Five Star Foulk Manor North is one of a multitude of nursing home options to select from in Wilmington, Delaware. This nursing home proved to be an A rated facility, which is one of the highest grades we offer. This nursing home proved to be one of the better nursing homes in the city, which has a good selection of nursing homes. Headlining this facility's exemplary profile is its nursing rating, which we will address in the next paragraph.
Five Star Foulk Manor North
Updated May 1, 2022 by Sara Levinsohn
1212 Foulk Road,
Wilmington DE 19803
87.82% estimated occupancy 1
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Nurse Quality
In addition to receiving a great overall grade, this nursing home received an A+ for nursing. The nursing grade includes numerous factors. The most important variable is the quantity of hours nurses spent with residents. This nursing home boasts a really impressive 4.4 hours of nursing care per resident each day, of which a significant portion was provided by registered nurses. This is one of the most highly trained levels of nurses. This is among the better totals of nursing hours we found. On top of offering high levels of care, this facility also performed well in several of the quality-based metrics we looked at. For example, in terms of the percentage of its patients suffering falls resulting in serious injury, this place performed as well as any facility the country. Preventing serious falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has quality controls in place. Major falls can frequently be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Facility Inspections
In addition, this nursing home also received a nearly flawless government inspection report. As a result, it received one of our best grades in that category with a score of A-. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing these inspection ratings. One key factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is usually more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these can be quite insignificant. This place was hit with 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered to be major deficiencies. This tells you that CMS did not deem any of the deficiencies to create an imminent risk to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
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Short-term Care Quality
Compounding its high-end profile, this facility also received a strong short-term care grade, with a grade of A-. Short-term care grades are based in part on the facility's quantity of highly-skilled highly skilled professionals. This includes a vast scope of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, not to mention other types of therapy. This nursing home elevated its score in this area by offering more care from registered nurses to its residents than a typical facility. Lastly, we assessed the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that 0 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
Long-term Care Quality
In our final category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A- for its long-term care score. This completed a very favorable profile. Nursing homes that excel in this category tend to provide residents with closer supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. In addition to assessing the impressive volume of care provided by aids and other staff at this nursing home, we also were impressed by the nursing home's record for vaccinations. This facility provided the pneumonia vaccine to 98.50746 percent of its patients, which is an impressive figure. This combination proved to be effective as this facility was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. It had only 0.13 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Five Star Foulk Manor North Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Five Star Foulk Manor North, 5.84% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage caused by staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Five Star Foulk Manor North, 3.46% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of patients who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are routinely associated with lower levels of patient supervision. More supervision limits the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Five Star Foulk Manor North, 1.84% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percentage of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often caused by lower quality nursing care. More frequent bathing can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who suffer from UTI's. Note that this metric is affected by by the fact that facilities have incongruent reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Five Star Foulk Manor North, 11.43% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs may be vital to many patients, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Five Star Foulk Manor North, 19.98% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Five Star Foulk Manor North, 3.3% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who are exhibiting signs of depression. Many in the industry argue that this is a measure of quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Five Star Foulk Manor North, 94.28% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be deadly for nursing home residents, making these vaccines vital to patient care.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Five Star Foulk Manor North, 15.27% Percentage of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term care patients that required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and continence. Some experts would argue that this is a reliable measure of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Five Star Foulk Manor North, 22.13% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percent of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Five Star Foulk Manor North, 1.35 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Five Star Foulk Manor North, 22.13 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Scores for Wilmington, DE
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of A
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of A-minus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus
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Nearby Dialysis
- Alfred I. Dupont Hospital for Children Dialysis Center1.88 miles away1600 Rockland Road Wilmington Delaware 19899Dialysis Stations: 6 (302) 651-5374
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- Fresenius Kidney Care - Brandywine4.52 miles away303 a Street Wilmington Delaware 19801Dialysis Stations: 25 (302) 658-7469
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