Updated May 1, 2022 by Sara Levinsohn
7385 Walker Ave,
Gloucester VA 23061
89.63% estimated occupancy 1
With an address in Gloucester, Virginia, Francis N Sanders Nursing Home is the only option we identified in the area. After receiving an A overall grade, this nursing home has the prestigious distinction of being one of the top 50 nursing homes in Virginia. We couldn't find many bad things to say about this place. Its ratings are just impeccable. As you can see below, this place performed just as well in our category scores. We gave it a straight A report card!
In addition to performing well in its overall score, this nursing home received an excellent long-term care grade. We gave it an A in that category. Facilities that do well in long-term care tend to be well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to residents. Once we assessed the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 96.74797 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping patients out of the hospital. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. With just 1.26 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility had less hospitalizations than many nursing homes.
We also wanted to note the fact that this facility received a top-shelf grade of A in our short-term care area. Our short-term care ratings are arguably most meaningful for people in need of rehabilitation from their nursing home. Rehabilitation typically requires additional skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means not just nursing services, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other types of therapy. It doesn't appear that this nursing home provided registered nurse or physical therapist staffing data. Finally, we looked at the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home, which as an area this facility performed much more favorably. This place outperformed the vast majority of nursing homes in this area with 66.4 percent of its residents returning home. This is a significantly higher rate than most facilities.
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Adding to its impressive resume, this nursing home also excelled in our nursing category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A- for that category. When determining our nursing grades, we analyze both the number of hours nurses spend with residents and the training levels of the nurses. This nursing home averages 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed better than average in this area. This is often a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can generally be avoided if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Turning to our inspection category, this facility excelled in that area, which is based on the facility's recent inspection reports. We gave it an A- for that category. This finished off this place's straight A report card. Inspection scores are tied to several items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that excel in this area typically have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Although this facility had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were severe based on CMS' scale. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
In Francis N Sanders Nursing Home, 8.83% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This figure gauges the percent of long-term care residents who are suffering from pressure ulcers or bed sores. We bake this statistic into both nursing and long-term care grades.
In Francis N Sanders Nursing Home, 3.6% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents that sustained a fall resulting in severe injury.
In Francis N Sanders Nursing Home, 2.65% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often linked to poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this statistic could be skewed for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.
In Francis N Sanders Nursing Home, 13.5% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are given to patients for a variety of medical conditions, including cognitive disorders. Sadly, in some situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
In Francis N Sanders Nursing Home, 21.24% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety medications are given to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.
In Francis N Sanders Nursing Home, 4.13% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents who are showing symptoms of depression.
In Francis N Sanders Nursing Home, 91.75% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
In Francis N Sanders Nursing Home, 16.97% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and taking a bath. Many argue this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.
In Francis N Sanders Nursing Home, 23.72% Percentage of Residents
This is the percent of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility is usually a good sign for residents' well-being.
In Francis N Sanders Nursing Home, 1.22 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
In Francis N Sanders Nursing Home, 23.72 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is a measure of the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of patients.
In Francis N Sanders Nursing Home, 11.68 Percentage of Patients
This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. There is usually a correlation between staying out of the emergency room and the quality of nursing home care.
In Francis N Sanders Nursing Home, 75.36% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. High levels of performance with ADL's often correlates with better rehabilitation.
