nurse Quality
Unfortunately, this facility only received a grade of D for its nursing grade, which was actually one of its better category grades. We weighed the levels of nurses at the facility, as well as the quantity of time those nurses worked with patients, in calculating our score in this category. This facility offered a meager 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient daily. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality measures in computing our nursing ratings. This facility fared well in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these metrics to be reliable indicators of the quality of nursing care.
Long-term Care Quality
The final category we analyzed was long-term care, where this nursing home received a poor grade in this category as well. It received an abysmal F for this category, which is definitely very concerning. When facilities receive this kind of grade in long-term care it is typically a bad sign for patient care and it may indicate that the facility is not as well-staffed with nurses and aids. Once we assessed the quantity of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination data. Frankly, we were a bit concerned this nursing home vaccinated 73.03371 percent of its patients for pneumonia, which is significantly below average. Surprisingly, this nursing home was actually decent at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. This is its best feature in this category.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Crystal Care Center of Franklin Furnace Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Crystal Care Center of Franklin Furnace, 8.16% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers or bed sores. We use this statistic in calculating both nursing and long-term care grades.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Crystal Care Center of Franklin Furnace, 6.74% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients who have had a major fall. Falls leading to major injuries are often caused by lower quality nursing care. More supervision can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Crystal Care Center of Franklin Furnace, 13.1% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of residents that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely linked to a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this metric can also be skewed for some facilities due to different reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Crystal Care Center of Franklin Furnace, 3.85% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. These drugs are sometimes used to treat several medical conditions, such as dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Crystal Care Center of Franklin Furnace, 42.25% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who are administered antianxiety medication. These drugs are typically prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Crystal Care Center of Franklin Furnace, 16.67% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term care residents who are showing symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Crystal Care Center of Franklin Furnace, 80.27% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term stay residents who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for seniors, making these vaccines vital to patient safety.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Crystal Care Center of Franklin Furnace, 14.93% of Patients
This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and eating.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Crystal Care Center of Franklin Furnace, 8.23% of Residents
This metric tracks the percent of long-term stay patients that were able to retain mobility. Many in the industry would argue that mobility is critical to residents' health.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Crystal Care Center of Franklin Furnace, 8.23% of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Nearby Hospitals
- Kings Daughters Medical Center OhioAcute Care Hospitals 11.29 miles away1901 Argonne Road Portsmouth Ohio 45662Voluntary non-profit - Private(740) 991-4000
- Our Lady of Bellefonte HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.64 miles away1000 Saint Christopher Drive Ashland Kentucky 41101Voluntary non-profit - Private(606) 833-3600
- King's Daughters' Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 15.7 miles away2201 Lexington Avenue Ashland Kentucky 41101Voluntary non-profit - Private(606) 408-4401
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc - Portsmouth10.42 miles away1648 11th Street Portsmouth Ohio 45662Dialysis Stations: 12 (740) 353-7788
- Fmc - Ironton10.69 miles away158 N 2nd Street Ironton Ohio 45638Dialysis Stations: 16 (740) 532-3099
- Dci - Portsmouth10.99 miles away1207 17th Street Portsmouth Ohio 45662CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (740) 351-0596
- Fmc - Ashland15.18 miles away432 16th Street, Suite A Ashland Kentucky 41101Dialysis Stations: 18 (606) 325-5268
- Fmc - Central Ashland15.24 miles away424 River Hill Drive Ashland Kentucky 41101Dialysis Stations: 20 (606) 329-0363
- Fmc - Greenup15.26 miles away965 Townhill Plaza Greenup Kentucky 41144Dialysis Stations: 13 (606) 473-0410