Franciscan Health Center is a small non-profit facility located in Duluth, Minnesota. This facility was given an overall grade of B, which is a very respectable rating. We found this facility to be better than most of the nursing homes in Duluth, which has a city grade of B-. This place's impressive profile was highlighted by its inspection reports, which we will address in the next section.
Franciscan Health Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- Non profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
On top of earning a great overall rating, this facility fared even better in our inspections category which is based on the nursing home's recent government inspections. We awarded it a grade of A- for that category, which is one of our highest grades. Arguably the most critical factor we look at in calculating our inspection ratings is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a facility's inspection reports. Places with higher scores in this area most likely dodged the most severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. This particular nursing home received 3 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a good inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.
Nurse Quality
Among this facility's other strengths is its elite nursing grade. We awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of A-. When calculating our nursing scores, we analyze both staffing levels and the levels of licensure of the nurses. This particular nursing home provided 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well when it comes to avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.
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Short-term Care Quality
The third area we graded is short-term care. This nursing home was given a favorable short-term care score, with a B+ in this category. Short-term care grades are based in part on the facility's quantity of highly-skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This means a wide range of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. However, according to the information they provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The last metric we assessed in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that 0 percent of this nursing home's residents were able to return home.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility's worst area is long-term care, which is the last area we assessed. For this area, we gave this facility a D. In a long-term care setting, the primary objective is to keep patients as healthy and safe as possible. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate patients. In addition to assessing the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This nursing home gave the vaccine to 95.34884 percent of its patients. Surprisingly, this place also fared well at keeping its patients out of the hospital. In fact, it had only 0 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Sadly, some of its other scores in this category were not as favorable as these.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Franciscan Health Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Franciscan Health Center, 6.84% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percent of residents who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Franciscan Health Center, 4.32% of Patients had Serious Falls
This tells you the percentage of residents that suffered from a fall resulting in major injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Franciscan Health Center, 2.81% of Patients had UTIs
This is an indication of the percent of long-term patients who have had a urinary tract infection. UTI's could be an indicator of a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this metric could be misleading for certain facilities due to different reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Franciscan Health Center, 16.37% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients who were given antipsychotic medications. These medications are used for treating a variety of medical conditions, including dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Franciscan Health Center, 12.17% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents given antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are prescribed to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Franciscan Health Center, 4.73% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents who are showing depressive symptoms. Many in the industry argue that this is a measure of quality of life.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Franciscan Health Center, 93.57% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Franciscan Health Center, 13.28% Percentage of Patients
This indicates the percentage of patients who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with activities of daily living could indicate erosion of a resident's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Franciscan Health Center, 20.05% Percentage of Residents
This is the percentage of patients that remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Franciscan Health Center, 20.05 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Scores for Duluth, MN
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B-minus
Looking for more options? Duluth, Minnesota has 7 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Essentia Health St Mary's Hospital - SuperiorCritical Access Hospitals 3.61 miles away3500 Tower Ave Superior Wisconsin 54880Voluntary non-profit - Private(715) 817-7000
- Essentia Health St Mary's Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 3.81 miles away407 East Third Street Duluth Minnesota 55805Voluntary non-profit - Private(218) 786-4000
- St Lukes HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 3.93 miles away915 East 1st Street Duluth Minnesota 55805Voluntary non-profit - Private(218) 249-5555
- Community Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 18.87 miles away512 Skyline Boulevard Cloquet Minnesota 55720Voluntary non-profit - Private(218) 879-4641
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc Dialysis - Superior3.6 miles away3500 Tower Avenue Superior Wisconsin 54880Dialysis Stations: 8 (715) 395-2199
- Fmc Dialysis - Duluth3.79 miles away530 East 2nd St Duluth Minnesota 55805Dialysis Stations: 18 (218) 786-1533
- Fresenius Medical Care - Spirit Valley4.43 miles away4700 Mike Colalillo Drive Duluth Minnesota 55807Dialysis Stations: 22 (218) 624-7787
- Fresenius Medical Care - Cloquet18.85 miles away512 Skyline Blvd Cloquet Minnesota 55720Dialysis Stations: 8 (218) 879-3051