Frankfort Rehabilitation and Care is an average-sized nursing home located in Frankfort, Kentucky. Featuring an overall grade of B-, this is likely a middle of the pack nursing home. You could certainly do worse than this place. We were also pleased to find that this place was consistent in all four of our categories. Additional information about its category grades is available below.
Frankfort Rehabilitation and Care
- Nursing Home
Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- No Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Mental Health
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- Pain Management
- Bariatric Care
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
While this nursing home's overall grade was not bad, it really excelled in the category of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A for that category, which is one of our highest scores. Inspection scores take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. While this facility had some deficiencies on its inspection report, none were severe based on CMS' scale. We should note that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in the industry.
Long-term Care Quality
This facility's second best category came in the area of long-term care. In that category, we gave this nursing home a B-. For prospective patients looking for a permanent residence rather than skilled nursing, long-term care grades are an important measure. One of the statistics we considered after nursing hours is vaccines. Thankfully, this facility provided the pneumonia vaccine to 97.94239 percent of its patients. This nursing home was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Short-term Care Quality
The next category we graded is short-term care, where this facility was awarded a grade of C in this category. In calculating these short-term care scores, we look at the nursing home's skilled nursing services, including those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. Our purpose is to formulate a tool for sizing up the rehabilitation services of various facilities. Fortunately, it looks like this nursing home employs registered nurses. Not all facilities employs these types of nurses. However, based on the data this nursing home provided, they do not appear to employ physical therapists. The final statistic we assessed in this area is the number of patients who who were able to eventually return home from the nursing home. We found that just 4.8 percent of this facility's patients returned home. Unfortunately, this was below average.
Nurse Quality
Turning to our last area, this nursing home was given a respectable nursing grade of C. In computing our nursing grades, we weigh both the number of hours nurses spend with residents and the training levels of those nurses. This nursing home provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient on a daily basis. This figure is far below average. Lastly, despite not having the highest total nursing hours, this nursing home actually performed admirably in the metric of preventing major falls. This is typically a reliable indicator that a nursing home has quality controls in place.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Frankfort Rehabilitation and Care Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Frankfort Rehabilitation and Care, 9.23% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percentage of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Frankfort Rehabilitation and Care, 3.88% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay residents who have had a fall which caused major injury. We use this statistic in determining our nursing scores.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Frankfort Rehabilitation and Care, 2.68% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes linked to insufficient hygiene.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Frankfort Rehabilitation and Care, 16.09% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to patients for a variety of conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Tragically, in some situations, increased usage of these drugs may indicate a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Frankfort Rehabilitation and Care, 28.57% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term patients who were administered antianxiety medication. These drugs are given to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Frankfort Rehabilitation and Care, 8.14% of Patients
This metric measures the percentage of long-term stay patients exhibiting depressive symptoms.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Frankfort Rehabilitation and Care, 89.73% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients that were given the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Frankfort Rehabilitation and Care, 15.62% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may indicate the decline of a patient's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Frankfort Rehabilitation and Care, 21.86% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percentage of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' well-being.
Hospitalizations
In Frankfort Rehabilitation and Care, 1.51 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of long-term care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Frankfort Rehabilitation and Care, 21.86 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care. There is generally a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Frankfort Rehabilitation and Care, 13.2 Percentage of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care. There is a correlation between reduced emergency room visits and the quality of care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Frankfort Rehabilitation and Care, 72.02% Percentage of Resident
This is the percentage of short-term stay patients who experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Frankfort Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 1.69 miles away299 Kings Daughters Drive Frankfort Kentucky 40601Proprietary(502) 875-5240
- Bluegrass Community HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 12.76 miles away360 Amsden Avenue Versailles Kentucky 40383Proprietary(859) 873-3111
- Georgetown Community HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 18.05 miles away1140 Lexington Road Georgetown Kentucky 40324Proprietary(502) 868-1100
- Jewish Hospital - ShelbyvilleAcute Care Hospitals 18.53 miles away727 Hospital Drive Shelbyville Kentucky 40065Voluntary non-profit - Private(502) 647-4300
Nearby Dialysis
- Fresenius Medical Care Nak Frankfort, LLC2.02 miles away608 Chamberlin Ave. Frankfort Kentucky 40601Dialysis Stations: 16 (502) 607-0731
- Dci - Frankfort2.21 miles away1038 Burlington Lane Suite B,C,D Frankfort Kentucky 40601Dialysis Stations: 20 (502) 223-5918
- Davita - Versailles Dialysis14.51 miles away480 Lexington Road Ste, E Versailles Kentucky 40383Dialysis Stations: 12 (859) 256-0110
- Fmc - Shelbyville17.88 miles away150 Stonecrest Rd. Shelbyville Kentucky 40065CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (502) 633-6333
- Fmc - Georgetown Dialysis Clinic18.36 miles away98 Mary Lynn Drive Georgetown Kentucky 40324Dialysis Stations: 17 (502) 867-3855
- Saguaro Dialysis LLC18.71 miles away50 Church View Street Shelbyville Kentucky 40065Dialysis Stations: 2 (502) 647-0127
- Dci - Lexington19.99 miles away100 Venture Court Lexington Kentucky 40511Dialysis Stations: 32 (859) 252-7712