Franciscan Health Center is a small non-profit facility located in Duluth, Minnesota. This facility was given an A- overall, which is very favorable rating. Indeed, we were so impressed with this facility that we rated it as one of the three best facilities in Duluth. This place's strong report card was highlighted by its nursing grade, which you can find in the next section.
Franciscan Health Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 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 Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- Amputee Recovery
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
In addition to performing well in its overall score, this facility received a strong nursing score. In fact, we awarded it an A in that area. There are a variety of factors included in this category. Most of these factors are tied to the quantity and quality of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a place has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can generally be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.
Short-term Care Quality
Among its many impressive scores, this facility received first-rate short-term care grade. In fact, it received a grade of A in that category. In crafting these short-term care scores, we quantify the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. Our purpose is to devise a barometer for sizing up the rehabilitation services of different nursing homes. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not every nursing home employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we considered the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents returned home.
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Facility Inspections
Another impressive feature of this facility is its inspection grade. In that category, we gave this nursing home an A-. These inspection grades weigh several factors, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. 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.
Long-term Care Quality
Turning to our fourth area, this facility was given a respectable long-term care grade. While this isn't nearly as impressive as a few of its other grades, this is still not a bad grade. In the category of long-term care, we assess the amount of services offered by a facility, as opposed to more sophisticated services. On top of assessing the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we also looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. Fortunately, this facility provided the vaccine to 95.85799 percent of its residents, which is an above average percentage. This place also excelled at keeping its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Franciscan Health Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Franciscan Health Center, 6.69% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Franciscan Health Center, 4.21% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percentage of patients that suffered from a fall which resulted in serious injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Franciscan Health Center, 2.83% of Patients had UTIs
This indicates the percent of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely linked to poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this metric could also be skewed for some facilities due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Franciscan Health Center, 16.64% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percent of patients given antipsychotic medications. These drugs may be used for treating several medical conditions, such as dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Franciscan Health Center, 12.33% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents taking antianxiety drugs.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Franciscan Health Center, 4.58% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term stay residents demonstrating symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Franciscan Health Center, 93.31% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care patients who were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these types of vaccines vital to patient safety.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Franciscan Health Center, 13.09% Percentage of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as moving around and eating. Many would argue that this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Franciscan Health Center, 18.07% Percentage of Residents
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who were able to retain mobility.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Franciscan Health Center, 18.07 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Scores for Duluth, MN
- Overall Rating has a grade of B
- Nurse Rating has a grade of A-minus
- 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