Franciscan Convalescent Hospital
3169 M Street, Merced CA 95348 · (209) 722-6231 · 85.21% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Franciscan Convalescent Hospital is one of six available facilities located in Merced, California. With an overall score of B, this facility is a very good option. This will likely be on your short list in Merced as we rated it as one of the top three nursing homes in the city. We were also pleased to find that this facility didn't have any weak links in any of the major categories. Additional information about its category grades can be found below.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 71 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
On top of receiving a strong overall score, this nursing home also received top notch health inspections in recent years. We gave it one of our higher scores in that area, with an A. Arguably the most critical factor we consider in determining our inspection scores is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a facility's inspection reports. Facilities with better scores in this area typically avoided the more severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. While this facility had a few minor dings on its report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G through L. This means that CMS didn't deem any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspections are rare in this industry.
Short-term Care Quality
Additionally, this facility also was awarded favorable short-term care scores this year. Indeed, we gave them one of our stronger grades in that category, with a score of B. Our short-term care grades are based in part on a facility's quantity of skilled highly skilled professionals. This means a vast scope of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, in addition to other forms of therapy. We were pleased to find that this nursing home employs both registered nurses and physical therapists. The same can't be said for all nursing homes. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this nursing home, which as an area this nursing home performed much more favorably. It outperformed the vast majority of facilities in the country in this area with 60.2 percent of its patients returning home. This is a significantly higher rate than most facilities.
Long-term Care Quality
In addition, this facility also was given favorable long-term care scores in our assessment. In fact, we awarded it one of our stronger grades in that category, with a grade of B. When nursing homes receive this type of score in this category it is a good sign for patient care and indicates that the place is well-staffed with nurses and aids. Once we concluded our assessment of the amount of care provided by nurses, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination data. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its residents against pneumonia, which is what we like to see. Pneumonia can be a life threatening ailment for nursing home patients so we prefer when a nursing home doesn't leave its residents vulnerable. Clearly, this nursing home is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.85 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
Nurse Quality
The last area we scored is nursing. In that category, we gave this nursing home a B-. The nursing grade assesses a handful of factors, but the primary consideration is the quantity of nurse hours spent with patients. According to CMS records, this facility averaged 3.9 hours of nursing care per resident daily. Keep in mind that when we compute our nursing ratings, we apply more weight to hours performed by nurses with a higher level of training. Lastly, we also looked at a few nursing quality-based metrics and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents suffering from pressure ulcers, it performed well in this area.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Franciscan Convalescent Hospital Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin caused by remaining in one position for too long.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This is the percentage of residents who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injury are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Falls leading to injury are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percent of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often caused by facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Better hygiene protocols reduces the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Keep in mind that this statistic is affected by by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for UTI's.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric measures the percentage of long-term patients receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean a facility is using these medications to control patient behavior.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This gauges the percentage of long-term care residents which are administered antianxiety drugs. These medications are commonly prescribed to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This is the percent of patients who are exhibiting signs of depression. High levels of depression could imply worse patient care.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This indicates the percent of residents that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percentage of residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may indicate the decline of a resident's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Measures the percent of long-term care patients that remained mobile levels.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This is the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This metric is a measure of the percentage of short-term residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Some experts believe that this is a reasonable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better