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Helia Healthcare of West Frankfort

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B-minus
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2500 East St. Louis Street,
West Frankfort IL 62896

(618) 932-3236

47.19% estimated occupancy 1

Helia Healthcare of West Frankfort is a small facility located in West Frankfort, Illinois. This nursing home turns out to be a solid facility, with an overall grade of B-. You can certainly do worse than this facility. We were also pleased to find that this facility received consistently decent grades in each of the other areas we looked at. More information about its category grades can be found below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • Amputee Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Podiatry
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Optometry
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

The main reason this turned out to be a decent nursing home is that it earned an excellent inspection grade. In fact, its inspection score was far superior to its overall score. In the inspections category, we gave it a grade of A+. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in computing these inspection scores. One of those factors is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of the deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some can be quite minor. While this nursing home had some deficiencies on its government inspection report, none of them were serious based on CMS' scale. Remember that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in the industry.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

The second most favorable area we awarded this facility in any area came in the category of long-term care, where we gave it a B-. In calculating our long-term care ratings, we scrutinize the personal care received by the facility's patients. After looking at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the facility's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 98.1982 percent of its residents for pneumonia, which is more than most nursing homes. Lastly, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

Next, we looked at the nursing category where we awarded this nursing home a grade of B-, which is a decent grade. Our nursing score is largely associated with a facility's nurse staffing. This place provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This is a much lower figure than we were hoping for. Despite having low quantities of nursing care, this nursing home fared better in some of the quality-based metrics we looked at. In fact, it scored well in the area of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: C

Moving on to our last category, this facility was awarded a respectable short-term care score of C. In the category of short-term care, we endeavor to assess measures of a nursing home's rehabilitation. We look at a nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as the ones performed by registered nurses and physical therapists. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these types of nurses. On the other hand, according to the data they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Finally, we assessed the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 4.6 percent of this facility's residents returned home. At most facilities, closer to half of their residents are able to return home so this figure is below average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Helia Healthcare of West Frankfort Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A

In Helia Healthcare of West Frankfort, 2.99% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This metric tells you the percentage of long-term residents who developed new or worsened pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a solid barometer of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: F

In Helia Healthcare of West Frankfort, 8.11% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of residents that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to severe injury are routinely associated with poor nursing care. Better nursing care can limit the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In Helia Healthcare of West Frankfort, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This figure is an indication of the percentage of long-term residents which experienced a UTI. While more of these infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it can be problematic to compare different facilities due to facilities having varying reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Helia Healthcare of West Frankfort, 1.01% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percentage of patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are administered to patients for many medical conditions, such as dementia. Unfortunately, in some cases, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate that a nursing home is using these medications to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Helia Healthcare of West Frankfort, 14.95% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of patients who were given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are commonly given to patients experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-plus

In Helia Healthcare of West Frankfort, 1.96% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents who are exhibiting signs of depression. High levels of depression could reveal worse patient care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A-minus

In Helia Healthcare of West Frankfort, 99.1% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for nursing home residents, making these types of vaccines important for resident well-being.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A

In Helia Healthcare of West Frankfort, 7.62% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may be a sign of decline of a resident's health.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-minus

In Helia Healthcare of West Frankfort, 13.87% of Residents

This is the percentage of patients that remained mobile levels over time. Retaining mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Helia Healthcare of West Frankfort, 13.87% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of patients.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: B-minus

In Helia Healthcare of West Frankfort, 72.96% of Resident

This tells you the percentage of short-term care residents who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Franklin HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 7.62 miles away201 Bailey Lane Benton Illinois 62812Government - Hospital District or Authority(618) 439-3161
  • Herrin HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 9.84 miles away201 S 14th St Herrin Illinois 62948Voluntary non-profit - Private(618) 942-2171
  • Heartland Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 11.87 miles away3333 W Deyoung Marion Illinois 62959Proprietary(618) 998-7000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fmc - West Frankfort Home Therapies2.93 miles away5 West Frankfort Plaza West Frankfort Illinois 62896Dialysis Stations: 1 (618) 932-2643
  • Davita - Benton Dialysis7.56 miles away1151 Route 14 West Benton Illinois 62812CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 13 (618) 435-4850
  • Fmc - Williamson County12.03 miles away900 Skyline Dr, Suite 200 Marion Illinois 62959Dialysis Stations: 11 (618) 993-1625
  • Fmc - Carbondale19.44 miles away1425 E. Main St. Carbondale Illinois 62901CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (618) 351-8031

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=146082